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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox park Carondelet Park, established in 1875, is the third largest park in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The park contains nearly Шаблон:Convert[1] and is located in the southeastern portion of the city, just west of Interstate 55, and is accessible at the Loughborough Avenue exit. Loughborough Avenue is the park's southern boundary; its northern boundary is Holly Hills Boulevard. The park takes its name from Carondelet, St. Louis.[2][3] The Carondelet, Holly Hills, Boulevard Heights, and Bevo Mill neighborhoods surround the park, and the park is a focal point for the community.Шаблон:Citation needed

Among other features, the park contains two lakes that are stocked for fishing, tennis courts, softball, baseball, and soccer fields. The park also has playgrounds, a recycling center (with mulch and compost), picnic areas, and a Шаблон:Convert bicycle path.Шаблон:Citation needed The Alexander Lyle house, a historic home dated around 1840, is located on the property.Шаблон:Citation needed

A community recreation center is on the eastern edge of the park adjacent to I-55.Шаблон:Citation needed

According to resident historian Steven Strohmeyer, the park is home to the White Wall, a large concrete wall, white in color, where a local underground fight club met in the early 1980s.Шаблон:Citation needed

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Lyle House in Carondelet Park.

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Шаблон:Parks of Greater St. Louis Шаблон:Authority control