Historic Bagley Park Sign Installed

In the summer of 2022, Buckhead Heritage formed a Task Force to explore the renaming of Frankie Allen Park to Historic Bagley Park. Buckhead Heritage was inspired to undertake this effort after hearing a presentation from current Board Member Elon Osby about the African American community that once stood on park land and where her ancestors lived in the early to mid 1900s. The Task Force was successful in lobbying the City of Atlanta to restore the original name of the park to honor the history of the Bagley Park Community.

The Historic Bagley Park Task Force has continued its work by collaborating with Board Member Alec Michaelides, who has designed a Master Plan for Mt. Olive Cemetery, which sits at the entrance to the park. Alec and his landscape design firm, Land Plus Associates, Ltd., has been able to obtain donations of all the labor and materials to be installed during the Master Plan process. The work will include installing a wall along Pharr Road, an entrance fence, landscaping and a historic marker.

The Task Force is also currently raising funds to create a Master Plan for the entrance to the park that will highlight the history of the Bagley Park community through interpretive signage. Currently, the Task Force is seeking funds to commission a survey of the entrance area and conceptual drawings for interpretive signage.

If you are interested in helping with this important effort, please visit the Buckhead Heritage website and click on the Historic Bagley Park donation box under the Get Involved/Donations heading.