{"id":7959,"date":"2011-07-19T11:36:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2011-07-19T13:06:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T17:06:57","slug":"park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Park Renamed to Honor Former Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Raleigh Mayor Isabella Cannon was the first woman to be elected mayor of a capitol city in the United States in 1977. On Monday, a 3.5 acre park located in her former neighborhood in west Raleigh, was renamed in her honor.<\/p>\n<p>The former Gardner Street neighborhood Park has been redesigned and upgraded to now include a climbing boulder, new playground equipment, a walkway system and an event pavilion.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nClick to view larger image. <\/em><br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7959 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon5\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon5-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon5-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon5-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7961'>\n\t\t\t\tThese flowers grow in part of the Isabella Cannon Park.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon6\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon6-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon6-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon6-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7962'>\n\t\t\t\tA resident of the neighborhood, Steve Frank, center, keeps his two children swinging. Left, 1-year-old Graham and right, 2 year-old Iris.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon7\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon7-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon7-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon7-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7963'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo girls run through the 3.5-acre park. Part of the park is enclosed by orange fencing in an effort to give the grass time to grow.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon8\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon8-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon8-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon8-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7964'>\n\t\t\t\tThe entrance to Isabella Cannon Park on the corner of Gardner Street Kilgore Avenue.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon9\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon9-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon9-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon9-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7965'>\n\t\t\t\tCity officials cut the ribbon for the new part.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2011\/07\/19\/park-renamed-to-honor-former-mayor\/attachment\/cannon11\/'><img width=\"140\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon11-140x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon11-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/cannon11-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7966'>\n\t\t\t\tFive-year-old Molly Wyatt crouches in the grass to listen to the park dedication speakers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Raleigh Mayor Isabella Cannon was the first woman to be elected mayor of a capitol city in the United States in 1977. 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