The name has not always belonged to the scrap of land now beloved by dogs and their owners and coveted for a sports field development.
Back back back in the day, Blair Park was an entertainment destination encompassing land across Moraga Avenue that is now home to Piedmont's corporation yard and parts of Mountain View Cemetery.
This image from the city's archive shows the area around 1910 after the amusement park had been deserted.
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