(BALTIMORE – September 16, 2022) – Druid Hill Park Partnership will be hosting an opportunity for the public to learn more about projects and plans for Druid Hill Park and the adjacent communities. On October 13, 2022, from 4 pm to 6:30 pm at the Mansion House in Druid Hill Park, state and local leaders will gather to present and discuss plans regarding an unprecedented level of investment in America’s third oldest public park.
For 162 years, Druid Hill Park has served as a central gathering place for Baltimore City residents, visitors, and tourists. At 745 acres of rolling hills and landscape, Druid Hill Park is home to Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Druid Lake, Boat Lake, Three Sisters Ponds, Baltimore Recreation and Parks Headquarters, the Druid Hill Park Pool, Disc Golf Course, World War I Grove of Remembrance, countless historic structures and pavilions and miles of driving, walking, hiking, and biking paths.
Initially designed by Howard Daniels, John Latrobe and the Olmsted Brothers later influenced Druid Hill Park’s design and features. “As we celebrate and reflect on the 200-year anniversary of the founder of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, and his firms influence on Druid Hill Park and Baltimore City, it is only fitting that we think big and broad on what the next one hundred years will be for Druid Hill
Park. We can and must make Druid Hill Park a top priority for the growth of a 21st Century Baltimore,” says Zanes E. Cypress, Vice-Chair, Druid Hill Park Partnership. Reginald Moore, Director, Baltimore City Recreation and Parks states, “Druid Hill Park is a treasure along with all of Baltimore’s 262 parks. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks is proud to build a stronger Baltimore one community at a time through conservation, health, wellness, and social equity.”
“Druid Hill Park is the gem of Baltimore City, steeped with tradition and history and on a path to national prominence. We are thrilled as we near the end of the $140 million renovation of Druid Lake and begin a new and exciting future for Druid Hill Park,” 40th District State Senator Antonio Hayes noted. The 55-acre Druid Lake is the most prominent feature of Druid Hill Park. The current renovation, on track for completion in 2023, will finish a six-year project that includes creating the largest buried water storage tank in America.
MCB Real Estate Managing Partner P. David Bramble remarks, “Druid Hill Park sits in the heart of Baltimore, connecting every portion of the Baltimore region and a destination for those visiting the Mid-Atlantic.” He added, “Our company is proud to be spearheading transformational projects around the City and Druid Hill Park and participate in the (Druid Hill) Park’s exciting future.”
MCB has several large-scale residential and commercial developments around Druid Hill Park including the $100 million redevelopment of Madison Park North in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood.
Founded in 2019, Druid Hill Park Partnership was created to revive and preserve assets in and around Druid Hill Park, erase barriers to the park, and help realize its full potential. The Partnership works with the public and private sectors to increase economic impact and financial capacity for projects, programs, and people in and around Druid Hill Park.
For further details and tickets to the event, visit www.druidhillpark.org/our-future.