| Bell Park | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:BellParkHoustonTX.JPG) The park in 2009 | |
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| Type | Park |
| Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°43′47″N 95°23′30″W / 29.7297°N 95.3916°W |
| Area | 1.15 acre |
Bell Park is a 1.15-acre park along Montrose Boulevard in Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for C.C. Bell, who donated the park land to the city.[1]
The park features a statue of Christopher Columbus, donated to the city in 1992 by the group Italian-American Organizations of Greater Houston.[2] In recent years the statue has become a target for vandalism as Columbus has grown controversial.[3]
- ^ "Bell Park". City of Houston. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Houston's Bell Park". KHOU. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Christopher Columbus statue defaced again with paint in Houston's Bell Park". KTRK. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.