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64w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-300x286.png 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-168x160.png 168w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT.png 670w" sizes="(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px" /><div class="img-helper"><img width="64" height="61" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-64x61.png" class="attachment-icon size-icon wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-64x61.png 64w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-300x286.png 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT-168x160.png 168w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Icons-ADOPT.png 670w" sizes="(max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px" /></div></div><h1 class="entry-title">Mattie Freeland Park</h1></div><p class="entry-introduction">Building Community in English Avenue.</p></header> <div class="entry-content"> <h3><strong>History of Mattie Freeland Park</strong></h3> <p>Despite being less than a mile from downtown, the English Avenue neighborhood on Atlanta鈥檚 Westside has suffered from decades of disinvestment and numerous impacts related to systemic poverty and neglect.</p> <figure id="attachment_9148" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9148" style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-9148" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757.jpg" alt="" width="255" height="313" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757.jpg 255w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757-244x300.jpg 244w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757-130x160.jpg 130w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757-52x64.jpg 52w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-e1605823423757-122x150.jpg 122w" sizes="(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9148" class="wp-caption-text">Ms. Mattie Freeland</figcaption></figure> <p>Ms. Mattie Freeland lived across from a lot filled with abandoned vehicles鈥攁n eye sore, an environmental nuisance, an economic hinderance, and a physical danger to the children of the neighborhood. She dreamed of one day turning this into a clean, safe, beautiful space for the community to gather, grow food, and play.</p> <p>Since Ms. Mattie鈥檚 death in 2008, neighbors have worked together to build a community garden and a small greenspace, naming it after their beloved matriarch. The space came to life with children playing pick-up games of football and residents gathering around a homemade screen and borrowed projector for neighborhood movie nights. A swing set, picnic tables, and grilling area emerged as residents cleared weeds and planted trees. Neighbors painted murals on the abandoned buildings surrounding the space, and along the fence line, creating a place of positive healing and community pride.</p> <h3><strong>Park Visioning with Park Pride</strong></h3> <p>With the hope of turning this grassroots greenspace into an official park, the Friends of Mattie Freeland Park applied to participate in the <a href="https://parkpride.org/we-can-help/park-visioning/">Park Visioning Program</a> in 2015.</p> <figure id="attachment_1305" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1305" style="width: 259px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1305" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mattie-freeland-final-visioning.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="292" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1305" class="wp-caption-text">2015 conceptual park vision. <strong><a href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mfvisioningbookfinalsmall10.8.15.pdf">Click to view the completed plan. </a></strong></figcaption></figure> <p>Working with Park Pride’s team of professional landscape architects, a community-driven conceptual park master plan was created that reflected the hopes of neighbors for their future greenspace. A stakeholder committee of eight neighbors worked with Park Pride to engage and gather community input through a series of public meetings and a door-to-door park survey. For this neighborhood park, like all neighborhood parks, making sure each and every voice was heard was a top priority!</p> <p>In 2018, English Avenue neighbors again worked with the Park Pride team to revise the vision plan, bringing the community’s dreams one step closer to fruition.</p> <figure id="attachment_9149" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9149" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-9149 size-full" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="506" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting.jpg 900w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting-300x169.jpg 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting-768x432.jpg 768w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting-260x146.jpg 260w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting-64x36.jpg 64w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/mattie-freeland-park_public-meeting-267x150.jpg 267w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9149" class="wp-caption-text">The final public engagement/input meeting was combined with a community BBQ.</figcaption></figure> <p>With a level multi-use playing field, a picnic and grilling area, and a community-led art installation, the neighborhood now has an official park that serves the needs of the community and represents Ms. Mattie鈥檚 legacy!</p> <h3><strong>Ribbon Cutting Celebration</strong></h3> <p>On Thursday, October 27, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, City Councilmember Byron Amos, the Department of Parks and Recreation, Park Pride, The Conservation Fund, and the Friends of Mattie Freeland Park, held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the long-anticipated grand opening of Mattie Freeland Park.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M2-Fh9cgJhI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-10548 aligncenter" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022.png" alt="" width="1334" height="556" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022.png 1334w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-300x125.png 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-1024x427.png 1024w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-768x320.png 768w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-260x108.png 260w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-64x27.png 64w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-park-pic_2022-360x150.png 360w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px" /></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-10563 aligncenter" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-300x200.jpg 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-768x512.jpg 768w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8983-240x160.jpg 240w, 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<h2><strong>Mattie Freeland Park Timeline and Updates</strong></h2> <ul> <li>2008: Lot clean up began</li> <li>2015: <a href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mfvisioningbookfinalsmall10.8.15.pdf">Conceptual park plan created</a> through Park Pride’s Park Visioning Program</li> <li>2018: Vision Plan update</li> <li>February 2020: Demolition of abandoned apartment building on site</li> <li>March 2020: Site preparation and clean up</li> <li>October 2020: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLJNiu0-7k&feature=youtu.be">Groundbreaking celebration</a></li> <li>December 2020: <a href="https://youtu.be/jD0tzpQ0Wfc">Construction update</a></li> <li>Fall 2022: Park completion and <a href="https://parkpride.org/ribbon-cutting-celebrates-new-park-in-the-english-avenue-neighborhood/">official ribbon-cutting celebration</a></li> </ul> <h2><strong>Mattie Freeland Park Funders</strong></h2> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-10550 size-full" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616.png" alt="" width="900" height="238" srcset="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616.png 900w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616-300x79.png 300w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616-768x203.png 768w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616-260x69.png 260w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616-64x17.png 64w, https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mattie-freeland-funders-e1666198800616-567x150.png 567w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></p> </div> </article> </main> </div> <aside id="tertiary" class="widget-area site-sidebar-2" role="complementary"> <div class="sidebar-gallery"><a title="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/June-2-2015-575-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"><img src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/June-2-2015-575-260x200.jpg" alt="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015." /></a><a style="display: none;" title="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/June-2-2015-583-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mattie-Freeland-GardenPoe-08-1-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picture-1.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="Mattie Freeland Greenspace, 2015" 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This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/015-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/022-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members (young and old!) participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/023-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/029-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/035-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/044-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in the Park Visioning process and provided input into the conceptual design of Mattie Freeland Park. This public input meeting was paired with a community event in 2016." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/062-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in a Park Pride facilitated design workshop where they were invited to share their ideas and provide input into the design of Mattie Freeland Park (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/photo-1-2-rotated.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="English Avenue community members participated in a Park Pride facilitated design workshop where they were invited to share their ideas and provide input into the design of Mattie Freeland Park (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/photo-2-2.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="During the final public input meeting of the park visioning process, English Avenue members gathered in Mattie Freeland Park for a community event and to share their dreams for the future of this space (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_191528-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="During the final public input meeting of the park visioning process, English Avenue members gathered in Mattie Freeland Park for a community event and to share their dreams for the future of this space (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_191729-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be a safe place for kids to play."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_193540-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="During the final public input meeting of the park visioning process, English Avenue members gathered in Mattie Freeland Park for a community event and to share their dreams for the future of this space (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_195753-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="One day, I dream this park will be the center piece of English Avenue, a place where all can gather and fellowship!" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_200122-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be THE place to kick it all throughout Atlanta (+ suburbs) for youths and all ages..."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_201445-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be a place where everybody will want to hang out."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20150815_201727-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="During the final public input meeting of the park visioning process, English Avenue members gathered in Mattie Freeland Park for a community event and to share their dreams for the future of this space (2016)." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1513-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will happen."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1514-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be nice, clean, and kept up with!"" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1516-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be a safe place for all kids to play at."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_1524-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title=""One day, I dream this park will be a cool and relaxing place for people in the community to enjoy."" href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ontario-higher-res.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="In 2018, Park Pride's team of landscape architects returned to the English Avenue community to help the neighbors update their conceptual plan for Mattie Freeland Park through a mini-visioning process." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_6079-scaled.jpeg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="In 2018, Park Pride's team of landscape architects returned to the English Avenue community to help the neighbors update their conceptual plan for Mattie Freeland Park through a mini-visioning process." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_6082-scaled.jpeg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><a style="display: none;" title="Billie Walker with the Friends of Mattie Freeland Park broke ground on the park's construction during an unofficial groundbreaking ceremony in October 2020." href="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201023_145319-scaled.jpg" class="gallery-9151 lightbox" rel="gallery9151"></a><span class="caption">View full gallery</span></div> <section class="widget box-blue"><h3 class="widget-title">Collaborators</h3><p>The development of Mattie Freeland Park is made possible through collaboration with neighbors of the English Avenue community and the dedicated partners below:</p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4631 aligncenter" src="https://parkpride.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/PP-Logo-H-High-Trans-FullColor-e1601043675453.png" alt="" width="656" 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