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:''This article is about the downtown park. There is also a [[Lynn Park]] in [[East Lake]].'' | :''This article is about the downtown park. There is also a [[Lynn Park]] in [[East Lake]].'' | ||
[[Image:Linnpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px| | [[Image:Linnpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Capitol Park in 1910.]] | ||
'''Charles Linn Park''' (formerly '''Woodrow Wilson Park''', '''Central Park''' and '''Capitol Park'''), was built in downtown [[Birmingham]] during its early boom days. It was given the name "Capitol Park" initially because Birmingham's early boosters planned to lobby for the removal of the state capital from Montgomery. | '''Charles Linn Park''' (formerly '''Woodrow Wilson Park''', '''Central Park''' and '''Capitol Park'''), was built in downtown [[Birmingham]] during its early boom days. It was given the name "Capitol Park" initially because Birmingham's early boosters planned to lobby for the removal of the state capital from Montgomery. | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 6 October 2006
Charles Linn Park (formerly Woodrow Wilson Park, Central Park and Capitol Park), was built in downtown Birmingham during its early boom days. It was given the name "Capitol Park" initially because Birmingham's early boosters planned to lobby for the removal of the state capital from Montgomery.
It was given the name "Linn Park" to honor Charles Linn.
Linn Park is surrounded by the original Birmingham Public Library bulding, now the Linn-Henley Research Library, the Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham City Hall, Park Place Tower and other office buildings. It is bounded by 20th Street North to the west, Park Place to the south, 8th Avenue North to the north, and both Linn-Henley Research Library and the Jefferson County Courthouse to the east.
As Birmingham's primary civic space, Linn Park hosts numerous events such as the Birmingham Christmas tree lighting ceremony, City Stages, the Magic City Art Connection, Magic City Blues Fest and other gatherings.