Le Biarritz (on Old Newport, is now The Chicken Coop)īob’s Big Boy (17th Street in Costa Mesa – Santa Monica Seafood now) In addition it would broaden access for pedestrians and cyclists who currently don’t use the Park for commuting purposes.Even more delicious memories … – Orange County Registerįeliciano’s (owned by Jose Feliciano, on Westcliff in Newport) The construction of a pedestrian bridge that begins from the Northern Greenspace directly adjacent to the Perth Children’s Hospital site to Kings Park addresses the opportunity to provide safe access to sick kids and their families and QEII Campus staff to this outstanding natural environment. The second crossing is at the far south east corner of the eastern car park and requires pedestrians to cross nine lanes of traffic in order to access park lands. The first crossing is at the far north east corner of the eastern car park and requires pedestrians to cross five lanes of traffic in order to access park lands. There are currently two main pedestrian crossings from the QEIIMC campus to Kings Park. However, access to Kings Park from the Perth Children’s Hospital site is very poor. QEII Campus staff will also benefit from the bridge through increased access to existing cycling paths and pedestrian travel to work and the ability to use the park for fitness, lifestyle and work break activities. There is strong evidence that the power of nature in healing is enormous: a range of therapies in natural settings are evidenced to contribute to the wellbeing and recovery rates of sick kids. The hospital executive then invited ideas from a group of children on the then Children’s Advisory Committee about what facilities they believed would benefit sick children and their families.Ĭoincidentally the children said having easy access to Kings Park via a bridge over Winthrop Avenue would give them much needed respite and distraction from the rigors of their medical treatment and some reprieve from their clinical environment. The concept for a Kids’ Bridge was first suggested more than 10 years ago by the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation during early planning for the new Perth Children’s Hospital. The Kids’ Bridge, which has been made possible by a $6.3 million funding commitment from the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation, has been built over Winthrop Avenue to connect the outdoor area between Perth Children’s Hospital and the multi-story carpark on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre to Kings Park bushland.

Pch kings in the corner game