Talk:Tranquillity Park

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I have heard rumors about some or all of the columns functioning as "ventilation shafts" for underground parking. No? Jay77tx 06:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Before the Park: History

This park was once the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston), which was built in 1917.

"In 1917, a handful of Greek immigrants formed what is today one of the largest Greek Orthodox communities in the United States. From its original location in downtown Houston (what is now Tranquility Park) to the sprawling grounds that border Yoakum Boulevard....."

This is also the location and the church that held the very first Greek Festival.

Worth mentioning the history of the park in the article? You decide. I wonder how much was paid for this property by the city?

Spelling of name
The name of the park was originally (and still is officially) Tranquillity Park, with two L's. That's visible on the engravings in the park (including the wall photographed in this article), and the city council discussions on it can be seen in the Houston Municipal Arts Commission's records in collection RG A 0033 at the Houston Municipal Research Center. Apparently, it was an acceptable spelling back in the 1970s. While the City of Houston's webpages use both spellings, the official Parks Department page does spell it as Tranquillity. I propose retitling the article to reflect the official spelling of the park's name, rather than just the common spelling of the word "tranquility." (Looking at the talk page for Tranquility Base, it appears that the title of that article also once used the spelling Tranquillity. I am making my argument based on council actions and official names of the park in Houston, though, not on number of google hits or whether or not they should have spelled its official name differently.) 207.126.220.33 (talk) 20:26, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Library User