AMD Site Park Naming Suggestions
Planning District
• Bayside Park - Cl ose to Sunnyvale's Baylands Park
• Madrone Park – Ci ty street name system
• East Murphy Park – N eighborhood Planning Area
• Duane Park – Duan e Avenue runs along the park to the N/E • Spanish Saints – Ci ty street name system
Historical Significance
• Acorn Park - Native food source for the Ohlone, and the new park location is close to Oakmead Parkway which is the continuation of Duane, east of Lawrence Expressway
• AMD Park – Previously the site of Advanced Micro Devices’ headquarters • Manzanita Park - Native plant used by the Ohlone
• Shellmound Park - One of three shellmounds in Sunnyvale are in this area • Thamien \ Tamien Park - Ohlone tribe that occupied today's Sunnyvale region.
Note, there is a park of the same name in Santa Clara, CA, and a light rail station in
San Jose
• Ohlone Park - Many tribes that ring the San Francisco Bay, related by similar languages. Note, there is a park of the same name in Berkeley, CA • Muwekma Park - Ohlone of the east bay, parts of south bay and parts of mid- peninsula
• Arques
Park - Nellie Murphy Arques homestead located here
• Ben
Schmidig Park - Award winning Schmidig Dairy Farm was located here in the 40s
School Significance
• San Miguel Park - C lose to San Miguel Elementary School Other Name Considerations
• Diversity Park – Fr om previous park naming list for Wiser Park • Diwali Park – F estival of Lights
• Lakshmi Park - G oddess of Prosperity
• Redwood Place Park – B ecause of mature Redwood trees at the park • Remembrance Park – F rom previous park naming list for Wiser Park Attachment 3