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Grant Park (Atlanta)
Coordinates: 33.7356894, -84.3711805 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Grant Park
The Grant Park neighborhood was built around Grant Park, a 131-acre green space and recreational area. One of Atlanta’s oldest residential neighborhoods, it occupies over 430 acres of rolling terrain southeast Atlanta. The majority of the structures in the Grant Park neighborhood are residential but the area also includes the school buildings, churches, neighborhood commercial clusters and recreational buildings that have served the historic neighborhood. Rambling Victorian-era mansions and small cottages, early twentieth century bungalows and many brick paved sidewalks characterize the neighborhood. A majority of the structures were built from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Large two-story mansions were constructed facing the park, more modest two-story, modified Queen Anne, frame dwellings were constructed on surrounding streets, one-story Victorian-era cottages and Craftsman bungalows predominate in the streets to the east of the park.

Grant Park’s distinctive landscape includes rolling hills and scenic vistas. The neighborhood’s grid street pattern and narrow rectangular lots which developed during the 1890s and early 1900s are representative of Atlanta residential plans of this era. The streets are lined with mature trees and there is an extensive sidewalk system, portions of which are the original brick. Due to the topography, retaining walls are an important landscape feature. From Grant Park webpage

Nestled in Eastside Atlanta, at the heart of one of Atlanta's oldest areas, Grant Park provides a peaceful natural oasis in the middle of the city. With over 130 acres, Grant Park is Atlanta's oldest city park. It is home to miles of walking and jogging paths, along with Zoo Atlanta and the Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum. Visit the Historic Oakland Cemetery just a few blocks north. Throughout the year, Grant Park hosts several of Atlanta's famed festivals, including the Summer Shade Arts & Music Festival, the Halloween Lantern Parade, and the Pic'n in Grant Park BBQ & Music Festival. Each attracts thousands of people and provides fun for the whole family. The Grant Park Farmers Market is open on Sundays in April through December and features over 60 vendors, celebrity chef demonstrations, and special events. Nearby Grant Park are some of Atlanta's great restaurants and eateries, so if you need a bite, take a stroll down Memorial Drive or Boulevard. From Grant Park (Atlanta Things to Do) webpage

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