Photo by
Jill Byus Radke
Walker Park was created in 1951 from the realignment and widening of Queen Street and Nimitz Highway. Since that time it has become an important visual signpost at the edge of Honolulu's central business district, and a complement and gateway from downtown to historic Irwin Park and Aloha Tower. The memorial items and plaques in the park are commemorative in nature, without their own historic significance. They are not themselves eligible for the National Register, but they do not add to or detract from the park's eligibility for its own significance. The park is an early example of a created green space in Honolulu's central business core, an idea begun in Honolulu with 1930s Irwin Park and continued through Wilcox Square on Fort Street Mall, and Tamarind Square. Note: The associated memorial items and plaques are understood to be commemorative in nature, and do not constitute National-Register-eligible objects.
Walker Park
- Built 1951
- Will be Adversely Affected by Rail Transit
Photos and text dervived from Study of Potential Effects to Historic Properties prepared by Mason Architects for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Corridor Project, City and County of Honolulu, 2008
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Historic Sites to be Adversely Affected by the Honolulu Rail Project
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