Douglass Park (Lexington, Kentucky)
Douglass Park is a park in Lexington, Kentucky that was established in 1916 for African Americans. It is in the Georgetown Street neighborhood.[1] It has a pool.[2] The pool opened in 1939 and is being upgraded and reopening as an aquatic center in 2025.[3] It is at the city's far western end.[4] It opened in 1916 and a dedication ceremony was held July 4. It was the first park for African Americans in the city.[5]
In 1918 Mrs. Lee Christie was designated matron of Douglass Park.Willie Williams coached baseball at the park.[6]
The Dirt Bowl summer basketball tournament was played in Louisville and in Lexington at Douglass Park.[7]
The mayor reported on progress on the park in 1919.[8] A photo of buildings on the Fred Douglass Park site in Lexington was published in 1920.[9]
See also
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edit- ^ Sandor, Julia (April 3, 2023). "Georgetown Street area preparing for 'summer kick off' at Douglass Park". www.wkyt.com.
- ^ "Douglass Park community frustrated the pool is closing early". July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Transformed Douglass Pool to make a splash in 2025". City of Lexington.
- ^ Dittmer, John; Wright, George C.; Dulaney, W. Marvin (March 15, 1993). Essays on the American Civil Rights Movement. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-540-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Morelock, Kolan (August 22, 2008). Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7305-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Gerald L. (March 15, 2002). Lexington, Kentucky. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1437-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (August 28, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6067-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mayor's Message, Financial and Annual Reports". March 15, 1919 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Park International". Park Institute of America. March 15, 1920 – via Google Books.
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