Bassett Creek Park Tennis Courts – Minneapolis MN

City:
Minneapolis, MN

New Deal Agency:
Unknown

Started:
1936

Marked:
Yes

Description

Multiple New Deal agencies make improvements at Bassett Creek Park Tennis Courts in Minneapolis MN.

According to the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, “In 1936, four clay tennis courts were added to the park, two near Glenwood Avenue and two near Chestnut Avenue. Federally funded improvements continued in 1937, most notably the creation of two lagoons.”

Source notes

There is a WPA engraving in the concrete, and see this history (page 20). The courts are the two near Chestnut.

https://www.minneapolisparks.org/_asset/394yrt/park_histories.pdf.

Site originally submitted by Rob Warren on November 16, 2024.

Location Info


234 Sheridan Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Hennepin County

Coordinates: 44.97427, -93.31219

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