Homewood Park

Homewood Central Park, often known simply as Homewood Park, is a public park located in Homewood at 1632 Oxmoor Road, where Oxmoor intersects Central Avenue. It's facilities include a swimming pool, to which residents and non-residents may buy season passes; a playground, home to Cate; tennis courts; picnic pavilions; and a community center. Griffin Creek also runs through the park.

The land first became a city park in 1948. From October 2002 to October 2003 the park was closed for a $2.6 million renovation.

The new work included landscaping of the creek's shoreline and new bridges over it, new picnic pavilions, an enlarged playground, an amphitheater, public restrooms, and a small skate park. In July 2008 the Park and Recreation Board voted to remove the skating area following a week which saw the assault of a police officer and the confiscation of a firearm at the park.

References

• "Central Park Reopening." (October 8, 2003) Birmingham News
• Bryan, Kim (July 15, 2008) "Homewood park board orders skate park dismantled as conduct problems grow." Birmingham News