Atlanta Adult Entertainment: Parks get new life in urban centers

Posted on June 6th, 2011 in Atlanta adult entertainment

ATLANTA When it opened in the mid-1960s, Selena S. Butler Park was a green jewel in a downtown community near the city’s historic Auburn Avenue. Named for a community activist, the park is a short walk from Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home and grave site.
By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Daja Byrd, 11, and Makayla Wall, 10, play on new playground equipment at Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C. Similar projects are underway to revitalize dilapidated parks in Atlanta and other cities.
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By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Daja Byrd, 11, and Makayla Wall, 10, play on new playground equipment at Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C. Similar projects are underway to revitalize dilapidated parks in Atlanta and other cities.
Over the years, the park fell into disrepair. In 2005, the city demolished an adjacent housing project, displacing many of the park’s core users.
In 2008, a tornado further devastated the park. It was closed and soon became a hangout for prostitutes and drug users.

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