Historical Marker

Chickasaw Park

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( Chickasaw Park, Louisville, KY)

Chickasaw Park was designed by Olmsted Brothers, a well-known landscape architecture firm. The 61-acre Chickasaw Park was the only city run park open to African Americans in Louisville from 1924 until city parks were desegregated in 1955. It remains a popular meeting place for west Louisville residents and features the city’s only public clay tennis courts.

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Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, would train at Chickasaw Park. He would often wear old army boots and run to and from his home at 3302 Grand Avenue, even before school in the mornings. Neighbors saw Ali run at this park, wearing his Olympic garb and gold medal, after he returned home to Louisville from the 1960 Rome Olympics. Dedicated October 24, 2019.