Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Inc. “Renewing Cherokee Park.” Louisvilleky.gov. Web. June 1994.

The Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Inc writes about a master plan that will enhance and protect Cherokee Park as well as other Olmstead Parks in Louisville. They are concerned with the well being of the Olmstead Parks. They discuss fixing some things in Cherokee Park that were torn away by a tragic tornado in 1974. The Conservancy reflects upon the words of the Parks designer, Frederic Law Olmstead in the introduction of their proposal.
The Conservancy discussed many ideas to improve Cherokee Park. All of these actions are performed for a combined personal satisfaction as well as living to the words of Frederick Law Olmstead. Cherokee Park to him was a beautiful celebration of Kentucky’s ‘bluegrass country’. The Conservancy wants to maintain Cherokee Park so it can be celebrated for many years to come. One of the proposals that the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy declares is as follows; “The one-mile paved circuit will offer visitor wayside shelters, rustic footbridges over Beargrass Creek, connections to bridle and other trails and signage telling the story of the park.” This new circuit will continue to support the celebration of Cherokee Park. The trails and environment in the park are the heart of the parks purpose. They show its true beauty to the many people that visit the park each year.
The upkeep and new ideas for Cherokee Park support the beauty and elegance that needs to be seen in Cherokee Park. Even after one-hundred years people are still trying to keep the park true to its original offerings of simple nature and its elegance. Will people still want to maintain the park in years to come or will our society try to replace the park with new apartment complexes or will the founding qualities of Cherokee Park keep the park alive? These issues show the importance of the Park to our community and tell of what Cherokee Park has to offer society.