Bulldozer on Boulevard at Urban Gardener and other GP happenings

September 5, 2009 by Jeanne Bonner
Filed under: SMART GROWTH 

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Is someone answering my prayers?

I’m not sure. In fact, I’m going to be really bloggy and just post this photo of dirt moving and bulldozers and activity at the vacant Urban Gardener property on Boulevard near I-20, without being able to share any details.

UPDATE: See comments for details on new garden center slated for the spot.

I’m looking through council agendas right now, but I have to say, the city council appears to post a wealth of documents online without making the information easy to navigate.

Or, I’m a tool.

Anyway, it’s such an important property in Grant Park that I am thrilled to see any movement there at all.

I spoke with someone at the Urban Gardener when the shop moved to East Atlanta, and the woman said the drought did them in. It’s a large property, and as you may know, the Urban Gardener folks had fittingly outfitted it with a ton of flora and fauna.

Boulevard is such a key thoroughfare on the east side of the city, and yet design-wise, it blows. Like so many streets and intersections in Atlanta, it’s just allowed to be ugly, even though for the most part it has good sidewalks, and is a natural conduit between Grant Park, Cabbagetown and development on Memorial.

Also, the folks in charge of the prefab on Glenwood at the corner of Boulevard have been tidying up their property and there is a sign that says the property will be discussed at an urban design meeting this month.

Good, good please do something with the property. A make-shift parking lot for the beauty salon across the street doesn’t really cut it for me.

And last but not least, another restaurant will join Six Feet Under at the Jane on Memorial. See photo below!

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3 Comments on Bulldozer on Boulevard at Urban Gardener and other GP happenings

  1. AMB on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 12:36 pm

    2. Link to new garden center doing the grading

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlanta-GA/Gardenhood/129749942690?ref=nf

  2. Jeanne Bonner on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 1:35 pm

    3. Thanks so much for the link, AMB!

    GardenHood looks like it will be a welcome addition to Grant Park when it opens in October. I hate to see large lots like that one lay dormant for so long, particularly on important thoroughfares like Boulevard.

    Thanks again.

  3. Jack Beckford on Tue, 30th Mar 2010 2:12 pm

    4. One block south of Grant Park, on Boulevard, corner of Robinson, is a vacant lot owned by the Housing Authority. It would be a good community garden spot, and should be easy to get permission to use. Who from the evicted Community Garden near Memorial would want to work with some neighbors to make this happen? Is that group looking for some new space – 1 mile south of the old garden? Get in touch. Jack Beckford

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