Douglass Park is a park in Lexington, Kentucky that was established in 1916 for African Americans. It is in the Georgetown Street neighborhood. It has a pool. The pool opened in 1939 and is being upgraded and reopening as an aquatic center in 2025. It is at the city's far western end. It opened in 1916 and a dedication ceremony was held July 4. It was the first park for African Americans in the city.
In 1918 Mrs. Lee Christie was designated matron of Douglass Park.Willie Williams coached baseball at the park.
The Dirt Bowl summer basketball tournament was played in Louisville and in Lexington at Douglass Park.
The mayor reported on progress on the park in 1919. A photo of buildings on the Fred Douglass Park site in Lexington was published in 1920.
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- Sandor, Julia (April 3, 2023). "Georgetown Street area preparing for 'summer kick off' at Douglass Park". www.wkyt.com.
- "Douglass Park community frustrated the pool is closing early". July 30, 2023.
- "Transformed Douglass Pool to make a splash in 2025". City of Lexington.
- Dittmer, John; Wright, George C.; Dulaney, W. Marvin (March 15, 1993). Essays on the American Civil Rights Movement. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-540-5 – via Google Books.
- Morelock, Kolan (August 22, 2008). Taking the Town: Collegiate and Community Culture in the Bluegrass, 1880-1917. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7305-4 – via Google Books.
- Smith, Gerald L. (March 15, 2002). Lexington, Kentucky. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1437-6 – via Google Books.
- Smith, Gerald L.; McDaniel, Karen Cotton; Hardin, John A. (August 28, 2015). The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6067-2 – via Google Books.
- "Mayor's Message, Financial and Annual Reports". March 15, 1919 – via Google Books.
- "The Park International". Park Institute of America. March 15, 1920 – via Google Books.
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