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About Us

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WHO WE ARE

Explore. Inspire. Engage. Give.

Olmsted Linear Park is a 45-acre greenspace and old-growth forest that meanders along Ponce de Leon Avenue from the intersection of Briarcliff Road and Moreland Avenue to the east end of N. Ponce de Leon near Decatur. The Druid Hills neighborhood and the park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 1890’s.  The park consists of six picturesque segments that is home to a lush tree canopy and vibrant wildlife habitat. The Olmsted Linear Park Alliance is the 501 c3 charitable nonprofit organization that oversees the management and preservation of the park. 

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A Park is Saved

In August 1995, local residents and non-profit organizations joined forces to come up with a strategy to stabilize and rehabilitate the Olmsted Linear Park.

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The Olmsted Legacy

In 1890 Atlanta businessman Joel Hurt engaged Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., to prepare a plan for developing the area now known as Druid Hills.
 

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The root of all my good work is an early respect for regard and enjoyment of scenery... and extraordinary opportunities for cultivating susceptibility to the power of scenery.

Frederick Law Olmsted 1983

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CURRENT

Perserving an Atlanta Treasure

OLPA’s restoration efforts of all six park segments includes the addition of nearly 6,000 linear feet of paths and the installation of 2,600 new trees and shrubs. The most expensive aspect of the restoration was the burial of utility lines. Approximately 11 miles of conduit and cable lie beneath the period lampposts that ring the park.

OUR BACKBONE

Leadership

OLPA is governed by an elected Board of Directors. These directors are representatives from the Druid Hills community, surrounding neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Planning Unit N. Ex-officio members include City of Atlanta Council Member from District 6,  DeKalb County Commissioner of DeKalb County District 2, City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Commissioners of Park and Recreation Departments and the CEO & President of Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Day-to-day operations are managed by the Executive Director.

OFFICERS

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Jenny Fletcher

President

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Amy Howell

Vice President

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Jennifer Richardson

Secretary

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John Giegerich

Treasurer

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Sandra Kruger

Executive Director

GENERAL DIRECTORS

Neil Dawson

Independent Electrical Contractors

Robert Herring

Metro Atlanta Chamber

 

Dave McCauley

Principal, Lyman Davidson Dooley

Carol Sleeth

Community Volunteer

 

Sarah Catherine Tunkle

Mediator 

Miriam Gutman

Southern Poverty Law Center 

 

Chris Kelly

Clearion, Inc.

 

Claudia Saari

DeKalb County Circuit Public Defender

Sydney Thompson

Landscape Architect, Pond & Company

 

Spencer Tunnell

Tunnell & Tunnell Landscape Architecture

PAST PRESIDENT

Weslee Knapp

APPOINTED/EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Justin Cutler

Commissioner, Department of Parks

 

Carol Holliday

NPU-N

Danette Van Trump

Druid Hills Civic Association 

Alan Wan

Council Member, City of Atlanta 

Chuck Ellis

Director, DeKalb County Recreation

 

Michelle Spears

Commissioner, Dekalb County 

 

Jennifer Grant Warner

President & CEO, Fernbank

ADVISORY/HONORARY DIRECTORS

Lynn Alexander

Justin Critz

Carolyn Hall

Dick Henneman

Stacey Key

Elena Parent 

Sally Sears

 

Kevin Steward

Janice Whitener

Toby Brooks

Becky Evans

 

William (Billy) L. Hall

Lynn Kerpel

Spencer King

 

Julie Ralston 

Gloria Seymour  

James L. Waits

 

EMERITUS DIRECTOR

PRESIDENT EMERITA

Robin Chalmers

Beth Grashof

Laura Hardy

G. Robert Kerr

 

Aneli Nugteren

Deen Day Sanders 

Alida Silverman 

Gale Walldorff

George Ickes

Tally Sweat

Olmsted Linear Park allows visitors from all walks of life to enjoy the tranquility of an urban oasis in the heart of Atlanta and the Druid Hills community.

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Vistor Info
Park Hours:
6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Park A
ddress:
Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30307

Support OLPA
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Contact Us
Phone:
(404) 377-5361

Email:
atlantaolmstedpark@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5500, Atlanta, Georgia 31107

@Copyright 2023. Olmsted Linear Park Alliance. All Rights Reserved.
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