06/17/2025
Our next monthly Park Bench Chat is TOMORROW June 18 from 5 to 6:30pm by the Blossom Street Footbridge (across from , near ). Come visit our Executive Director at the blue tent near the construction site for the Smith Family Pavilion at Charlesbank -- coming in 2026! 💬🏗️
Enjoy lemonade, munchkins (plus dog treats for fur babies) and learn about the past, present, and future of this historic location -- the oldest part of the Esplanade! First 10 visitors will score a collectable sticker for the Charlesbank construction project. You can also see progress on Gronk Playground, opening this summer. Commuters, Runners, Strollers and Rollers welcome. Want to learn more about Charlesbank? Visit the current exhibition by our partners .
Image 1: staff talk with a visitor to a recent park bench chat under a blue tent in the park
Image 2: Staff in a blue shirt under a blue tent stands behind blue table with an Esplanade Association logo and many stickers to give out
Image 3: Close view of small orange toy construction truck on stickers that say Esplanade Association and show an image of a new building
Image 4: Computer-rendered Aerial view of a new building, the Smith Family Pavilion with solar panels, a work yard, and athletic courts and fields by the Charles River
Image 5: Overlayed 1892 map of the historic riverfront Charlesbank plan, over satellite map of esplanade with arrows pointing to the Charles River Dam added 1906 and land under Longfellow Bridge added in 1932 and more grassy ballfields added in 1950
