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The '''Ensley Community Center''' is a community center in [[Ensley Park]] which | The '''Ensley Community Center''' is a community center in [[Ensley Park]] which replaced the [[1942]] [[Ensley Community House]] after the a 6-acre portion of the park on which it stood was sold to the Alabama Highway Department for the construction of [[I-59]]. | ||
The 1965 building was designed by architect [[Felton Collier]] and constructed, for $130,000, by [[J. F. Holley Construction]]. Two baseball fields and a group of tennis courts were also reconstructed in the park. | The [[1965]] building was designed by architect [[Felton Collier]] and constructed, for $130,000, by [[J. F. Holley Construction]]. Two baseball fields and a group of tennis courts were also reconstructed in the park. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 30 January 2007
The Ensley Community Center is a community center in Ensley Park which replaced the 1942 Ensley Community House after the a 6-acre portion of the park on which it stood was sold to the Alabama Highway Department for the construction of I-59.
The 1965 building was designed by architect Felton Collier and constructed, for $130,000, by J. F. Holley Construction. Two baseball fields and a group of tennis courts were also reconstructed in the park.
References
- "Ensley center breaks ground" (January 27, 1965) Birmingham News.