by
Jennifer Goad Cuthbertson, Philip M. Cuthbertson
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Both the neighborhood of Grant Park and the 131-acre park take their shared name from railroad executive Lemuel P. Grant. The park was a gift to the City of Atlanta from Grant and was designed by John Charles Olmsted, the stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted. It became an urban haven where people came to...