Ohlendorf Park Traditional Cache
Brad9018: Checked on this one, it is missing.
Evil lawnmower got this one.
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This is a nice little out of the way park that I thought more people should know about. Typical container but with a new type of camo for me, should be challenging for some. Let me know what you think in the logs. No spoilers though. Please re- hide exactly as you found it.
Ohlendorf Park is a neat little park located in the middle of a quiet, residential area. The park features a metal jungle gym (no slide), a picnic pavilion and a baseball diamond and backstop for children under 12 years old.
The original 4.5 acre tract for the Spring Drive Parksite was purchased with funds from the 1959 Bond Issue, and the Park was developed and opened in the early 1960's. Because of heavy use, efforts were made to expand the park. In 1969, Howard and Irma Ohlendorf donated funds for the purchase of two tracts of 4.5 acres of additional land and another small tract in 1974. His donations resulted in the renaming of the park.
HISTORY OF HOWARD C. OHLENDORF
Howard C. Ohlendorf was born in Chicago and came to St. Louis at the age of 3 after his parents died. He went to work for Al Broker making acrylic braces for orthodontists and was able to purchase the company after four years, renaming it Ohlendorf Orthodontic Labs. He was active in many civic activities, including the founding of the St. Louis Community College, the McDonnell Planetarium, and the Museum of Transportation. He ran for Congress twice on the Republican ticket and said later that the voters had given him an overwhelming mandate to stay home. Howard and his wife Irma made many gifts to the County park system, including some of the land for both Ohlendorf Park and Ohlendorf Park West. He purchased the St. Louis Carousel in 1965 from the old St. Louis Highlands Amusement Park and gave it to the County for Sylvan Springs Park and then 15 years later contributed generously toward having it restored and moved to Faust Park. He also donated the fountains for the lakes at Tilles and Queeny Parks as well as for Carondelet Park in south St. Louis. Ohlendorf died April 15, 2002 at the age of 86.
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