Westside Reservoir Park

Westside Park
Westside Park Location of proposed park in central Atlanta
Type	Proposed public park
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Coordinates	33°46′51″N 84°26′10″W / 33.7809°N 84.4362°W / 33.7809; -84.4362Coordinates: 33°46′51″N 84°26′10″W / 33.7809°N 84.4362°W / 33.7809; -84.4362

Westside Park is a proposed park in the City of Atlanta to be located on the site of the former Bellwood Quarry, between Johnson Rd. and Donald Lee Hollowell Highway, and between Bankhead and West Midtown.

Status

The land, which had been owned by Fulton County, is currently in a long term lease to Vulcan Materials. On December 10, 2005, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin announced a plan to acquire the lease and the land in order to create a 351-acre (1.42 km²) park with a 45-acre (180,000 m²) lake which would also serve as a drinking water reservoir. The plan is a portion of the extensive Belt Line project to construct a ring of parks, trails, and transit surrounding the core of Atlanta. The proposed Westside Park is nearly twice the size of Atlanta's current largest city park, Piedmont Park.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} As of July 2014, there is still no date as to when the park will be funded, begun, or completed.^[6]

Bellwood Quarry, as seen from the observation deck on the northwest side

Looking west, the border to the Quarry itself is to the left of a field

Another large field farther north of the Quarry

Bellwood Quarry

The former quarry is slated to be turned into a lake for the future park. Often known as simply "The Quarry", it is often a hang-out spot for local teens. The site was used as a location for filming of the AMC series 'The Walking Dead' in summer 2010. It was also used as a filming location in season 4 episode 14 of The Vampire Diaries and a scene in "Mockingjay Part 1" the 3rd part of the Hunger Games movies.

External links

• Bellwood Quarry/Westside Park - Trust for Public Land
• - Show in Google Maps
• - Vulcan Materials Website with Overhead Photo

References