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  Top to bottom: Main Street streetscape featuring blocks by Oscar Beauchemin, Springdale Park, designed by the Olmsted Brothers | |
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| Coordinates: 42°11′30″N 72°37′13″W / 42.19167°N 72.62028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| City | Holyoke |
| Wards | 2 |
| Precincts | 2A, 2B |
| Established | October 1887 |
| Founded by | John J. Prew |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| ZIP code | 01040 |
| Area code | 413 |
| GNIS feature ID | 609091[2] |
Springdale is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts located to the south of the city center, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from downtown, on the banks of the Connecticut River. Initially established as Day's Landing for its first settlement, the neighborhood features Springdale Park, originally known as Riverside Park, which was designed by the influential Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm, as well as light industry and machine shops, residential housing, and the central supply warehouse of Holyoke Public Schools. The mixed zoning neighborhood was developed as a streetcar suburb by brickmaker John J. Prew, who gave the area its name and devised the first street plans and building lots for the area in 1887 as housing for millworkers of South Holyoke.[3] Since 1984, Springdale Park has hosted the city's annual Western Massachusetts Puerto Rican Parade, a three-day annual event in June celebrating the city's Latin culture and music.[4][5]
- ^ Spatial analysis of "Holyoke Neighborhoods" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 Jun 2016.
- ^ a b "Springdale, Holyoke, Massachusetts". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Hampden County. Holyoke- Another Building Section Opened". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Mass. October 18, 1887. p. 5.
John J. Prew, who recently bought 11 acres of land on the river road, just south of the driving park has divided the tract into 64 building lots, each of which is 50 by 125 feet in size. Three streets have been laid out, two to run due west from the road and to connect with a third running north and south. The first two will be known as Temple and Vernon streets, but the third is still unnamed. Mr. Prew has named this section Springdale and means to make it a very attractive spot. He sold five lots last week to Germans and will probably sell others in a few days. These men will build houses on their lots and others will probably follow their example. Springdale is nicely located for men who are employed in the mills at South Holyoke and they can own their own houses at comparatively small outlay
- ^ Gonter, Nancy (June 24, 1985). "Puerto Rican heritage celebrated". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. p. 4.
Springdale Park reverberated Sunday with boisterous music and swirled with color as the second annual San Juan Bautista festival celebrated Puerto Rican culture
- ^ Roman, Elizabeth (June 3, 2018). "Seen@ Western Mass Puerto Rican Parade in Holyoke". The Republican. Springfield, Mass. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018.