About the Project
In the early 1900s, Riverside Park bustled. It was every Wichitan’s neighborhood park. But over the years, the park lost its luster. Many of the original features were removed or lost to age or fire. A street bisected the park, inviting unwanted activities.
In 2005, the community resolved to return the park to its former prominence and retained WDM Architects. Our team of landscape architects eliminated the bisecting street, which provided space for an interactive water fountain, an oval walking path that pays homage to the original park plan, a central lake, new restrooms, a nature education area and parking. With this rebirth, Riverside Park once again is Wichita’s neighborhood park.
