Marshall Park
Category: Parks & Green Spaces
Address
800 E 3rd St
Charlotte, NC 28202
Details
Marshall Park was named for James B. Marshall, Sr., City Manager of Charlotte from 1935 to 1940. Marshall's office in City Hall overlooked this land and he is said to have long envisioned the park.
Marshall Park occupies part of Second Ward, also called Brooklyn, Charlotte's largest African American neighborhood during the first two-thirds of the twentieth century. City officials used federal "urban renewal" funds to demolish Brooklyn during the 1960s. Bulldozers cleared almost 1,500 structures, including 200 businesses and a dozen churches. The City sold part of the acreage to private developers and to an historically white church, keeping a portion to create the Government Center and Marshall Park. Mayor John Belk dedicated the park on June 2, 1973.
Nearby Food & Drink
- QTavern201 S McDowell St (768 feet E)
- Showmars600 E 4th St (804 feet NW)
- City Lights Rooftop555 S McDowell St (872 feet S)
- Hippin' Hops650 E. Brooklyn Village Ave. (0.3 miles W)
Nearby Arts & Attractions
- NASCAR Hall of Fame400 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (0.3 miles NW)
- The Brooklyn Collective229 S Brevard St (0.3 miles NW)
- Queen City Rides201 E 5th St (0.5 miles N)
- Stage Door Theater155 N College St (0.6 miles NW)
Nearby Residential Living
- Presley Uptown Apartments900 E Brooklyn Village Ave (0.2 miles SW)
- Skye Condomininums222 S Caldwell St (0.3 miles NW)
- Savoy Apartments650 E Brooklyn Village Ave (0.3 miles W)
- Uptown 550550 E Brooklyn Village Ave (0.3 miles W)