Palmer Park in Detroit
Palmer Park in Detroit is a 298-acre publicly owned park just outside of Detroit, Michigan's Palmer Park Apartment Building. It is officially called the "John D. Palmer Park", after U.S. Senator Thomas E. Palmer, who originally created the park while he was giving a speech commemorating the end of the nineteenth century. The park was established with an intention of providing a recreational space for residents of the city's far West Side. The area was often poor and had little in the way of recreational options other than being a place to live. Palmer Park was designed to fill this need by providing a venue for various community activities. The park features eighteen public links, nineteen premium greens, and two tennis courts. Two championship golf courses, one featuring the Wormser Park and the other named by Senator Palmer, are also available to play on. The golf course was built by the Palmer family in the mid-sixties, utilizing materials from local companies su...