Cleveland park history

[Anon]

Anyone know how long Cleveland park has been around and history of it? Thanks.

[Anyone]

Someone has to know....

[Anyone]

It's here in Ripley. Same street Wally World is on. Thanks.

[Old Timer]

I can remember back to the 1950's. Had friends lived next to and across the street from it. It was just a vacant lot. I think the children started playing basketball on it and it grew from there. A litte would be done to it at a time and then the city decided to make it what it is today. I don't think there is a lot of history to it, but it's a nice place for people to meet and have fun.

[Anyone]

Old Timer wrote:

I can remember back to the 1950's. Had friends lived next to and across the street from it. It was just a vacant lot. I think the children started playing basketball on it and it grew from there. A litte would be done to it at a time and then the city decided to make it what it is today. I don't think there is a lot of history to it, but it's a nice place for people to meet and have fun.

. Thanks old timer that helps me a lot. Thank you.

[Not as old timer]

A friend who lived on Cleveland back in the day said it was donated by the same Mr. Rice who donated Rice Park to the city. He wanted to donate a park for blacks and a park for whites, or so I was told.

[wow]

a park for whites and a park for blacke that had to be nice. now we get a nice park and the blacks take it over, sell drugs and rob u. lets go back to them days.