The Parks of Nashville: A History of the Board of Parks and Recreation (1984-2024)

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Zachary Gresham

The Parks of Nashville

Name: The Parks of Nashville
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ISBN: 9798218702595

A History of the Board of Parks and Recreation (1984-2024)

Zachary Gresham

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Metro Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation
01 September 2025

City & town planning - architectural aspects; History of the Americas; Local history; Caravan & camp-site guides

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On July 4, 1984, Nashville celebrated Independence Day at Riverfront Park for the first time. The park itself was just a year old. Richard Fulton was mayor. The only Athena statue in the Parthenon was four feet tall. Fort Negley was a neglected ruin. Nobody had ever heard of a greenway or a dog park.

Within a decade, Nashville's greenways initiative would begin sewing the city together with threads of green; another decade and the entire park system would be unified by a sweeping master plan; another and the seeds for massive regional parks would be planted in the far reaches of Davidson County.

In the forty years since that first fireworks display on the Cumberland, Metro Parks has transformed from a bat-and-ball, recreation-focused department into a force for environmental preservation, physical and mental health, and social equity. Along the way, Parks' people have seen the city through tornadoes, a brutal recession, a thousand-year flood,

and a pandemic that reminded the growing city how important its green space is. This is the story of that momentous forty years and the community that grows and sustains one of Nashville's greatest assets.

By: Zachary Gresham
Imprint: Metro Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 49mm
Weight: 1.324kg
ISBN: 9798218702595
Pages: 652
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active