Atlanta - Grant Park

Grant Park is the oldest urban substance green inwards Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Fourth inwards size entirely to Chastain Park, Freedom Park too Piedmont Park, Grant Park has ii major attractions likewise the green itself: Zoo Atlanta, established inwards 1889 too originally known every bit the Grant Park Zoo; too the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cyclorama featuring the 1864 Battle of Atlanta from the American Civil War. The green serves over ii 1000000 visitors per

History

Grant Park was established inwards 1882 when Lemuel P. Grant, a successful engineer too businessman, gave the urban substance of Atlanta 100 acres (40 hectares) inwards the newly-developed "suburb" where he lived. In 1890, the urban substance acquired about other 44 acres (17.6 hectares) for the green too appointed its outset green commissioner, Sidney Root. In 1903, the Olmsted Brothers (sons of Frederick Law Olmsted) were hired to practice a conception for the park. The master green included a lake named Lake Abana to handgrip storm-water runoff.

A failed circus gave nascency to the eventual Zoo Atlanta when local lumber merchant George Gress purchased animals from the circus too donated them to the urban substance inwards 1889. The urban substance decided Grant Park was the best place for the zoo too carved infinite out for the attraction. Later zoo expansions too parking requirements caused the removal of a component division of the lake. In 1892, the round down ikon of the Battle of Atlanta was exhibited inwards the park. The cyclorama would eventually make its ain dedicated edifice inwards the green inwards 1921.

After years of neglect too abuse, inwards 1996 the City of Atlanta Parks Bureau commissioned a novel primary conception for the park. The consultants working on the conception met amongst a citizen advisory grouping that would eventually larn the Grant Park Conservancy. The Conservancy industrial plant to elevate funds to heighten too protect the green for the enjoyment of all its visitors. The address is 840 Cherokee Ave. SE Atlanta,Ga 30315.