[1] The park is well-used by joggers and dog walkers from the East Side of Providence and surrounding areas.

The City of Providence General Assembly bought the land for construction of the Blackstone Boulevard in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[6] Blackstone Boulevard Parkway in its later form was designed with the renowned firm of the landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted.

[7] Several important Providence institutions are located on Blackstone Boulevard, including Swan Point Cemetery and the historic Butler Hospital.

[8] At some point "towards the end of the 20th century," the bronze sculpture "A Memorial to Young Womanhood (or The Spirit of Youth)," was moved from Constance Witherby Park to the Blackstone Boulevard median at Clarendon Avenue.