Fairgrounds becomes ‘Liberty Park’ in latest post-pandemic plan
This rendering of Liberty Park/Fairgrounds looks to the northeast with the 277,000-square-foot Memphis Sports and Events Center fronting on East Parkway and athletic fields at the East Parkway and Southern Avenue corner. (Source: LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The name Liberty Park is a nod to the old Libertyland theme park once located in the southwest corner of the property. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The Fairgrounds will become Liberty Park, with an indoor sports complex and hotels, under the city’s latest push to redevelop the 168-acre public property. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The planned 277,000-square-foot Memphis Sports and Events Center would be for public use and the use of youth sports tournaments. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The planned 277,000-square-foot Memphis Sports and Events Center would be for public use and the use of youth sports tournaments. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The planned 277,000-square-foot Memphis Sports and Events Center would be for public use and the use of youth sports tournaments. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The multi-family residential, hotels and retail along Central Avenue would be about where the football and track field used for high school athletic events are currently. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The multi-family residential, hotels and retail along Central Avenue would be about where the football and track field used for high school athletic events are currently. (LibertyParkMemphis.com)
The city has also signed a letter of intent with Capstone Development for two hotels on the Central Avenue frontage. The founder of Capstone sees a different kind of recovery from the pandemic for the hospitality industry — one led by the families that travel regionally to the sports tournaments that are the financial engine for Liberty Park's public and private uses.
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