Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lytle Park
Lytle Park Series
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
1. Lytle Park Marker
Welcome to Lytle, the park that was rescued from 20th Century progress. Discovered by Cincinnati's first settlers in 1788 as wilderness, then a grove of peach trees, it became the grounds to an elegant estate and, later, the city's first public playground. In the 1960's this little park was to become an expressway....until Cincinnati cried out. In 1972, a restored Lytle Park became the first use of air rights over an expressway in Ohio. Because a lot of children who once played here, and many who came after them, would not let progress take the park.These plaques are a gift of the Park Board Volunteers, a division of the Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, and other public-spirited citizens.
Erected by Park Board Volunteers, the Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, and Public-Spirited Citizens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 6.036′ N, 84° 30.247′
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
2. Lytle Park Diagram Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Famous Lytle Neighbors (here, next to this marker); A Beginning . . . (here, next to this marker); Lytle At Christmas (a few steps from this marker); Fort Washington (a few steps from this marker); The Taft Museum (a few steps from this marker); Cincinnati's First Playground (a few steps from this marker); President William Howard Taft (a few steps from this marker); "Lincoln - The Man" (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
3. Lytle Park Markers
By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011
4. Lytle Park Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
5. Lytle Park Markers
Lightpoles from the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark are in distance.
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
6. May Day Photo on Lytle Park Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
7. Lytle Park Sign
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
8. Lytle Park, Looking Northeast
By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009
9. Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lytle Park
By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011
10. Lytle Park Bicentennial Flag Display
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 10. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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