Less well known than the park to the south, Astoria Park, Ralph Demarco Park shares its neighbor's view of the Hellgate Bridge along a scenic, tree-lined path. Read more
As kids growing up in the 80's and 90's, we dubbed the unofficial name "Purple Park", because a) all the handrails were painted purple and b) There was no sign of a Park name back then. The city has s
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