Dedication ceremony

Amy Meadows at podium

Parks for Downtown Dallas CEO and President Amy Meadows delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Carpenter Park. Dated May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead)

Audience seated at ceremony

View of the audience seated at the groundbreaking ceremony for Carpenter Park on May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead)

Basketball court

Mayor Eric Johnson and Robert Decherd shoot hoops at Downtown Dallas' first public basketball court. May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead).

Children’s environmental play

A young girl watches the fountains in the children's environmental play area. May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead)

Group photo at groundbreaking

Group photograph of John Jenkins (Park and Recreation Department director), Arun Agarwal (Park Board president), Amy Meadows (President and CEO of Parks for Downtown Dallas), Robert Decherd (Parks for Downtown Dallas chairman), landscape architect Mary Margaret Jones of Hargreaves Jones, and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. Dated May 3, 2022. (Photograph by David Woo)

John W. Carpenter Statue

Created by Robert Berks for the original park, this large bronze statue depicts John William Carpenter (1881-1959), the namesake of the park. May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead).

Mayor Eric Johnson speaking

City of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson gives remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for Carpenter Park. Dated May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead)

Park entrance

The southern park entrance is marked on a golden brazil granite monument, near the Pearl Expressway and Pacific Avenue intersection. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead).

Park visitors

Two silhouetted park visitors enjoy the skyline views of Dallas from the sculpture hill at Carpenter Park. May 3, 2022. (Photograph by Ryan Lochhead)

Robert Decherd delivering remarks

Parks for Downtown Dallas chairman Robert Decherd delivers remarks at the Carpenter Park dedication ceremony on the morning of May 3, 2022. (Photograph by David Woo)