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This renovated City of Atlanta playground has a rubberized, accessible surface. There are multiple play structures including a nest swing, a climbing sphere, musical flowers, seesaw, carousel and a spinning saucer.
Virgilee is the only segment of the Olmsted Linear Park which is named for an individual. Virgilee was Joel Hurt’s daughter; this park is her memorial.
Oak Grove does contain an oak grove but is essentially a pastoral park which extends the design of the first two segments.
Shadyside is named for the heavily wooded section on the southern side of its western end.
Dellwood is named for the natural depression at its eastern end—a dell. It is graced with some particularly fine large trees.
Deepdene, the largest segment, forms the eastern end of the Linear Park. Unlike the five pastoral segments, it is a wooded tract with a stream winding through its 22 acres and a topography that ranges from steep slopes to a flat meadow.
Visitors encounter a green knoll and a mature stand of oaks, followed by a sweeping pastoral dell.