Liberty Park already booking events as construction hits halfway point
Construction continues at the youth sports complex, the centerpiece of Liberty Park/Fairgrounds redevelopment, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Organizers says the city is halfway through construction of the city’s $56 million youth sports complex and the transition of the Fairgrounds to Liberty Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A construction worker gets to work a the Liberty Park construction site. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The bare bones of the the youth sports complex are silhouetted against a winter sky on Feb. 9, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Construction workers are dwarfed by the Memphis Sports and Events Center as it goes up. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Construction began at Liberty Park in May 2021, and events are already being booked for October. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The $56 million Memphis Sports and Event Center is the centerpiece of Liberty Park, which sits on the grounds of what was once the Libertyland theme park.
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