Difference between revisions of "Forest Park"
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Revision as of 02:04, 31 January 2009
Forest Park was a suburban recreational area located at the western terminus of the old streetcar line in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock.
Improvements to Forest Park were made beginning in 1904. The park would eventually have a 1,500 seat auditorium, a pavilion, zoo, carousel, and fun house. Child visitors to the park could also take free rides in goat carts or go roller skating.
The park became the site of the Pulaski County Fair during World War I. In 1916 the fair departed for Fair Park, now known as War Memorial Park. In 1921 Forest Park was purchased by the White City amusement company which built a pool where the Heights Theater now stands. The pool was taken over by the Little Rock Recreation Commission in 1934 and remodeled. The pool was destroyed in 1939.
References
- Jerry Dean, "In Early Days, Hillcrest was 'Way Out West,'" Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 15, 1989.
