Built with funding from Metropolitan Housing and Development and Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Department, this former riverfront wasteland was transformed into a six-and-a-half acre park in 2012. Inspired by the landscape of Tennessee, the park is equipped with water features, climbing structures, walking paths and more. The focal point of the new space is a 1,200 capacity outdoor amphitheater. The park is located on the eastern bank of the river, between the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge. Part of the larger Riverfront Revitalization Plan, Cumberland Park neighbors the developing lawn and the recently renovated Bridge Building.
Cumberland Park
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Description
Built with funding from Metropolitan Housing and Development and Metropolitan Parks and Recreation Department, this former riverfront wasteland was transformed into a six-and-a-half acre park in 2012. Inspired by the landscape of Tennessee, the park is equipped with water features, climbing structures, walking paths and more. The focal point of the new space is a 1,200 capacity outdoor amphitheater. The park is located on the eastern bank of the river, between the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge. Part of the larger Riverfront Revitalization Plan, Cumberland Park neighbors the developing lawn and the recently renovated Bridge Building.