Orme Park, Urban park in Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, US.
Orme Park is a 6.6-acre park in Atlanta's Virginia Highland neighborhood, lying along Stillhouse Branch, also called Orme Creek. Its 2011 renovation added an entry plaza, a stairway and gently sloping sidewalks off Brookridge Drive, plus a relocated playground and a granite seating wall. A walkway now links the two Brookridge Drive entrances where a dirt path once ran.
In 2011 a $203,000 renovation was completed, funded by Friends of Orme Park, the Virginia-Highland Conservation League, the City of Atlanta and a Park Pride grant. It added a new entry plaza, a stairway and sloping sidewalks giving wheelchair access off Brookridge Drive, relocated the playground and built a granite seating wall. A further Park Pride grant was to finish tree recompense, a rain garden and a masonry sign in 2012.
This space serves as a gathering point where residents spend time together and build community connections. Families and neighbors use it regularly, making it a center of daily life in Virginia-Highland.
Entry from Brookridge Drive uses a new plaza, stairway and gently sloping sidewalks giving wheelchair access and a safer landing. A walkway now links the two Brookridge Drive entrances where a dirt path once ran. The park lies along Stillhouse Branch, also called Orme Creek.
The park features community-donated ride-on toys and tricycles that add a special element to children's play. This collection reflects how neighbors have invested in making the space their own.
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