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October 6, 1969 MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Allen From: Dan Sweat Subject: Proposed $100, 000 Park Project W have be n un bl · to secur wh t w feel re good recommend tions for project through th usual ources and h v , th r Sol"e, taken the lib rty of ng th reeomm nd tion ourselv s . In su g sting poeslbl proj ct w re som what at di advantage in not knowing th I: lings of the donor . Fo7 xatnple, ls h motivat d by charit bl con ider tion hkh would lend itself to pl'oject in ome· die dv tag d rea? Is he motiv ted by rtletic cons i d r tions? Hietol'ic: con ldel'ation ? Do h wt h . proj ct to b memori l to him lf or hi•! mily? In th · v nt that the City w 1' to ~ c lv an unantlclpat d $100, 000 gr t, lt ould b - our hope th t th • fun<! could be pent in the downto £or tho be.neflt a.nd .njoyment ot 11 Atl ntan • OuJ' c ntral city l ot landmai,k and b uty e pot ven though h ve had a pro r b utlfying small p re l s a7oa:nd · · city in r c .. t year • For thi r so:n, w hav u g d o ~l° 1 proj ete t t owd le d eha..r ct r d id nfi,.. fie tton to t town t . a • w• ln a dltion,~ • ha.v 1 hbo;rhood • 1. su o am U p rk pii-oj ct• to aerv pecific ctio ot.t ounced, it i• un:tuiuie..a ot be ullt for �M mo to Mayor Allen Page Two Octob r 6, 1969 · om time'il Th plan th t the Park Engineer h ve d velop d a.:re lmaginativ .,. This part· will b "Hurt Park11 type focal point in wh~t is lready sub tantial n ighborhood of n w oiiice building • r t 1U' nts , tc:. 2.. uti.fic tlon of Five Pointe.. Not just · f w trees , but a r al ffort to conv rt th r into a landmark area . New 1dewe.lks • • • imaginative r d ign of th traffic isl nds with pl tings , tc • ., new as light lamp such s thos us d in Under round Atlanta • .. • om ort of stata ry or · t work th t would er at the ttention (to a le ser degre ) a"' do s the Pie a o in Chicago. One problem her might b pac • but th . clo ingof the hort tr !fie lane b tw n the tr file island and the William Oliv · r Bul:1.ding d the Ba nk 0£ Geol' i Building so a to c:re le plaz might b f ibl .• 3. Purc:h s nd be utify th· old filling tio11 it _ (now~ in ff ct, traffic island) at Memorial and C ntl' . Thi int . r etf.on is jor .ntz ce into th downto n re ,. p ei lly th gove'"'nmenta.1 ct:ion. Thb proj ct h b en propo ed in th fiv - y r c pital lmprov m.ent pro rt.in,. but no provisions hav be n made for- £unding the proj · ct in th for s · bl futur • 4. C v r ion o£ Curri l' Str - t. Thi tr et ls j t two block long i-unnlng hom P 1.cht:r to Piedmont t th A udltol'iqm nd Exhibit B H rnaln :ntranc: • Thi eould b bandon d st:r, t nd conv rted to a par -Uk mall for ped atrian tr flc from Pe cbt• into th Civic: Ce I' Compl.x. The only problem i tha.t thi tre t bord r ·· th· o1 th• p~op rty propo d • t n . Cr . yhoun.d B . T rminal d th xietlng parking n rvlce t cillty for A alt Sy 5. Pu.re •• of hbtoric houa• for renovation d p rvatio • tla h hon on •ucl'l hiatoric f tu,., • The te ..bellum Judge hou• on · rburn Road i,1 pot lblllty. The Col. L. P. Or · nt home on t. Paul A ven , 5. • h pirobably too £ar ao •·· Th hbt lcal eoct.ty could J' commend o • 6. .n pdn • Thi ttr•el in Henl'y Cr ·dy l' C nh- n d ... · • a. g&a U ,. tr and o tr �Memo to Mayor Allen Page Thr October 6 , 1969 7. A focal point such as the St. Louis Arch. Atlanta. 1 0 could b an rti tic cone ptlo.a of the Phoenix Rising" is depict d on the Se • It ehould be of irnpressiv _ size and pl ced in a loc tioo that would command attention. Inside or in connection with the Interchange might b a good plac. i£ it could b WOJ'ked out. One other pos sibl place would b th area of the Brookwood Int rch ng on ithel' tne rail10 d property o,:, on Atlantic Steel property if l"i'angem nto could be :made, Neighbo_~hood Proje_c ts 1. v 1opmcnt of a mall neighborhood p rk on th prop rty locat d t White Stre t and Ro e Circl in Southw t Atl t • Thi pro rty is juat on th ed ~ of th We t End Urb n R newal Project,, but 11ot m jor r dev lopment in thl rea i in th pl _n • B caus - it is in the 'ted v lopm nt ar , h ver, the pro rty can b d dlc t d to the City a.nd all of th !und ean go into improv m nts . 2. D v loprnent oi play lot in th Linc;oln Home a~ al northw st .Atlant . This ie on public housing property and c ab · d dlc t d so th t 1 of th don · d !uad can b u ed tot d v lopm.nt. DS:j �