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Brucesw is dead on. The sunken gardens were a great source of income to the tow truck drivers of the era, long before liquor by the drink in the city.

The original deed of gift states that it is to be used exclusively as a public park. Of course, the same applied to Memorial Park. When the property which was developed into Uptown Park (part of the original gift) was sold for development, a pet judge was found, who declared that "replacing" the sold acreage would suffice.