Centennial Olympic Park Leaves Lasting Legacy On Atlanta Tourism

Alison Guillory / WABE

Twenty years ago, city planners hatched an idea to turn Olympic fever into a lasting legacy for Atlanta’s tourism industry.

 This story is part of “Atlanta Remembers: The 1996 Olympics,” WABE’s series on the impact of the 1996 Summer Olympics on Atlanta, 20 years later. For more stories, click here.

Pete Menzies and his 6-year-old son, Dylan, are in line to order milkshakes at a snack booth in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.