Athletic Field Reopens After Restoration

A popular athletic field in the Pico-Union neighborhood near downtown reopened last week.

Located at 1532 W. 11th Street, the athletic field of the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Youth and Community Center now has lush new grass, said Irene De Anda Lewis, executive director of the center. The center’s soccer, flag football, softball and field hockey teams, which had been playing in the gymnasium since October last year when the field closed for renovations, will now move outdoors.

“The kids have been wringing their hands waiting for this,” Lewis said. “We’re one of the few places with green space in Pico-Union.”