Delano Park Decatur Alabama

825 Gordon Drive, SE

Named for Franklin Delano Roosevelts Mother Park donated to City of Albany by company formed to develop the City, Maj. E. C. Gorton, President; original layout of park went from Somerville Road to Second Avenue. Robert Loveladys father Horace Elbert Lovelady constructed the bridge. In the 1930s the bridge was moved from Ferry Street to Delano Park.

Playground: 1 4-seat buck-about, 1 eagles nest, 1 spiral slide, 2 eagles eggs, 1 maxi whirl, 1 4-seat adult swing set, 1 3-seat youth swing set, 1 set 3 animal swings, 6 spring animals, 4 aluminum benches, 1 platform side, 1 muscleman climber. Additionally, 1 12 slide, 1 orig. climber and 2 aluminum benches near 8th Avenue.

2 picnic shelters, 1 20x60 with 8 tables, 1 20x50 with 6 tables, with electrical outlets, a 4 lighted/fenced laykold tennis courts w/ water fountain, 1 lighted/fenced 200 softball field (assigned to Decatur High Girls Home field) with covered dugouts, and press box with concession, 1 set 10-row aluminum bleachers & water fountain. An 8-sided lighted gazebo band shelter (20) with electrical outlet, restrooms. 1 40yd x80yd soccer field.

1 60x100 asphalt play area with 4 basketball goals; concrete bridge across drainage ditch; 1 set volleyball standards; 1 set badminton standards; wood signs at entrances.

Rose Garden and Splash Pad

Walking trail: 1 mile, 10 wide, lighted

West of 6th Avenue: Girls Scout Little House, 1249 square feet, contains meeting room, kitchen, restroom, flagpole near front door, flagpole/war monument on corner of Prospect.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Delano
• Parks
• Decatur
• Alabama
• Rose
• Garden
• Walking
• Path
• tennis
• splash
• pad
• walking
• trail
• history

[girls2oh12]

I have done alot at this park

[Mrs151Addison]

I have smoked so much dame weed

in this park lol 

[meehyr16]

lol i see this park everyday

[ramos2584]

from acapulco



[fredfaaaaaan1]

@redheadshawt i agree what that they forgot to show was the ghetto right behind the park and then the 5 mcdonalds and crappy gas stations with bars on the windows

[redheadshawt]

rofl avenger i agree I live in decatur also! its not as pretty as they make it look!

[avengersoul]

@123mzbossey what you don't see around this park is the crappy houses surrounding it followed by the endless fast food chains followed by run down small crappy businesses.

[123mzbossey]

DECATUR IS PRETTY