Southside Tennis Complex - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 18.581 W 081° 39.270
17R E 437071 N 3353282
The Southside Tennis Complex is located in San Marco section of South Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM2T2Y
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2007
Views: 179
The Southside Tennis Complex is part of Southside Park, which existed as a separate municipality in 1925, when the park was first established and known as Central Park. Between 1930 and 1955, the park doubled in size, and the Southside Branch Library moved to its new location at the park in 1950. The grounds also contained tennis courts and other amenities that were augmented by a large swimming pool/teen center that opened in 1956. The City demolished the pool in 1991, and added six more tennis courts in 1996. Through the cooperative efforts of the San Marco Preservation Society and the City, and a large bequest from the estate of longtime San Marco resident and benefactor Abla Balis (1901-1996), a new community center (connected to the expanded library) and a new outdoor park opened at the site in 2003 and 2004 respectively – which together with the adjacent tennis facility comprise the Southside Park. The facility has six lighted clay courts and six lighted asphalt courts.
Facility Name (Park, Club, Subdivision, Etc...): Southside Tennis Complex
Town: Jacksonville, Florida
Number of Courts: 12
Are the courts indoors, outdoors or both?: Outdoors
Court Surface: Hard Court
Are the courts open to the public or private?: Public
Are some or all of the courts lighted?: All
Hours Available / Fees:
Fees:
Annual fee October 1-September 30
Family $125
Adult $90 (Ages 19-59)
Senior $60 (Ages 60 and over)
Junior $12 (Ages under 19)
Daily Play 1.5 hours $1
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9am-10pm (closed noon-2 p.m. for maintenance)
Saturday-Sunday 8am-8pm
Court Condition: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:To Log a visit after you have been to the tennis court or courts waymarked.
You do not have to have actually played on the courts to log them.
Visit Requirement Update as of 1 Aug 2013
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