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The Heights Esplanade is, essentially, the median strip between the north and south bound lanes of Heights Boulevard from I-10 to West 20th Street. This wide, 1.9-mile long, tree-studded esplanade is the focus of the Heights neighborhood. Amenities include a jogging trail, Donovan Park Playground, a World War II Memorial, a Lombard Lamp, Victorian gazebo (built in 1986), and a Victorian rose garden.
The Paul Carr jogging trail runs up the middle of the esplanade, curving around gazebos, plazas and benches. Donovan Park is a fantastical playground, with bridges, towers, a fort and turrets. Drawings made by children have been transferred onto tiles covering a short wall at the entrance to the park. The World War II Memorial is surrounded by 22 interpretive plaques, each one detailing a campaign or event of the war from the Pacific theater to Europe. The Victorian rose garden contains different varieties of China Roses and Tea Roses. Keys help you distinguish between the different varieties.
Additional Waypoints:
- Donovan Playground: N29° 47.024 W95° 23.836
- World War II Memorial: N29° 47.419 W95° 23.862
- Lombard Lamp: N29° 47.458 W95° 23.862
- Marmian Gazebo: N29° 48.130 W95° 23.850
- Rose Garden/North Entrance: N29° 48.215 W95° 23.875
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