Identifier:
City of Austin (Tex.)
Title:
[Page from 1930 City Manager Report]
Description:
Group portrait taken at Rosewood Park in 1930 that was featured in the City Manager Report published that year. Prior to the creation of Rosewood Park, African Americans founded Emancipation Park, a nearby parcel purchased in 1905 by the Negro Park Association, for use in civic events such as the annual Juneteenth celebration. But in 1938 Emancipation Park had been seized by the City for the site of Rosewood Courts, a federally funded public housing project, and Rosewood became one of the only green spaces available to Black Austinites. Over the next few decades Rosewood Park became the go-to recreational spot. By the end of the 1930s the park included a swimming pool, stone entry columns, a bandstand, and a sports field flanked by stone retaining walls - some of which was built by the Civil Works Administration. In 1944 a recreation center was constructed in the southwest corner of the park, and in the 1950s the pool was enlarged and a bathhouse and concession stand were constructed. Two decades later, a federal grant was used to expand the recreation center and in 1973 the Henry Green Madison Cabin (dating to the 1860s) was relocated from 11th Street to Rosewood Park. Each of these important spaces within Rosewood Park contributed to its recent designation as a Lone Star Legacy Park in February of 2019 by the Texas Recreation & Parks Society, and has a special place in the history of the park, and Austin as a whole.
Date Created:
1930
Date Created Range:
1930s
Creator:
Jordan-Ellison Photo Company
Collection:
AF
Collection:
P1400(10)
Collection:
Parks
Collection:
P1200(23)
Subject:
Austin (Tex.). Department of Parks and Recreation
Subject:
African Americans
Publisher:
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Item Type:
Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
Required citation:
[City-Manager-Report-1930], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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