In the 19th century the area was still forested until a Nuremberg factory owner created an estate in 1845. This also included an inn, where the “Tucherhof beer garden” is now located. The Tucher family took over the property and created ponds for ice production. The largest of them became a tourist destination, was expanded into a bathing establishment in 1926 and was in operation as the “Frankenbad” until recently. To the east of it, the “Mooshof” model agricultural farm was built in 1888.[2]
As a successor to the Fürth airfield in Atzenhof, the new Nuremberg-Marienberg Airport was decided on 140 hectares in 1929. Economic crisis, unemployment and politically turbulent times delayed construction until it opened in August 1933 - now as a prestige building for the National Socialists.
In September 1939 it was placed under the control of Luftgaukommando XIII and was almost completely destroyed by an air raid in 1943. Today only a few traces of the airfield can be discovered. The Nuremberg waste management and city cleaning buildings are located on the site of the former terminal, the former aircraft hangars are now used to repair and maintain vehicles and the “old guard”, a small house, has become the home of the caretaker. The airfield has become a garden colony and a park.
Only if you look closely can you still see remnants of the runway. After the Second World War, the airfield was moved further north to its current location. The almost twenty meter high Marienbuck was built from the rubble of the ruins.
Until 2002, Nuremberg's only drive-in cinema was located just north of the park.[3] With its 14 rows of parking spaces, it held 1,111 vehicles. On Saturdays the square was also used as a private automobile market