Vacant lot transformed into community hub in Penticton, B.C.
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The park itself is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. for people to sit at the picnic tables.
A new outdoor space for community members and visitors to gather has officially opened in downtown Penticton, just in time for summer.
The Downtown Penticton Business Improvement Association (BIA), along with the city and other local partners, has set up the Community Pop-up Project at the corner of Main Street and White Avenue.
“The project is really aimed to be able to come into an area that is underutilized such as this lot, which was just a kind of a dirt lot since the art gallery burned down here many years ago,” said BIA’s executive director Brett Turner.
“And come in and provide some vibrancy, provide a community space and have it be a place to hang out in a reimagined space and we’ll be able to host a couple of events at the site too.”
The project is also meant to draw attention to a block of Main Street that is often overlooked during events.
“The 400 to 700 blocks of Main Street have really been asking the BIA for a long time, what can we do up this way? Because the 100 to 300 blocks got the nice flowerpots, irrigation — those blocks have been beautified years ago,” said Turner.
“We really wanted to provide our members up this way with something that really helps out with that and bring some attention here.”
The Community Pop-up Project is surrounded by many local businesses and restaurants, including Kin & Folk.
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