Bartlett opens its first fully inclusive playground
Local Bartlett dignitaries take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Shadowlawn Park on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A 60-year-old Bartlett park is young again thanks to a recent makeover designed to serve a wider range of children.
A new playground, parking lots, pathways, and resurfaced pickelball courts are some of the improvements made during the past year to Shadowlawn Park at 4734 Shadowlawn Road E., adjacent to the Bartlett Ninth Grade Academy.
“It is our first fully inclusive playground in the City of Bartlett,” said Paul Wright, the suburb’s parks and recreation director, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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