Addie L. Greene Public Park

Addie L. Greene Public Park is a municipal park located in Mangonia Park, Florida, (Palm Beach County). The park is named after former local Mayor and County Commissioner, Addie L. Greene. The address of this facility is 1233 53rd Street, Mangonia Park, Florida 33407.
History
The park originally opened in 1983 and was simply known as 53rd Street Park. The facility, located a half-mile from the Riviera Beach, Florida border was rarely used and suffered from over two decades of neglect partly related to residing in a high crime area with 4% violent crime, among a population of 1940 people, according to published data from the FBI Offenses Known to Law Enforcement report. In 2004, then Palm Beach County District-7 Commissioner, Addie L. Greene, budgeted funds from the county to refurbish the park by building a public restroom, a picnic/event pavilion and upgrading the playground equipment and youth ball field.
In July 2008, the Town Council decided to officially name the park after Greene. This was due in large part to her many contributions to both the park and the town’s citizen’s throughout her years as a Mangonia Park Council Member, Florida House of Representative and eventual Palm Beach County Commissioner in District-7.
Recreational activities
The park has such amenities as a walking trail, public rest rooms, of picnic area (Willie J. Thomas, Sr. Picnic Grounds), a youth ball field (Jackie Robinson Field), a covered picnic/event center (Clarence R. McConnell Pavilion), children’s playground, two (2) racquetball courts, and one asphalt basketball court (Floyd Andrews Court).
Annual Mangonia Park Community Heritage Festival
A Community Heritage Festival was scheduled to be held in 2009 at Addie L. Greene Park organized by the town of Mangonia Park. The town website describes this as an annual festival, but it is not known if the festival ever occurred.

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