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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]
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]
From its incorporation in 1847, the municipal boundaries of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were extended repeatedly from a small area around its railroad station to today's city covering 131.7 square miles (341 km 2). Prior to 1954, Atlanta was divided into political divisions called wards. The number of wards were increased as the city grew.
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 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.
Metro Atlanta: 6,400 acres, operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Chattahoochee Nature Center: Roswell: Fulton: Metro Atlanta: 127 acres Cochran Mill Nature Center: Palmetto: Fulton: Metro Atlanta: website, 50 acres Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center: Lithonia: DeKalb: Metro Atlanta: 2,550 acres preserve Dauset Trails ...
Perkerson Park is a 50-acre (200,000 m 2) park in the Capitol View and Sylvan Hills neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia with many amenities such as a disc golf course, six tennis courts, basketball half-court, splash pads, an elaborate playground, recreational fields, all under the shady canopy of huge oak trees. The park is open 6:00 AM to 11:00 ...
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 ...