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CITY OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT of PARKS
Office of General Manager
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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January 28, 1969 = 5
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JACK C. DELIUS MEMORANDUM AN
GENERAL MANAGER
TO: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
FROM: Jack C. Delius, General Manager of Parks and Recreation
The only park project presently on the drawing boards involving
any location in the downtown area is the complete renovation and
redevelopment of Pershing Point Park, located where Peachtree and
West Peachtree merge out near Brookwood Station. This is an
extremely prominent location consisting of .335 acres plus or
minus. We have received numerous requests from citizens and
members of the Board of Aldermen for the complete restoration
of this important location. The Graduate Landscape Architectural
School of the University of Georgia presently is working on a
design and suggestions for its redevelopment. As you perhaps know,
it contains a granite monument to soldiers of World War I.
I have discussed with our four landscape architects what their
plans are for this park and what they think the University of
Georgia will suggest. It is felt that the park should contain
at least a fountain, properly lighted, with possibly a piece of
statuary, along with complete new shrubs, sidewalks, benches, etc.
The architects feel that for somewhere in the neighborhood of
$50,000 an absolute, first-class job could be done on this location.
We have another minor project at Peachtree and Fifteenth, which
involves the replacement of the inadequate and very antiquated
small fountain with a new modern system, again properly lighted.
Also, for downtown, we are developing our tree planting program.
However, our first suggestion is Pershing Point. We particularly
appreciate your interest.
JCD: jw