Box 1, Folder 22, Document 20

Box 1, Folder 22, Document 20

April 8, 1969
MEMORANDUM

TO3 Me. Eddie McLemore, Recreation Supervisor

Mr. Joe Gentry, Parks Engineering Division
PROM: Jack C. Delius, General Manager of Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT s Development of temporary recreation facility,

472 Ira Street, S. We (Eden Company)

Me. Earl Landers, of the Mayor's Office, has expressed keen interest
in this department taking over the former Eden Rag Company at 472
Ira Street, S. W. and converting the facility into soma type of
temporary recreation facility. There is a possibility the building
could be renovated to some limited extent and, as you may know, the
land adjacent to the etructure has been cleared in previous months
for a playground. Mer. Landers hae asked Me. Johnny Rebinsoa,
Community Services Coordinator, to coordinate this project.

We have been advised by Mc. Howard Openshaw, the Director of Re-
development for the Atlanta Housing Authority that the Eden Rag
Company has been acquired by the Housing Authority and that the former
owner will shortly be moving. Furthermore, Atlanta Housing Authority
will be in a position to lease for summer recreation activities, etc.
this property.

Tt is our good fortune to have been approached by Me. William T.
Huntley, III, President of the Optimist Club of Executive Park, ae
well as Messrs. Wolfe and Barron, members of the Optimist Club,

whe have expressed a strong interest in assisting with this project.
I 3 to the Optimist Club at their 7:30 A.M. breakfast on Monday,
Apri °

i would very much like for the two of you to immediately survey the
phyeical properties of thie location and make a list of those items
which should be corrected. Also, work very closely with Deacon Peters
who usually can be contacted at either Model Cities or the E. 0. A.
Sum-Mee Center at 65 Georgia Avenue (telephone 577-1351). Also,
Deacon Peters gives the name of a Reverend Butler, telephone number
524-2140, who is interested in this project.

Beth this department and che Optimist Club is interested in having
total neighborhood involvement as to decisions on what will be built
here, ete. Please follow this through as rapidly ae possible and
Memorandum To: “Ze April 8, 1969
Messrs. Eddie McLemore/Joe Gentry

check with me frequently as to progress being made.
Thank you very much.

JCD jw

ec: Deacon Peters, ¢/o EOA Sum-Mec Neighborhood Center
6S Georgia Avenue
Messrs. Earl Landers, Mayor's Office
Johany Robinson, Mayor's Office
Ronald Wolfe, Post Office Box 1328, Atlanta, Ga. 30301
William T. Huntley, IZI, Pritchard & Jerden, Ine.
2250 N. Deuid Hills Rd., NE.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
Pat Barron, c/o Wm. A. Stone & Associates
482 Armour Cirele, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30324