Lindsay Street Park

Lindsay Street Park is a public park in the English Avenue neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 2015, it is the first park to be opened in English Avenue

Lindsay Street Park
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Location	550 Oliver Street NW Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°46′10″N 84°24′57″W / 33.76944°N 84.41583°W / 33.76944; -84.41583
Area	1.5 acres
Opened	October 21, 2015

History

Prior to 2015, the English Avenue neighborhood in Atlanta did not have a public park.^[1][2] Construction on Lindsay Street Park began on April 4, 2014, when associates of the Blank Family of Businesses, including Arthur Blank, Thomas Dimitroff, Rich McKay and Mike Smith broke ground on the new park.^[3] Blank had helped fund the construction of the park through the Arthur Blank Family Foundation, with other donations coming from Invest Atlanta, U-Haul, and Park Pride, among other groups.^[4] The area the park was built on had previously been the site of six abandoned lots.^[2] Park Pride had worked for three years to convert the property to a greenspace as part of their "Parks with Purpose" program, in conjunction with The Conservation Fund.^[5][6] The project cost approximately $750,000.^[4] On October 21, 2015, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed officially opened the park.^[4] This park was the first in a series of parks constructed in the area in conjunction with The Conservation Fund that have included Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park and an expansion to the nearby Vine City Park.^[7][8] The park is part of a plan to help alleviate urban blight in the area and help in water management.^[4] A small stream that runs through the park flows into nearby Proctor Creek.^[2]

References

1. Atlanta Daily World 2015.
2. Kahn 2015.
3. Johnson 2014.
4. Leslie 2015b.
5. Leslie 2015a.
6. Kinch 2015.
7. Kahn 2016.
8. Miller 2018.

Bibliography

• "Mayor Reed Celebrates the Opening of Lindsay Street Park in the English Ave. Neighborhood". Atlanta Daily World. Real Times. October 22, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Johnson, Kent D. (April 4, 2014). "Blank Family of Businesses lay groundwork for Lindsay Street Park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Kahn, Michael (October 20, 2015). "In Shadow of Falcons Stadium, New Park is a Key Addition". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Kahn, Michael (June 22, 2016). "Park Officials Say New Greenspace will be Catalyst for Westside Changes". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Kinch, Dionne (October 22, 2015). "New park opens in English Ave. neighborhood". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Leslie, Katie (October 21, 2015a). "Blocks from 'The Bluff,' English Avenue gets its first public park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Leslie, Katie (October 21, 2015b). "Reed: English Avenue park sign of more to come in Atlanta's Westside". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
• Miller, Pamela (August 22, 2018). "Groundbreaking dedicates new park in English Avenue neighborhood". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved May 21, 2020.