Micke Grove Park – Maintenance and Improvements – Lodi CA

Description

Like Lodi Lake and other parks in Lodi, Micke Grove Park had cemented rock curbs and gutters built by the CWA 1934. Some have been replaced but many still exist.

In addition, seventy men employed by the WPA built and installed: five concrete picnic benches, a new baseball diamond, a caretaker cottage, two comfort
stations, a wading pool, a water system, five acres of lawns, six horseshoe courts, six softball courts, two double tennis courts, three bocce ball courts, four volleyball courts, and one mile of fencing.

In the years since the 1930s, many of the original features of the park have been changed. The wading pool was replaced by a swimming pool in the 1950s, and then by a water feature in 2006. The covered picnic areas have wood and metal tables and benches instead of the concrete tables and benches that were installed in 1939.

The baseball diamond, tennis courts, and several of the horseshoe pits remain. It is still uncertain which of the caretaker cottages was built by the WPA.

The park remains a vital outdoor space for the communities of Stockton and Lodi.