Minnehaha Park, Urban park in northeastern Spokane, United States
Minnehaha Park is a 39-acre public park at Euclid Avenue and Havana Street in Spokane, Washington. The site lies at about 628 metres, with Beacon Hill rising roughly 1.3 km to the southwest. It serves as a trailhead for the rugged trail system on Beacon Hill.
Spokane acquired the land for Minnehaha Park in 1909, but development only began in 1934. Before becoming a park, the site held a mineral water spring that fed a spa, and later a brewery. In 1923, the park served as the outdoor filming location for The Grub-Stake, a silent movie.
The sources do not record the origin of the name or any Dakota meaning for it; the park is named Minnehaha like the Spokane park district around it. What visitors can see today is a neighbourhood park used for casual recreation, with the Beacon Hill trail system starting from its grounds.
The park is open to foot traffic and has parking areas at Euclid Avenue and Havana Street with additional entry points around the grounds. The slopes require steady footing and good shoes, especially after rain when the ground becomes slippery.
The 1923 silent film The Grub-Stake was shot outdoors here, when the grounds were still a former spa and brewery site rather than a finished park. The movie was directed by and starred Nell Shipman, who made films in the Spokane area in the early 1920s.
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