Spring Park

Spring Park is a public park located in Homewood's Rosedale neighborhood at 2525-1/2 Central Avenue. Its facilities include meeting rooms, pavilions, restrooms, and a playground. Griffin Brook also runs through the park.

Homewood began attempting to secure lots for a park in Rosedale in 1958. In particular, the city was trying to obtain the land between Central Avenue and 18th Street South that already had a history of recreational use by local residents. The land was part of an estate, but the city attorney obtained clearance for the city to buy the lots in 1963. After obtaining a $15,000 federal grant to purchase them, the city dedicated the park in spring 1966. Not long after, Rosedale Pool was built in the park. The pool was later closed.

In 2018 Homewood approved a $350,000 expenditure for design services for renovations to Spring Park, including a natural stormwater mitigation feature as well as playground equipment, paved pathways, picnic fixtures and landscaping.

References

• Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.
• Van der Bijl, Hanno (April 20, 2018) "Birmingham suburb to revamp city park." Birmingham Business Journal