John Wesley Dobbs Park
Neighborhood
Fort Street & Auburn Ave
Acres
1.3
District
5
NPU
M
This park is in honor of John Wesley Dobbs, African-American civic and political leader in Atlanta, Georgia. He was often referred to as the unofficial "mayor" of Auburn Avenue, the spine of the black community in the city. There is a large bronze statue of him in the park.
Neighborhood
Neighborhood parks are the basic units of the park system and serve a recreational and social purpose. The focus of neighborhood parks is on informal recreation and providing neighborhood residents with a local outlet for play and social activities. Neighborhood Parks do not typically have the capacity to house a recreation center on-site, but are able to provide amenities including, but not limited to, playgrounds, basketball courts, community gardens, etc.