So, what constituted East Lake Park in 1896? The property consisted of seven acres of “high ground” located on the western side of Mission Ridge with a lake of “running spring water.” ...

A shootout on Birmingham’s busy First Avenue North in front of East Lake Park left one person dead and two others seriously injured. Birmingham police Sunday identified the slain man as ...

Bumping up against the fastest growing area of the county, the East Lake wilderness could become the biggest park in the county system, topping 900-acre Fort DeSoto.

In 1886, the East Lake Land Company created a neighborhood that offered an escape for locals and a destination for Alabama residents. A key part of this vision was East Lake Park, which included ...

The newspaper announcements regarding the July 4, 1896, celebration for Chattanooga’s FIRST city park, East Lake Park, caused ripples of excitement across the region.