Marcy Park has a new name: Dinky Park
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board officially changed the Dinkytown park's name on Nov. 19.
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Marcy Park in Minneapolis will now be called Dinky Park.
Community members created and voted on the new name. They said “Dinky,” a common name for the neighborhood, fit the small size of the 1.7-acre park.
The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association proposed the name change in 2024 because of confusion with neighboring Marcy School and Holmes Park. They also did not want the park’s previous namesake, William Marcy, to be honored because of his advocacy for slavery expansion in the United States in the mid-1800s.
The association received over 100 submissions for new names and said the renaming process led to increased engagement in the neighborhood.
The park is located north of the intersection of 11th Avenue SE and 7th Avenue SE, near the University of Minnesota campus. New signs that read “Dinky Park” will be installed at the park next spring.
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