- For the next North
coordinates,subtract Ryan's year of birth (‘xx) from
the original North.
- For the next West
coordinates, add Ryan's year of death (‘xx) to the
original West and subtract 100.
You may get sand in your shoes when you go for the
final. Please add more when you replace the cache. The park
is is an extremely quiet one, so stealth is recommended but
probably not necessary.
If the final puts you out of the park
boundaries, your in the wrong spot; please re-check your math.
(Keep in mind that you're only working with the last three digits
after the decimal.)
The park address is 618 Avon St. N. (1.17 acres)
Here is some interesting trivia from a book entitled, "The
Street Where You Live." (p236) "This one-and-one-fifth-acre park in
Frogtown at Thomas Avenue and Avon Street was previously the site
of the Benjamin Drew Elementary School. When the school closed in
1974, the city bought the property to build single-family homes. By
the early 1980’s, the neighbors wanted a park on the site, and in
1983 the city agreed to consider the request. On February 15, 19__,
a local businessman Dennis Patrick Ryan, age 51, was shot and
killed during a robbery at his plumbing store... The local
community then contributed funds toward the park, requesting it be
named for Ryan."
According to a source on the internet, Ryan Park has gone
through a lot of changes. In the 90s and early 2000s, prostitutes
and drug dealers took over the park. But through the Weed and Seed
initiative between 1998 and 2004, the neighborhood fought back.
Outdoor movies and family activities were held there to dissuade
negative activity and the police conducted undercover stings in the
nearby area to arrest drug dealers. Community marches for peace
helped drive home the idea that neighbors had had enough.