Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Goodale Park Gate Dedication

On October 7th, 2012, the Northwest gate of Goodale Park was rededicated
Photo courtesy of Amy Hoffmeister

Dedication Ceremony Pictures
Students from Fifth Avenue International K-8 participated in the ceremony.  They sang a song they had practiced at school and said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Picture courtesy of goodalepark.org/node/173

Fountain at Goodale Park on a beautiful fall day.
Photo courtesy of Amy Hoffmeister
"The gate was donated by William H. Fish in 1899.  The Fish family lived in the house directly diagonal from the gate.  The gate was designed by Isabell Terrell.  The faces carved into the gate portray the seven ages of man from Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It," Act 2, Scene 7 soliloquy that begins with 'All the world's a stage...'.  The eighth carving is the face of Lincoln Goodale."
For more information and pictures of this event, visit http://goodalepark.org/.
Or, enjoy an afternoon at one of Columbus' most historic parks!  Did you know that for a time in the 1870s, Goodale Park was a menagerie?
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  1. UnknownDecember 4, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Here is the speech given by 5th Avenue Alternative International teacher Ms. McGough. Check it out! !

    Thank you for the invitation to participate here today. We are Fifth Avenue International K-8!...originally located at 210 West Fifth Avenue and built in 1886 when Goodale Park was 35 years young. Now located at the historic site of the second High School in the city of Columbus----North High School built in 1893 when this park was 42. Some of you may remember our school as Everett Junior High dedicated in1924 when this park was in its golden years at the age of 73.
    It is fitting that Fifth Avenue INTERNATIONAL is present today to honor the restored gates of Goodale Park. This area was also known as the Port of Entry, near the railroad depot, where foreign immigrants went first. Also named FlyTown because houses seemed to “fly up overnight.” It was called the Melting Pot because people from several different countries lived and worked here.
    Our schools’ students represent more than 12 countries from around the world. Our staff has teaching experience in other countries. Fifth Avenue has sister cities from Denmark and China. And, we are currently the only elementary school in Columbus City Schools teaching Mandarin Chinese.
    Dr. Lincoln Goodale probably would have appreciated our gathering here today as he was known to have been “well acquainted with history”. A kind, friendly, and charitable man, Dr. Goodale could have enlarged his personal wealth by selling this property for great profit but chose instead to give our city a great gift of “40 acres more or less” to future generation of Columbus citizens---to US!
    We thank Dr. Goodale for this gift. We thank the Friends of Goodale Park for keeping it a beautiful green space so that future students and families of Fifth Avenue International K-8 can enjoy it for generations to come.
    Thank You.

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