#piedmont park

[angelnumber27]

[pamietniko]

Piedmont Park 

Atlanta, Georgia

[atlurbanist]

The Cotton States and International Exposition was held in Atlanta in 1895. It was designed "to foster trade between southern states and South American nations as well as to show the products and facilities of the region."

800,000 people visited the exhibits. They saw the Liberty Bell and celebrities like Buffalo Bill, as well as John Philip Sousa, who wrote “the King Cotton March” for the occasion.

On opening day, Booker T. Washington delivered his controversial (to say the least) “Atlanta Compromise” speech, which stressed accommodation rather than resistance to the segregated system under which African Americans lived.

An existing pond was expanded to 11.5 acres to become Lake Clara Meer for the event, and it is just about the only thing that remains of the exposition after the buildings were all demolished. @scottdavidmorris reports that there are granite planters and stairs in the park today that date to the expo. I'm not sure if the bridge is the same one built for it -- does anyone know?

(Edit: @takesthecakeblake reports that the bridge was rebuilt multiple times since the expo, and that the buildings were temporary structures made of plaster.)

The City of Atlanta purchased the property when the exposition ended and converted it to Piedmont Park.

[atlantathecity]

Man, Piedmont Park was gorgeous tonight.

[stfuidontwanturconversation]

[mrcolby]

Atlanta stole my heart and my AirPods 🥰

[amarukansun]

blue feel, 2021.

shot on 35mm film by AMARUKAN SUN ™

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[obscurewallflower]

Lovely day for a walk.

Spring is so lovely in Atlanta, Ga. In the morning, I took some laps around in the park. It's a reminder to get in as many outdoors workouts as I can, before summer begins.

[mymoneychronicles]

Atlanta’s top parks

[loso-14]

[ofcollectionsofcollections]

Designed for Play - a lil’ blog post about our time spent at Isamu Noguchi’s Playscapes.

[youareraven]

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[stillontrack]

Decided not to go to work. Take a day for myself.

Tennis courts are my safe space but this park makes me understand things better, and gives me peace.

[stfuidontwanturconversation]

[leekproof]

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