Two Rivers Park is Canton's first pocket park. It is named for the rivers that name two nearby streets.
For many years, the area bordering the S. Potomac and Hudson Streets included a nice, public park (managed by Baltimore City's Department of Recreation & Parks). After many years of neglect as recently as 2003, the City considered selling the land to a developer who would in turn build houses on the land. The CCA, behind the leadership of Randy Capone (concerned citizen and CCA Block Captain at that time) worked together with our City and State officials to save the land and raise money to improve the space, saving it once and for all for the good citizens of Baltimore.
The park is located at the intersection of S. Potomac and Hudson Streets -- just south of the intersection. Technically speaking, the address is 902 S. Potomac and/or 903 S. Curley Street.
The name derives from the famous rivers of the same name -- the Hudson and Potomac Rivers. The previous name of the park was the Hudson-Potomac Park. We think Two Rivers Park is catchier, more appropriate name.
