Earp Street Park

Hey, we're Rob and Brian. We've been on the block a few years and we try to keep this old park on our block clean. We love this park and we love that our little block has a place like this for kids to play, so we'd like to pitch in a little more. This page is what we're working on, what we're hoping to do, and what materials we're on the hunt for to get it done.

Earp Street Park · a neighborhood notice

Park Party Palooza & Fundraiser

Where? The old playground at 2624 Earp St!

Saturday, October 17 · 2:00–6:00 (rain date Sunday, Oct 25)

Give us a shout!

If you see two guys out there working on stuff, come say hi! If not, drop us a message below.

What We've Done

10/17/2026

We raised $43 from the Park Party Palooza and mulched all 4 planters! That's enough money to buy new wood for one of the benches (and some paint!) and we couldn't be prouder. Thanks so much to all who came out with us!!!

9/25/2026

The planters had gnarly weeds throughout. We cut them down and dug them up to prevent roots breaking the concrete.

Tree planting season is coming up — looking for appropriate small trees for large containers that offer shade or fruit (e.g., fig tree).

9/2/2026

Lots of weeding! I didn’t realize how quickly it can get overgrown across the fencing and in the planters. With Fall approaching, that means we’re almost in tree planting season - and how good would some fruiting or shade trees look in those planters? Fig trees have been on my mind lately.

5/10/2026

Planted a blueberry bush and a blackberry bush! The blueberry bush was from Farm Philly and the blackberry bush I pulled from my garden. Not sure how they'll survive with the squirrels, but we'll find out!

The Earp Street lot from the sidewalk: cracked asphalt with weeds coming through, a weathered picnic table, wood benches, round concrete planters, one big tree, and a chain-link fence between two buildings.
The Earp Street lot as it stands, seen from the street

What We'd Like To Do

  • Put up a fence but not a tall fence, maybe hip height wood fence to help stop the dumping there
  • Put up a “No Dumping” sign (our Block Captain can request a free one)
  • Replace the wood slats for the picnic table and two benches, then paint/seal the wood so they last
  • Plant some container trees in the planters. Something that can provide some shade in the summer, but not large trees that can’t fit in a planter
  • Repair the cracked pavement across the lot (working on getting some grant money to pay for it)

What We Need

  • 18 pressure-treated slats, 2x6 10' long
  • Paint
  • A "No Dumping" sign (our Block Captain can request it)
  • Hip height fencing (maybe wood pallets would work?)
  • Container trees (trees that don't have sprawling roots)