{"id":679,"date":"2008-05-24T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2008-05-24T21:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=679"},"modified":"2008-05-24T17:30:21","modified_gmt":"2008-05-24T21:30:21","slug":"tropical-paradisein-the-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/05\/24\/tropical-paradisein-the-fort\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Paradise&#8230;in the Fort?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No money to travel this holiday weekend?\u00c2\u00a0 How about a jaunt downtown to Freimann Square.\u00c2\u00a0 In the Southeast corner of the park, along the Arts United Center and Plaza, is planted a stand(?) of Palm Trees.\u00c2\u00a0 These four trees are almost 8 foot tall. If you close you eyes, walk down the central path between the trees and listen for the fountain, you can almost imagine being on a beach! Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Hats off to the Parks Department for once again surprising us with their versatility in plantings. The season is once again shaping up to be a beautiful plethora of colors and sights!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Palm Trees at Freimann Square\" rel=\"lightbox[Palms]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/51411.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/t51411.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Palm Trees at Freimann Square\" rel=\"lightbox[Palms]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/51418.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/t51418.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Palm Trees at Freimann Square\" rel=\"lightbox[Palms]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/51420.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/t51420.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_25_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Panorama of Freimann Square with the Arts United Center on the right.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"1690\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_25_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_25_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/25 - Freimann Square\" data-description=\"Panorama of Freimann Square with the Arts United Center on the right.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/25 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/25 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1690\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_25_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_16_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Freimann Square on a beautiful spring day.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"1813\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_16_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_16_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/16 - Freimann Square\" data-description=\"Freimann Square on a beautiful spring day.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/16 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/16 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1813\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_16_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_19_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Freimann Square at dusk on a clear night.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"2072\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_19_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_19_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/19 - Freimann Square\" data-description=\"Freimann Square at dusk on a clear night.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/19 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/19 - Freimann Square\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2072\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_19_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_06_05_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Freimann Fun Thursday on June 4, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"2077\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_06_05_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_06_05_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/04 - Freimann Fun Thursday\" data-description=\"Freimann Fun Thursday on June 4, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/06\/04 - Freimann Fun Thursday\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/06\/04 - Freimann Fun Thursday\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2077\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_06_05_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13745.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The El Azteca team at the Waiter\/Waitress Competition at the 2006 Three Rivers Festival.  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Photo taken July 15, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"2873\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13768.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13768.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: Freimann Square bands\" data-description=\"Bands filled Freimann Square with music during the festival.  Photo taken July 15, 2006.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2006 TRF: Freimann Square bands\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2006 TRF: Freimann Square bands\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2873\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13768.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13769.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Bands filled Freimann Square with music during the festival.  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Photo taken July 14, 2007.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='d54dc8a915a0aed1ca9b7b8da2de5218' data-image-id=\"2913\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24927.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_24927.jpg\" data-title=\"2007 TRF: Arts Unite\" data-description=\"Arts Unite at the Arts United Center, part of the Three Rivers Festival.  Photo taken July 14, 2007.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2007 TRF: Arts Unite\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2007 TRF: Arts Unite\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2913\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_24927.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24934.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Art in the Park at Freimann Square, part of the Three Rivers Festival.  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