Lon C. Hill Park - Harlingen Texas

 

"City of Harlingen Lon C Hill Park 2020. Harlingen City Commission Mayor Chris Boswell. Commissioners -Richard Uribe, Frank Puente, Michael Mezmar, Ruben De La Rosa, and Victor Leal. City Manager - Dan Serna, CPM, Assistant City Manager - Gabriel Gonzalez, CPM and Carlos A. Sanchez, P.E., Architects - Gomez Mendez Saenz, General Contractor - Peacock General Contractor, inc, Harlingen Community Improvement Board. President - Jesse Robles, Vice President - Paul J. Durant, Secretary - Dr. Gina Cano-Monreal, Board Members, Daniel Villareal, Daniel Araiza, Dr. Deloria N. Davis, John Guevara."

"On behalf of the Harlingen City Commission and the residents of Harlingen, we would like to thank Representative Oscar Longoria, for his continued friendship and are for the community and our citizens. In your role as Chairman of the appropriations in the 86th Legislative Session, these improvements which will be here for years for families to enjoy would not be possible if it wasn't for your unrelenting leadership and your immeasurable support in quality of life developments. Thank you once again, Mayor Chris Boswell."

There are sprinklers to the right that are open for kids to run through at times. I'm not sure why they weren't open now. 

Eating Area.

Harlingen boys club is right across the street. There are multiple basketball courts that are new. More Harlingen basketball courts are needed in other parts of the city. These were recently made and there is a small skate park on the other side of the building. 

This is one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools that I am aware of that is open to the public. 

Another water park across the street. 

  Entrance to Lon C. Hill Park. 

Pendleton Park - Harlingen Texas

Pendleton Park is one of the better parks in Harlingen, Texas. 

Pendleton Park, Harlingen Texas

We appreciated its diversity and size. Pendleton park has more to offer than any other Harlingen Park. It has a newer style playground with artificial grass and is gated off. Which would be much better if people could close it behind them. Many people don't. There are tennis courts that have recently been touched up by the city in preparation for them to start charging. 

Even the backcourts, which have been run down in the past, have been re-done. 

If you haven't been in a while, they have a new administration building for the tennis courts. 

I wonder if there will be bathrooms in the new building. If so, will they be public? Only for people who paid for tennis usage? 

On the subject of bathrooms, Pendleton Park also has 2 bathrooms on opposite sides of the park. I expected to go in on this trip and find them disgusting. I can't remember them being clean. I was considering giving the spiders in there names because they had been there so long. I don't even like spiders! I just thought it was rude not to after so many years. Surprisingly, they seemed to be recently "cleaned." They still look like emergency use only though. 

There is a nice military memorial located between the playground and the pond. Harlingen has a lack of public structures for artistic or historical significance. So, this is another bonus for this park. On a side note, if you are a Pokemon player. The area between the Tennis Courts and the Park sign is a perfect location for pokestops and two gyms. There are others across the park, but the highest concentration is here. 

Memorials bricks are all over the moment area. 

Veterans' Memorial - Paver Information - www.harlingenveterans.com - 956-730-8589

For wildlife enthusiast, there is a pond which always has a few hundred ducks there. They are very familiar with people and will let you get quite close. There is a fountain in the middle of the pond. For some reason, I rarely see it on. 

Pendleton Park Duck Pond

Maybe I just have to move that switch on the right? 

There are at least 5 baseball fields and one basketball court. 

Anyone know who O. D. Snaples was or is? 

Anyone know who Porter Dewitt was or is?

I do believe Pendleton Pool is the only indoor public pool in Harlingen. If you take a shirt to wear in the pool, it can not have any color if  I remember correctly. 

Some odds and ends I saw while vising the Tennis courts. 

H-E-B Tennis Center at Pendleton Park.

Morning and Evening Adult and Child Beginner and Intermediate. Classes now forming! Call:956-536-7607. Open to the public. 

Harlingen Area Tennis Association - www.harlingentennis.com

Please check-in at Tennis Shop before Playing. There is a court fee. Reservations can be made no more than 2 days in advance. Tennis shoes & Tennis play only

Beginner level kids Tennis, Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6-7 PM Classes begin weekly. To register text full name and age of the student to 956-536-7607.

Court Fee: Adults $2; Child $1

1613 Morgan Blvd, Harlingen, TX. 78550. 

Yearly membership available. 

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