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Cook Park — Atlanta’s Neighborhood Park That Saves a Community (Episode 71)

Cook Park in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood is one of the most remarkable urban parks in America. Built on land that once flooded families out of their homes with six feet of sewage, it now holds 10 million gallons of stormwater — and gave a historic civil rights community world-class green space, art, and a splash pad designed by the [...]

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