A park with a view of Midtown is open to the public again after being fenced off for more than 25 years.
The grassy hill next to a reservoir and water treatment plant in Northwest Atlanta is a spot where visitors can look over streets and trees to enjoy a skyline view. But since the Atlanta Olympics it’s been off-limits, surrounded by a security fence.
George Koulouris with the community group Friends of Waterworks Greenspace said he found the spot when he moved to the neighborhood about 10 years ago. He and his husband wanted to get a dog, and they wanted to find a place where they could walk him. When they learned the history of the hill with the view, they started advocating to get it opened again.
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