Northwest Park

About Northwest Park

J.W. Cate Recreation Center at Northwest Park is a 20,447 sq. ft. facility funded with Penny for Pinellas dollars. The building has a competition size high school style gym, 4 program rooms and a large multi-purpose room, which can be divided into 3 smaller meeting rooms. Other features include offices, youth lockers, public restrooms and a full size kitchen.

The center also houses the art of Ray King. The international glass artist's work, "Skywalk," is visible from the main hall of the building as well as from the street. Six 20 ft. long dichroic glass arcs curve through the space of the ceiling clerestory/lanterns in the entrance and hallway of the building. The arcs reflect and project light and color in the corridor, floor, walls and into some rooms. Each piece of the glass reflects a color and its complementary color depending on the angle of the sun. Hundreds of glass cylinder "jewels," laminated in dichroic film, are inset into the dark floor tile below the arcs. They reflect light and project color recreating the sensation of walking on light.