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Centennial Park is a 132-acre park located roughly 2 miles west of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The park was originally farmland which was turned into the state fairgrounds after the Civil War. It was the site of the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition and was renamed Centennial Park. Centennial Park is the site of the climactic scene in Robert Altman 's Nashville.
The park contains a recreation center and is the home of the administrative offices of the City of Nashville Department of Parks and Recreation.
There were many mature shade trees in the park until the Nashville Tornado of 1998 damaged or destroyed most of them. As a result, the park and other areas of outdoor gathering in the Nashville area have been equipped with storm-warning sirens.
On November 11, 2005, Centennial Park became the 1st of Nashville parks to be wireless internet park by offering free Wi-Fi internet access to park patrons. |
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