Historic Edgefield in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Shelby Park
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023
1. Shelby Park Marker
Inscription.
Shelby Park. . The Nashville Street Railway had an amusement park built in the wooded area now known as Shelby Park during the early 1890s as a method of enticing people to use their streetcars. Between 1906 and 1909 the amusement park and over 150 acres of land were acquired by the City and set aside as parkland. The lake that exists in the present-day park was dug around that time, and the park officially opened on July 4, 1912. In the 1920s, movies were shown on the hillside behind what is now the Shelby Community Center. Today, Shelby Park remains a premier urban park, with a nature center, two public golf courses, and eight miles of greenway trails.
The Nashville Street Railway had an amusement park built in the wooded area now known as Shelby Park during the early 1890s as a method of enticing people to use their streetcars. Between 1906 and 1909 the amusement park and over 150 acres of land were acquired by the City and set aside as parkland. The lake that exists in the present-day park was dug around that time, and the park officially opened on July 4, 1912. In the 1920s, movies were shown on the hillside behind what is now the Shelby Community Center. Today, Shelby Park remains a premier urban park, with a nature center, two public golf courses, and eight miles of greenway trails.
Location. 36° 10.235′ N, 86° 45.25′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Historic Edgefield. Marker is at the intersection of Shelby Avenue and South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east on Shelby Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 908B Shelby Ave, Nashville TN 37206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jesse James House (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Shelby Park (approx. ¼ mile away); East Nashville Fire (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miles House
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, April 28, 2023
2. Shelby Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.