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Right Rock climber boulders (Landscape Structures) and a play structure for 2-5 year olds (Colombia Cascade) highlight this section of the playground. Toy elements like GameTime's 'Lil Wum' climber, a bug-like apparatus, and 'Saddlemates' (little sit- on spring toys) offer other interest for the younger kids. Above The new west park entry involved restoration of the WWI Veterans Memorial Monument. The park was originally designed by Boston landscape architect Sheffield Arnold, with park construction completed between 1914 and 1920. The 104-acre Rockwell Park was the first large property set aside for recreational development in Bristol, Conn. Bristol (pop. 60,062), located in the central area of the state about 20 miles southwest of Harford, is home to ESPN studios, Lake Compounce, the "oldest continuously-operating amusement park in North America" (founded 1846) and the Bristol Mum Festival, celebrating its 51st year. The recreational land was gift to the city in 1914 from entrepreneur and businessman Albert Rockwell. Through a subsequent gift, Mrs. Rockwell added 15 more acres to the park, specifying that bequest remain solely for a children's playground. The park was originally designed by Boston landscape architect Sheffield Arnold, and constructed from 1914 to 1920. The park became one of the state's premier recreational destinations, and was included on the National Register of Historic Places in the 82 Landscape Architect and Specifier News late 1980s. Unfortunately, the park became a shell of its former self, falling into disrepair and a target for vandalism. In 2004 the city finally commissioned a master plan to renovate the developed sections of Rockwell Park, while leaving the forested area alone. The city established a $7 million project budget, and a three- phase plan to be complete in four years. All elements of the master plan are now complete. The Design Team and Challenges Milone & MacBroom, Inc. (MMI), founded in 1984, is a multidisciplinary firm providing landscape architecture, engineering (civil, water resource, traffic and transportation), planning, environmental services and surveying. As one of the largest such design and engineering firms in New England, MMI has designed and provided construction oversight on