Frisco Park
Location:
Beckett Memorial Drive & St. Louis Avenue
Size:
0.1 Acre.
Hours:
Open at sunrise, closes at sunset.
Facilities:
- Benches
- Flag Pole
- Caboose
History:
Original 1935 Frisco Caboose #398. Originated in Valley Park, Missouri. Moved to Ameren U.E. Country Club in 1962. Donated back to the City of Valley Park Department of Parks and Recreation on November 3, 1998.
These planters date back to 1913 and were originally home to the Old Frisco Railroad Depot in Valley Park, MO. When the Frisco Railroad removed the depot in the late 1970s, at the request of Walt Jessen, a retired railroad foreman the planters were transported by crane to his residence on Forest Avenue. The City of Valley Park approached the Jessen family about moving the planters back to Frisco Park. The “Jessen Family” all agreed to donate the planters to the city and they have been placed near their original location June 20, 2013.