Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park

Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park is a park in the English Avenue neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park is located in Atlanta
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Location in Atlanta
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park is located in Georgia
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Location in Georgia
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park is located in the United States
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Location in the United States
LocationEnglish Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33°45′51″N 84°24′58″W / 33.76417°N 84.41611°W / 33.76417; -84.41611
OpeningNovember 21, 2019

History

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The park is one in a series of parks to be built in the area to mitigate flooding, with the park capable of managing up to 3.5 million gallons of rainwater per year.[1] The park had its groundbreaking in summer 2018.[2] Located along Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, the park was initially to be called Boone West Park, but shortly before its groundbreaking was renamed to honor Kathryn Johnston, who had lived nearby and was killed in a police shooting in 2006.[3][4] The park was officially opened on November 21, 2019, on the 13th anniversary of Johnston's death.[2] That same year, Atlanta City Council voted to install a plaque honoring former councilmember Ivory Lee Young in the park.[5]

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Bibliography

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  • Bethea, Sally (December 2, 2019). "Above the Waterline: In praise of Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park". Atlanta INtown Paper. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Burns, Asia S. (August 20, 2018). "Police shooting victim honored with memorial park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Green, Josh (November 22, 2019). "Atlanta park opens in honor of 92-year-old neighborhood matriarch killed by police". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • Habersham, Raisa (November 6, 2019). "Plaque honoring late Atlanta councilman to be installed at park". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  • "Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park groundbreaking in English Ave. Neighborhood". WAGA-TV. Fox Television Stations. August 24, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

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