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Creative Placemaking · Ensley, Birmingham
Help shape the future of Erskine Hawkins Park.
A historic park in the heart of Ensley. Home of Tuxedo Junction and the annual Function in the Junction festival. Reimagined by the neighbors who love it. Your ideas belong here.
1.19 acres
Located at 1900 Ensley 5 Points W Ave, Birmingham, AL 35218.
1939
Erskine Hawkins recorded 'Tuxedo Junction', a Birmingham anthem.
40+ years
Function in the Junction has celebrated this corner of Ensley since 1985.
2000
The park was dedicated to Erskine Hawkins.
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Project Vision Statement
Read more about the projectThe Erskine Hawkins Park Project will cultivate a creative gathering space for public works and creative productions to remember, preserve, and inspire the vibrant art, history, and community that is the heart of Ensley.
A community-led vision
This isn't a plan drafted in a conference room.
The Erskine Hawkins Park Creative Placemaking Project is a neighbor-first redesign , a collaboration between residents, artists, historians, and city partners to reimagine what a small, powerful park can be for Ensley.
Honoring Hawkins
A brass-and-jazz through-line , from Tuxedo Junction to Function in the Junction , running through the park's identity.
Built to gather
Shade. Sound. Seating. Programming. Small park, big ambition , designed for the crowd it already draws.
Live from the neighborhood
In one word , how should this park feel?
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The park is small. The story is enormous. Add yours.
Take the 5-minute community survey , from your phone, at a festival table, or right here.