The multi-year joint project between the Midway and port is anticipated to open in early 2028.
SAN DIEGO — The USS Midway Museum and the Port of San Diego broke ground Thursday on Freedom Park at Navy Pier, a project proponents say will be the largest
They will each make remarks on the importance of Freedom Park to San Diego as"an enhancement of the Embarcadero and a public destination on the waterfront, as well as an ongoing tribute to the men and women who have worn the uniform of our nation," a statement from the Midway reads.The park will start at the west end of Navy Pier and go around the USS Midway to the Bob Hope Memorial and will feature a nature garden, memorials and monuments, seating and shading and interpretive signage.
That demolition will begin this spring and make way for the construction of Freedom Park, port officials said. Groundbreaking ceremony participants will use golden sledge hammers to break cinderblock pavers to officially launch the Freedom Park project.
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