Martin Luther King Park

Martin Luther King Park is a park in , which is located on Fuller Avenue Southeast. Martin Luther King Park is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Franklin Park” and “Martin Luther King Jr. Park”
  • Address: 900 Fuller Avenue Southeast, Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wealthy Theatre and Meyer May House.

Movie theater
Photo: Kent county, Public domain.
is an American movie theatre and performance center in . It is currently operated by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, a non-profit corporation.

Museum
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The is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in the of , United States. It was built between 1908 and 1909 for the May family, and is located at 450 Madison Avenue SE.

Lake
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is a freshwater lake in , United States. It was named for John Fisk. Now primarily valued for scenic purposes, it was originally used as a source of ice for and the meatpacking industries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.

Town
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is a city in in the state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,371. The city is part of the , including and , but the city is administered autonomously.

Neighborhood
Photo: Kent county, Public domain.
Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Martin Luther King Park.

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is in , in the . is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of just under 200,000 in the city limits, and nearly 570,000 in the surrounding county.

Martin Luther King Park

Latitude
42.94647° or 42° 56′ 47″ north
Longitude
-85.63822° or 85° 38′ 18″ west
Elevation
758 feet (231 metres)
Inception
1911
Named after
Martin Luther King Jr.
Open location code
86JPW9W6+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312340153
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
7254705
Wiki­data ID
Q49522242
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In Other Languages

“Martin Luther King Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Martin Luther King Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Michigan, Kent County)”
  • Cebuano: “Martin Luther King Park”

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