Lewis P. Aldrich Park History
A .51 acre piece of tax-reverted land known as Mill Street Park was set aside for park purposes in 1950. The opportunity to provide a larger, more highly developed urban type park was made possible with the generous donation of funds form the Donna W. Aldrich Trust. The project appealed to Stuart Compton, Administrator of the Trust, who was charged with providing facilities for boys and girls of the Salem community. HUD readily approved a matching open space grant as the park was located in the Ferry-Oaks Urban Renewal area. The park was renamed Lewis P. Aldrich Park. A ball diamond and multi-use court are available for older youngsters.
Aldrich Park is an excellent example of what can be accomplished when community leaders become involved and interested in the development of park and recreation projects.
In 2005, the Salem Keizer School District built a new school adjacent to the park property (replacing Bush Elementary School formerly on Mission Street). In 2006, a swing was donated and installed replacing the old swing.
 
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