Located right next to the Magical Garden on the 2500 block of N. Warnock Street, it contained several abandoned row homes for decades. Around 2000, one of the row homes was destroyed by fire due to the negligence of a squatter. This led to a quick deterioration of the already weakened structures of the conjunctive homes. To ensure the safety of the residents, the City's License and Inspection Department sent a crew to demolish these dilapidated homes. The north wall of the house that was heavily damaged by fire contained the Magical Garden Tiled Mural. We requested the L&I Department to help us to preserve this wall with the beautiful mural. The city officials responded quickly and generously. While taking down the row homes, they strengthened the wall by supporting it with several concrete buttresses.

The Village theme of 2003 was "That We Remember." We found out that during the height of Vietnam War in 1963, sixty-four soldiers who graduated from Edison High School in North Philadelphia lost their lives. This marked the highest casualty rate from one school in the whole nation. The building of the park aims to honor and remember their courage and sacrifice. We also want to honor and remember here the people from the neighborhood that have died in violence, drugs and illness.

Designed by Lily Yeh, constructed by the Village construction crew with mosaics by James Maxton and memorial poles carved and painted by Village teens. Philadelphia Green helped with landscaping the park; volunteers wrote the names on tiles.