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'''Lynn Park''' is a 7.3-acre park at 416 [[82nd Street North]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[East Lake neighborhood|East Lake]] neighborhood. It sits directly opposite [[4th Avenue North]] from the much larger [[East Lake Park]]. The park houses a children's playground, picnic pavilion and twelve tennis courts, which are used by the [[East Lake Racquet Club]]. | '''Lynn Park''' is a 7.3-acre [[List of Birmingham parks|public park]] at 416 [[82nd Street North]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[East Lake neighborhood|East Lake]] neighborhood. It sits directly opposite [[4th Avenue North]] from the much larger [[East Lake Park]]. The park houses a children's playground, picnic pavilion and twelve tennis courts, which are used by the [[East Lake Racquet Club]]. | ||
Tennis courts have been a feature in the park since before [[1959]]. Before [[1973]] Lynn Park was separated from East Lake Park by a half block of private lots. Combining the two by acquiring the land in between as part of a larger "[[Village Creek|Village Creek Park]]" was a recommendation of the Olmsted Brother's [[1925]] report ''[[A Park System for Birmingham]]''. In September [[1973]] the [[Birmingham Board of Parks & Recreation]] began studying the possibility of buying those lots. | Tennis courts have been a feature in the park since before [[1959]]. Before [[1973]] Lynn Park was separated from East Lake Park by a half block of private lots. Combining the two by acquiring the land in between as part of a larger "[[Village Creek|Village Creek Park]]" was a recommendation of the Olmsted Brother's [[1925]] report ''[[A Park System for Birmingham]]''. In September [[1973]] the [[Birmingham Board of Parks & Recreation]] began studying the possibility of buying those lots. | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 13 June 2016
- This article is about the neighborhood park in East Lake. For the downtown park, see Linn Park; and for the community in Western Jefferson County, see Lynn Park community.
Lynn Park is a 7.3-acre public park at 416 82nd Street North in Birmingham's East Lake neighborhood. It sits directly opposite 4th Avenue North from the much larger East Lake Park. The park houses a children's playground, picnic pavilion and twelve tennis courts, which are used by the East Lake Racquet Club.
Tennis courts have been a feature in the park since before 1959. Before 1973 Lynn Park was separated from East Lake Park by a half block of private lots. Combining the two by acquiring the land in between as part of a larger "Village Creek Park" was a recommendation of the Olmsted Brother's 1925 report A Park System for Birmingham. In September 1973 the Birmingham Board of Parks & Recreation began studying the possibility of buying those lots.
References
- Greenhill, Scott (September 27, 1973) "Park board bans rock concerts at Rickwood Field" Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections