Bundle 1: What I know, Read More, Ask Someone, Go There

GLEN PARK 

As I began to brainstorm the possibility of endless topics within the theme of "parks & monuments" for WRT 302, I decided on pursuing the Glen Park as my research and project basis. The park is located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and is a bit set back and hidden from the hustle and bustle of East Main road. Because I've lived in Portsmouth for 12 years, I've been to the park a few times, for horse shows, picnics, sporting events, and parties. For whatever reason, when I was trying to think of a place to write about for the project, Glen Park was first that came to mind. I visited the park to get a feel for things I wanted to touch upon, things I wanted to improve, suggest, and etcetera. I photographed the park as it is, and decided that I would include the photographs in my new website. I also spoke to a close friend's grandmother, Celia, a long time resident of Portsmouth, and a frequent visitor of the park. She said that the park has pretty much remained the same for many years, continues to be used for sporting games, events and etcetera, and has always remained a mainly Portsmouth-resident-only in terms of reserving the park for personal use.

There are a handful of parks in Portsmouth, some of which are insignificant, but I believe that the lack of information out there regarding the park was what drew me to it. The page located off of the Town of Portsmouth's website has little information, a few poor quality photos, and not much regarding the park hours and rules. The actual linked "Portsmouth Glen Park" website features a "this page no longer exists" message when clicked which I found quite unprofessional and lame considering the park is one of the only ones you can reserve for events within the town.

For my bundle, I have chosen to design a park placard, featuring a bit of information, (town phone number to reach more information, hours, rules, and etcetera). I have also chosen to create a website for the park, with some newer photographs and information for the public to view since the town has not updated their information in quite some time. I have changed my mind again about another item within my bundle and have chosen to write a letter to the town regarding tasteful and productive promotion of the park, as well as my suggestions for the new and improved website. Finally, my last portion of the bundle, part four, will consist of an entry for the Aquidneck Island travel brochure featuring a photograph of the park.  I have visited the park and taken new, higher quality photos that I will use for this project. I wish that the photos I took could have featured the park in use, as it looks quite bare when an event isn't occurring. I will post screen shots of these items soon within this entry or my next entry.