Heritage Park, Sapulpa’s “Big Build” project, which features replicas of some of the city’s most iconic locations, has reached the end of its life after an inspection report found that the park was in dire straits.
The park, located on North Poplar Street next to the Sapulpa Public Library, was built in 2005 and has since enjoyed generations of children playing on what would now be old-fashioned playground equipment.
Despite its aged appearance—or maybe because of it—the park has continued to draw children, sometimes from counties away.
“We get phone calls from people who want to know how much it costs to get in here, because they think it’s some sort of amusement park rather than just another city park,” said Sapulpa Park’s Recreation Director, Susan Bencke.
“I hate to tear it down. It’s become a maintenance nightmare,” Parks Director Carson Lynch said. Lynch was part of a similar project by the same contractors in Moore. That park only lasted about ten years…