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Road Trip June 2008 Decarli Waterfront Square, Stockton, CA

This visit was part of a short road trip to Stockton. Click the left turn sign to get back to the start page or the U-turn sign to get back to the road trips page.

Dean Decarli Waterfront Square is named after Dean Decarli, a former Stockton Major who is also called the "Father of Development in Stockton." The square was dedicated in 2001 as part of a large project to revitalize the downtown area. We found a very good description at this website.

Dean DeCarli Waterfront Square was among Stockton’s first and, until summer 2007, least-used downtown redevelopment projects. The $6 million, 70,000-square-foot brick plaza overlooks the head of the Deepwater Channel and features step seating. Combined, the seating and the view create a beautiful small outdoor amphitheater. However, the square has rarely been used for events. Instead, it’s served as an informal weekend performance space for drum circles and b-boy crews on Friday nights. In summer 2007 the city and the Downtown Stockton Alliance created the Music in the Square: Final Fridays concert series in DeCarli Square. The series was an offshoot of the alliance’s Music in the Square concerts in nearby Janet Leigh Plaza, and it featured local musicians performing monthly concerts. The concerts drew a respectable crowd.

The square has a couple of neat features like an artificial waterfall and a giant compass rose, marking the geographic center of Stockton. It also offers some nice views at the water front.

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