Glendale Park
N 36° 05.776 W 086° 47.420
16S E 518873 N 3994646
This marker is located in Nashville, TN southeast of the Lipscomb University area.
Waymark Code: WM4NJN
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2008
Views: 32
"Here, near the center of a 64-acre woodland amusement park owned by the Nashville Railway & Light Co., the Glendale streetcar line turned back toward town. The park opened in 1888 to atrract passengers for the railway--originally steam, electric after 1893. A zoo was added in 1912. The park closed in 1932, a casualty of automobiles and the Depression."
Marker Name: Glendale Park
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Park
Marker Number: No. 21
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
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