Posted: 05/09/2009 08:50:19 PM PDT
PASADENA - Officials broke ground Saturday on a $24 million renovation project at Robinson
Park, during a weekend dedicated to the trail-blazing baseball star Jackie Robinson.
Photo Gallery:Robinson Park Celebration
Delano Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson's brother and Olympic medalist runner Mack Robinson, was one of about 100 people who attended. The event kicked off of the first phase of a three-phase project to expand the park and renovate its fields, facilities and parking lots.
Once completed at the end of the year, "It will be the crown jewel of the San Gabriel Valley, and definitely
Mrs. Delano Robinson ,center, wife of Mack Robinson with her family during a celebration of Baseball legend Jackie Robinson at Robinson Park on Saturday May 9, 2009 in Pasadena. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Keith Birmingham/SXCITY) the crown jewel of Pasadena," said Jarvis Emerson, director of the Jackie Robinson Community Center.
After the groundbreaking, the crowd was entertained with music and performances as part of the city's Jackie Robinson All-Star Weekend.
Festivities in honor of the baseball player, who grew up in Pasadena, will continue from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the park.
- Staff writer Brian Day
article taken from Pasadena Star News
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