Chastain Park
| Chastain Park | |
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| Location | Buckhead, Fulton County |
| Nearest city | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Area | 268 acres (1.08 km2) |
| Created | 1940 |
| Operated by | City of Atlanta Chastain Park Civic Association |
| Visitors | 1 million (2014) |
| Full name | Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater |
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| Former names | North Fulton Park Amphitheater (1944-46) Chastain Park Amphitheater (1946-2007) |
| Address | 4469 Stella Dr NW Atlanta, GA 30327 |
| Location | Chastain Park, Buckhead, Fulton County |
| Owner | City of Atlanta |
| Capacity | 6,900 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1942 |
| Opened | June 20, 1944 |
| Renovated | 1984, 1998, 2004 |
| Construction cost |
$100,000 ($1.47 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Chastain Memorial Park (originally known as the North Fulton Park, commonly known as Chastain Park) is the largest city park in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a 268-acre (1.08 km2) park near the northern edge of the city. Included in the park are jogging paths, playgrounds, tennis courts, a golf course, swimming pool, horse park and amphitheater.
Chastain Park is also a neighborhood on the west side of the park (across Powers Ferry Road to the west). The neighborhood is bordered by the city of Sandy Springs on the north, and by the Atlanta neighborhoods of Mount Paran/Northside on the west across Northside Drive and Tuxedo Park on the south. It is part of NPU A. The population was 2,398 as of 2010.
The wedge-shaped park is bounded on the east side by Lake Forrest Drive, on the west-southwest side by Powers Ferry Road and on the north-northwest end by West Wieuca Road. It is bisected in the middle by Nancy Creek, flowing from east to west. It is surrounded by forested neighborhoods in the Buckhead area of the city, and is northwest of the original Buckhead Village and the uptown Lenox area.
The land was originally occupied by Creek Indians, near the floodplain Nancy Creek. In 1840, the land was acquired by DeKalb County and used as a site for town hall meetings. In 1900, the land was sold to Fulton County with plans to build an almshouse for the poor. In 1909, the North Fulton Alm House opened, providing separate housing for whites and blacks. The housing was designed in a Neoclassical style by architectural firm, Morgan and Dillon. At the start of the Great Depression, the Almshouse Cemetery was constructed.
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