Historical Markers Central Avenue, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended Hot Springs celebration of the Arkansas Centennial in 1936.  Their visit brought to the city the largest crowd ever to assemble in Hot Springs.  This was the first time the spa entertained a President of the United States while he was in office.

Notable individuals from all walks of life have come to Hot Springs for their health and entertainment.  Among them were Andrew Carnegie, Jack Dempsey, Sam Houston, Helen Keller, Huey Long, Bat Masterson, Carrie Nation, Babe Ruth, William Sherman, Will Rogers, Kate Smith, and Herbert Hoover.

The Boston Red Sox was one of several major league baseball teams who held spring practice in Hot Springs.  The city also had its own professional team, the Hot Springs Bathers.

The Central Avenue Improvement Project, extending from Park Avenue to Prospect Avenue, was completed in 1988 as a result of the dedicated effort of these Central Business Improvement District Commissioners: H. Mark Fleischner - Chairman Melvyn Bell Ceci Clay Mike Dowling Jim Linsky Mimi Minns Hill Wheatley

Photographed September 10, 2006 by Pris Weathers and Christina Head.

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