Douglass Park
This list of maps locates the segregated parks in Lexington (Map 2) and the segregated urban park systems in Kentucky's largest cities (Map 3). Map 1. is a pdf map of Douglass Park in 1954, derived from a landscaping blueprint. 178 Images of Leisure offers a cliackable map of Lexington's segregated parks and a tremendous photographic archive of these parks. The State of Black Kentucky includes the most comprehensive demographic maps found anywhere on the web or in print.


The State of Black Kentucky:
an atlas of Black Demography

178 Images of Leisure


1. Douglass Park, 1954 (pdf: 50K)

2. Segregated Parks in Lexington, 1916-1956 (pdf: 200K)

3. African-American Urban Park Systems in Kentucky (pdf: 870K)

4. Aerial Photography of Douglass Park, 1931 (pdf: 1M)

5. Aerial Photography of Douglass Park, 1993 (pdf: 510)

6. Migration to Douglass Park from Surrounding Cities and Black Fayette County Schools Grounds (pdf: 500K)

7. The Evolution of a Landscape: Douglass Park, 1954 to 1993 (pdf: 50k)

8. Basic Map of Fayette County highlights the area in Map 5.(20K)

9. African-American Urban Parks in Lexington (13K)



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