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The Recreation Department took over management of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1951, but later gave up ownership to the Zoological Park Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, in 1970. The city continued providing funds from the city's general fund, however, until 1986.
Columbus, Ohio has numerous municipal parks, several regional parks (part of the Metro Parks system), and privately-owned parks. The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department operates 370 parks, with a combined 13,500 acres (5,500 ha). [1]
Recreation Park is the name of two different former baseball grounds located in Columbus, Ohio. Recreation Park I was located on the south side of Mound Street and the east side of Parsons Avenue. This was the home field for the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association for the 1883 and 1884 seasons. The site is currently occupied by ramps ...
Columbus has opened Warner Woods Park, a new 45-acre park on the city's Northeast Side. The park mixes recreation with conservation and includes a 14-acre nature preserve of wetlands that can be ...
The most urban of the Metro Parks, Scioto Audubon is located in the Brewery District near Downtown Columbus. The park is a major bird migration stopover, and as such hosts the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. Opened in 2008, the park is situated on a peninsula stretching into the Scioto River and contains numerous wetland areas. Other features ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Major upgrades are on the way for a city park which has not seen any big changes since the 1990s, according to an ordinance approved Monday night by city council.
Recreation Park I Home of: Columbus Buckeyes or Senators – American Association (1883–1884) Location: Mound Street (north); Parsons Avenue (west); Meadow Lane (now Monroe Street) and 17th Street (east) Currently: I-70 ramps Recreation Park II Home of: Columbus Buckeyes – Ohio State League (1887 only) Columbus Senators – Tri-State League ...
Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio) J. ... Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds; Ohio Stadium; Ohio State University Golf Club; R. Recreation Park (Columbus) S. Scioto ...