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= E“i7- . ) \\“.\ ‘// N— /= X lic park system approaching that of Atlanta in extent b
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— M o . 7 A did roadways and contains many recreation facilities and shel: mflfif‘fi‘&{\%@g%fii S
= ! " T — ter houses, besides housing the nationally famous Cyclorama »,‘j‘{t&‘flg{éfiefififi!% =
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= W’ the big Southeastern Fair is held every Fall. Cattle and swine ‘-%;«fi -
e - = 7 pavilions cover several acres. The horse show barns have 200 ey Wmf‘jfi =
e /& % N o box stalls. Five race horse barns have 20 box stalls each. The W}M’Wk W%i’fl —
= - //% - 7‘77! Grand Circuit grandstand seats 8,000 persons, The attendance W@Z/ifizfié%’_fi.fi‘ -
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= )"% Z T grounds. The value of Atlanta’s public parks, 851 acres in all, im I/ / H“;I / ] - |
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= "\\\\\ [LT generations ago, is $1,853,625. The sum of $71,474.65 was ex- |‘’ ‘ | 11
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Forrest & George Adair, Real Estate and Renting
All-Star Mfg. Co., “Neckwear of Merit "
Ashcraft-Wilkinson Co., Fertilizer Materials
Atlanta Automobile Top & Trimming Co
Atlanta Barbers' Supply Co.
Atlanta Tent & Awning Company
C. C. Baggs Auto Co., Ford Dealers
Baylis Office Equipment Co.
Beaudry Motor Company, Ford Dealers
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Buick Motor Company
The Coca-Cola Company
Fourth National Bank of Atlanta
J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co., Hudson and Essex
Autos
The Hirshberg Co., Wholesale Stationery and Drug
Sundries
J. N. Hirsch Wholesale Tobacco and Cigars
Indiana-Georgia Truck Co.
Kimball House, Hotel
M. Kutz Co., Wholesale Millinery
Lanham Cotton Cultivator Company
Lockwood, Greene & Co., Engineers
The Lyons Bros. Company, Beverages
Manget Bros. Co., Cotton Merchants
Massengale Advertising Agency, Newspaper-Mag
azine and Outdoor Advertising
Monerief Furnace Co., Mfrs. Warm Air Furnaces
J. K. Orr Shoe Co., Wholesale and Manufacturers
Piedmont Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co.
Ragan-Malone Co., Dry Goods Jobbers
C. A. Rauschenberg, Jr., “Sure Insurance”
J. Regenstein & Co., Wholesale Millinery
Ridley-Yates Co., Wholesale Dry Goods
L. W. Rogers Co., "Over 100 Pure Food Stores "
Securities Sales Co., Bonds and Stocks
Seeger-Walraven Co., Machinery-Mill Supplies
John Silvey & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods
Sloan Paper Company
Southern Oakland Company
Webb & Vary, Printers-Engravers
W. Woods White, Gen. Agt. Northwestern Mutual
Life Ins. Co. '
Woodruff Machinery Mfg. Co.