Ott’s Boat Livery opened in 1898, offering rowboats and canoes for rent. Bath houses and pavilions were built on the islands, but were destroyed by ice the first winter, so they were replaced with portable structures afterward. ![]() Greenhouses were built, land was drained, sidewalks, roads and bridges were built, and by the turn of the century, swimming and boating had become very popular activities at the park. Riverside Park was changed to Walbridge Park in 1895, after Horace Walbridge who was actively involved in the development of Toledo’s park system. After the purchase of more property, the size of the park was brought up to 62 acres. The first bond issue for city parks was passed in 1891. The following year the name was changed to Riverside Park. The House of Refuge burned down in 1886, but was not rebuilt. It was called Lenk Park, and then in 1874, forty-seven additional acres were purchased on which the House of Refuge for Delinquent Boys was built. ![]() ![]() The City of Toledo purchased lots in 1871 on the site of the current Walbridge Park for the first city owned park.
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