LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Chickasaw Park celebrated the reopening of the West Louisville Tennis Club courts on Saturday, a milestone for a green space that has been in the community for 100 years.

Residents reflected on the park’s place in community life.

“It has been loved. It's been the site of weddings and birthday parties, civil rights gatherings, funeral processions, and a whole lot of tennis and fishing,” said Mary Grissom, president of the Olmstead Park Conservancy.

Grissom said the reopening is the first step in a larger plan made possible by an anonymous gift.

“We are announcing an historic gift, $5 million, which will result in the full restoration of Chickasaw Park,” Grissom said.

Early work will update the pavilion and playground and restore the historic view between the park and

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