Phoenix - Viad Park

The Viad Corporate Center is located at 1850 North Central Avenue. It is near the Phoenix Art Museum and the Metro Transit stop at Central and McDowell.  I have driven past this park for years, but never stopped in to take a look at the beautiful bronze statues.  There is also a playhouse in the Viad building, home to many troops "Playhouse on the Park".

The shape of the building is interesting enough in itself.

The park sits on the north side of the building. There is a parking lot next to the park.  

The first bronze looks lifelike from the parking lot.  Look, someone is enjoying a nap underneath the tree!

As you get closer, you see that it is a bronze!

There are a lot of glass windows on the building and it surely warrants constant attention to keeping the windows clean and shiny.

"Bob" is there night and day, keeping things in order.

There is a nice seating area and fountain (the fountains weren't running on this day).

Another tourist is taking photos of the park.

The children are certainly having a lot of fun running through the grass.

A beautiful old clock and fancy "gas lights" add to the ambiance.

Flowers filled the area, and this woman wonders what else needs to be planted.

It is worth the time to stop and enjoy this park.  There are restaurants in the area, the Phoenix Art Museum and Phoenix Little Theatre are within walking distance.