| Sonny Bono Memorial Park | |
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 Sonny Bono Memorial Park, January 2005 | |
  Location within Washington, D.C.  Sonny Bono Memorial Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Intersection of 20th Street, New Hampshire Avenue, O Street NW, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′30.5″N 77°2′41″W / 38.908472°N 77.04472°W |
| Area | 800 square feet (74 m2) |
| Created | 1998 |
Sonny Bono Memorial Park is a public park in Washington, D.C., at the intersection of 20th Street NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, and O Street NW, near Dupont Circle. It is named for entertainer and politician, Sonny Bono, who died in a skiing accident in 1998. The park was established later that year by Bono family friend, Geary Simon, a local real estate developer. He approached the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation's Adopt-a-Park program and paid over $25,000 of his own money to revitalize an unused 800-square-foot (74 m2) triangle of grass on a traffic island. His improvements to the park included plumbing, landscaping, and installing new furniture.