Park Duvalle in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Algonquin Park / Dirt Bowl

Algonquin Park Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

1. Algonquin Park Marker side

Inscription. Algonquin Park Algonquin Park was designed by Olmsted Brothers, a well-known landscape architecture firm, in 1929. The sixteen-acre Algonquin Park is one of seventeen parks in Louisville laid out by Olmsted and his sons over a fifty-year period and is a part of the city's historic Olmsted Parks and Parkways System.
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Dirt Bowl In 1969, Louisville natives and Algonquin Park supervisors Janis Carter and Ben Watkins created the Dirt Bowl. What began as pickup games grew into a playground basketball tournament. Named for the dirt surrounding the courts at Algonquin Park, the Dirt Bowl moved to Shawnee Park in 1971.
Sponsored by Metro Councilwoman Keisha Dorsey
in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Dirt Bowl

Erected 2020 by Kentucky Historical Society • Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2616.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 38° 13.639′ N, 85° 48.044′ W. Marker is in Louisville

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, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Park Duvalle. Marker is on Burwell Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Cypress Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is near the basketball courts in Algonquin Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1614 Cypress St, Louisville KY 40210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Calvary Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Muhammad Ali's Home Site / "Education Brings Self-Respect" — Muhammad Ali (approx. 1.1 miles away); Youngland (approx. 1.1 miles away); Virginia Avenue Colored School (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Little Africa" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carl Braden Memorial Center / Home to Campaigns for Racial Justice (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Southworth (approx. 1.6 miles away); Home of Anne & Carl Braden / Civil Rights Landmark (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . .
1. I Said Bang!: A History of the Dirt Bowl. Photographs, videos and personal recollections compiled for a book on the playground basketball tournament. (Louisville Story Program) (Submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Louisville Olmsted Parks and Parkways. Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. created only five park systems, the last of which was located in Louisville, Kentucky. Between

Dirt Bowl Marker side image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

2. Dirt Bowl Marker side

1891 and 1935, Olmsted and his sons, John Charles and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., were responsible for eighteen parks and six parkways throughout the city. (Cristina Carbone, SAH Archipedia, Society of Architectural Historians) , (Submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Algonquin Park / Dirt Bowl Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022

3. Algonquin Park / Dirt Bowl Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.