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3.5 (2 reviews)

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Cleveland Park

Cleveland Park

4.0(4 reviews)
2.6 mi•Cleveland Park

As the city grows and transplants look for new nooks and crannies within the borders to settle, so,…read moretoo, does the attention increase on the green spots that help to make neighborhoods neighborhoods. With the eyes that have been on Cleveland Park of late, I am surprised to be the first review for this neighborhood destination. 'Discovering' what the park had to offer was a joy; it's a perfect spot for nearby locals. One thing I enjoyed about the park is that it was utilized. People who have been in the neighborhood for a while were throughout the community center, working the front desk, playing basketball and ping pong, playing with their kids on the playground... I hope the neighborhood can hold on to the character and community it enjoyed before the boom... because the park is a great neighborhood resource. Nestled squarely within the Cleveland Park neighborhood (and a nice smattering of original homes and the new abominations developers are hellbent on popping up all over the city), the actual park is a few city blocks of greenery, mature trees, 2 baseball diamonds, a soccer field, community center, swimming pool (!), indoor & outdoor basketball courts, meeting rooms, foosball, and a pavilion for lunching. With a generous parking lot, I was impressed with how well maintained the park is and how deceptively large it is. In roaming all around it, I was surprised to find more hidden gems. There's a walking trail that abuts a tennis court that could use some TLC. It also overlooks train tracks (the vegetation hides them for the most most). But this is, truly, a neighborhood park. It's extremely well-planned and offers resources for residents to enjoy as a community. Some of the parks/green spaces we explore are more of the 'open field' sort -- and that's fine. There's a lot of beauty in wide open spaces. But to come across a park that had a specific plan, a conception borne of need and execution that delivers -- and on the east side -- well, it's a joy to encounter. Cleveland Park (the park) is a joy. Explore your metro and discover it for yourself.

Established in 1963, at 18 acres, Cleveland Park has a community center, a playground, public…read morerestrooms, picnic shelters, baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, and a paved walking/jogging path. The history of the property isn't very well documented, but in my research, I did find a lot of criminal activity here in the 1970s and 1980s. With East Nashville being gentrified over the last ten years, it will be interesting to see what changes happen to this park in the next few years, and how much money gets pumped into it. I did enjoy the trail along the perimeter, and the layout is very typical of Ben West-era parks.

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Una Recreation Park & Community Center

Una Recreation Park & Community Center

3.7(3 reviews)
7.4 mi

3.5 This is a hard…read morepark to review. Please don't allow the star rating to deter you from coming here, if you have reason to do so. I think my issue lies in the difference between my reasons for going to parks and the reason why Una Park exists... if such a thing makes sense. You don't come here by accident. By both location and function, there are only specific reasons to venture here. I have no idea what neighborhood this is. I want to say the park is outside of Nashville proper, belonging to the borg of greater Davidson County. I suppose that, in time, realtors will give it a snazzy name but for now, I'm lost if there is one. It's off Murfreesboro Pike past the airport heading towards Bell Road. Does that help? In any event, once you cross over Old M-boro Road and drive deeper into a residential area, you'll find it. This is a newer construction and obvious use of taxpayer funds. This was county land that locals, I assume, used to hike and/or ignore to their heart's content. Now, Una Park is a very impressive athletic destination. Large hills give way to sweeping sky views and multiple fields for all sorts of sporting interests. I noted 2-3 large baseball fields, a football field, a soccer field (that could be used for football), decent parking facilities (though not enough for all the different fields), concession stands, a pavilion, a small (new) playground, and a skate park. With the abundance of flood lights and team banners, Una Park is, obviously, ground zero for local sports teams and once spring hits, I'm sure it will be packed with families cheering on their young athletes. So, if you fall into this specific demo, Una Park is a 5-star park without a doubt. For the rest of us, however, Una Park isn't quite as welcoming. I like to come to parks to engage with green spaces, look at mature trees and flowers and get lost in my thoughts for a bit. Una Park doesn't offer much of any of this. This is a park of (local) utility rather than design. This isn't a 'park' in the sense of Radnor or Shelby. You don't come here to get away from city madness or take pictures. You come here to root on your athlete-scholar. That's fine and well but it's a bit too specific for my needs/interests at this time. If this is your bag, however, I'm sure you;ll love it. For what it is, it's very well done.

Una was originally a small village seated on the outskirts of Antioch, named as such back in 1882…read more As you drive through the neighborhood, you'll notice a lot of things in monikered "Una". The park itself was softly established in the 1960s, without much fanfare. Itself not far from the city of Murfreesboro, the park was home to sporting events between Nashville and Murfreesboro in the 1970's, 1980's, and 1990's. Metro Nashville pumped some money into the park in 2007, re-establishing the park at the time. It currently has a playground, baseball field, football field, and skate park over 24 acres. It has paved pathways between and around the various fields, and it took us about half an hour to walk about .8mile around the park.

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Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

4.5(105 reviews)
2.1 mi•Downtown

We saw this place while going to the farmer market and decided to check it out. This is such a nice…read moreplace for a walk for fresh air. This place has lots of open space, and beautiful view of capitol buildings. This place has some great informative history. This is a great place to stop by for a brief time.

4.5 Stars When I…read morepenned my last Yelp review a few days ago on the Tennessee State Capitol Building, it mentioned that it was part of a walk that my brother and I took to the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park (From this point forward it is abbreviated BCMSP). It also mentioned that from the highest elevation of Downtown Nashville, my eyes looked across BCMSP. The reality is that BCMSP is a continuation of the Tennessee State Capitol. Less than a mile from Broadway; BCMSP, Tennessee State Capitol Building, Legislative Plaza, and government institutions are a world away from the honky tonk. I consider this part of Downtown Nashville as a Capitol Tourism District. The best way to describe BCMSP is having a similar layout to the Washington DC Mall. Both are linear parks originating from a Capitol Building that is adorned with statues and monuments along a great lawn with institutions and places of interest alongside the linear park. The striking difference is that the Tennessee State Capitol is on top of a grand hill. This design is no coincidence. When it opened on June 1, 1996 on the 200th Anniversary of Tennessee statehood, it brought to life the concept of bringing the Capitol Mall to the Tennessee State Capitol with a celebration of the state's history, geography, and culture. With Country Music far out of earshot, Tennessee was ringing in my ears when we walked the linear park from the southern entrance at James Robinson Parkway to the northern end at Jefferson Street. Walking south to north, the first attraction we took in was Tennessee Map Plaza. We walked on a granite map of Tennessee. Close by we picked up a $1 can of Coke from the Gift Shop (great deal!). We walked along the eastern walkway called Walkway of Counties where we took in the shade from the poplars while reading about the counties. This led us in and out of the Great Lawn. We stopped at the Tennessee Amphitheatre. Continuing north we stopped at the World War Two Memorial and the Court of Three Stars. I read that these are the tallest carillons in the World. Occasionally looking back, I took in the Tennessee State Capitol Building. At the northernmost point of the park at Jefferson Street, I took in a distant view of the totality of BCMSP leading to the Tennessee State Capitol. What a photo! Now walking south, instead of walking steadily towards it, we took a detour through the Farmer's Market carrying us parallel to the western boundary of the mall. If we had more time, we would have celebrated Tennessee further with time spent in the Tennessee State Museum at the northwest corner of the linear park. We rejoined BCMSP at the Tennessee Map Plaza where we took in a grand vista of the Tennessee State Capitol rising from on top of the hill. Instead of returning to it, we walked the city streets of Rep. John Lewis Way back to Broadway where the honky-tonk vibe returned. I am a fan of BCMSP. It has so much historic and Capitol Tourism character. And speaking of character, I am reaching the Yelp character limit. So, without further ado, I rate BCMSP 4.5 Stars.

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