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The park's construction was completed by a partnership among The Trust for Public Land, the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, and the local community. [6] A statue of politician and civil rights leader John Lewis, by sculptor Gregory Johnson is located in the park.
Piedmont Park, site of the 1895 Cotton States Expo, is Atlanta's iconic green space. The Midtown park, which underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2010, attracts visitors from across the region and hosts various cultural events throughout the year. [1] Piedmont Park also features a large 3-acre dog park [2] with sections for large and ...
The Atlanta Urban Design Commission was established by city ordinance in 1975. [1] In 1989, the city enacted its current historic preservation ordinance. [1] Since that time, the city has designated more than seventy individual properties and eighteen districts. [1] There are specific criteria for each type of designation. [2]
This is a list of state parks in Georgia. The park system of the US state of Georgia was founded in 1931 with Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Indian Springs has been operated by the state as a public park since 1825, making it perhaps the oldest state park in the United States. [1] The newest state park is Don Carter State Park. [2]
Centennial Olympic Park is a 22-acre (89,000 m 2) public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. It was built by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) as part of the infrastructure improvements for the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Brownwood Park is a 12.33-acre (4.99 ha) community park located within the East Atlanta neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. [1] The Brownwood Park Recreation Center serves as a headquarters for the East Atlanta Kids Club, an after-school mentoring and tutoring program. [2]
McIntosh Reserve lies along the Chattahoochee River.. McIntosh Reserve is an outdoor recreation area along the Chattahoochee River located in Carroll County, Georgia.The 527-acre (2.13 km 2) park is operated by the Carroll County Recreation Department and supports outdoor activities including camping, hiking, fishing, and others.
Central Park is a 17.37 acre [1] park in the Fourth Ward West neighborhood of the Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta, Georgia. It was known as Bedford-Pine Park prior to 1999. The open space was created as a result of City of Atlanta Urban Renewal in the 1960s. The Atlanta community comes to this park for casual use and coordinated events such as free ...