Oak Grove Linear Park - Atlanta/Druid Hills, GA - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Oak Grove Park, once known as Brightwood Park, is one of six segments comprising the Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta. The other five segments are Deepdene, Dellwood, Shadyside, Springdale, and Virgilee.

As Atlanta’s grid spread outward from downtown in the 19th century, Atlantan Joel Hurt purchased the 1,500 acre area that was to become Ponce de Leon Parkway. Hurt invited renowned landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted, Sr. to travel from Tennessee to Atlanta to survey the 1,500 acre area in order to plan its landscape. After submitting an initial plan for the green space to Hurt, Olmsted Sr. passed away and his sons continued with the project. In 1908, the park was acquired by the Druid Hills Corporation, a group of investors that included Atlanta’s and Coca-Cola’s own Asa G. Candler (who lived in Callanwolde just around the corner on Briarcliff).

There are six parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue and they are being restored by the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance.

Name: Oak Grove park Street Location: Ponce de Leon Ave. Local Municipality: Atlanta State/Province, etc.: GA Country: USA Web Site: [Web Link] Recreational Facilities: Paved walking path and benches. Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed Date Established: Not listed Picnic Facilities: Not listed Monuments/Statues: Not listed Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Special Events: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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