Central Business District in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lytle Park

Lytle Park Series

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

1. Lytle Park Marker

Inscription. 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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 39° 6.036′ N, 84° 30.247′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is one of a series on a wall near the SSW corner of Lytle Park, about 250 feet SE

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of the intersection of East 4th Street and Ludlow Street. The markers are about 150 feet east of the Guilford Building, 421 East 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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); Lytle's Surroundings (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Lytle Park Diagram Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

2. Lytle Park Diagram Marker

Lytle Park Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

3. Lytle Park Markers

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011

4. Lytle Park Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

5. Lytle Park Markers

Lightpoles from the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark are in distance.

May Day Photo on Lytle Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

6. May Day Photo on Lytle Park Marker

Lytle Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

7. Lytle Park Sign

Lytle Park, Looking Northeast image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

8. Lytle Park, Looking Northeast

Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lytle Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2009

9. Abraham Lincoln Statue in Lytle Park

Lytle Park Bicentennial Flag Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 16, 2011

10. Lytle Park Bicentennial Flag Display

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,050 times since then and 27 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.