Page 21 - 2012 SDCA Project

MAP OF NODES
CITY OF LITHONIA Rock St.

Rock Chapel Rd.
Ida St. Ida St. Oakleaf Dr. Avery St.

Randall Ave. Max Cleland Blvd. Pendley St.
LITHONIA MS
LITHONIA Stone Mountain St. Bruce St.
CITY PARK & Church St. COMMUNITY
AMPHITHEATRE 10 College Ave. 7 1 CENTER
Ruth St. Rock Chapel Rd. Bruce Ct.
Lucellen Ave.
Church St. Max Cleland Blvd. 8 6 Bruce Cir. SE
DOWNTOWN
Albert Way
Park Dr. LIBRARY Main St.
9
5 Kelly St.
Parkway Dr.
4 Conyers St. Bruce St.
Bond St.
WOMEN’S Dean Ct.
Wiggins St.
the envelope on the “repurposing” of the current existing Reagan St. Johnson St. CENTER Swift St. 2
Born St.
uses into what could become a unique Live/Work/Play 11
environment. Main St. Robinson St. Council St.
KEY Jenkins St. Magnolia St. 3 Cagle St.
We consider this to be “Restorative Planning” and part SWING William Grant Reynolds Dr. Klondike Rd. PATH
TRAILHEAD
of the healing process needed for the area to thrive once S. Wiggins St.
again. We are re-weaving the quilt. The LWC building has PALLET CHAIR

a significant story to tell along, as does the city of Lithonia. BARREL GARDEN Council St.
KEY
We recommend that all the parts are tied together to tell the
SWING
STORY. STREETS
LITHONIA CITY LIMITS
PALLET CHAIR
Location Plan
The Story Telling will begin outside the building. With the KEY TO NODES AND IMPLEMENTED PIECES
BARREL GARDEN
site rconnecting the downtown area to the path through the
found space that will be come a park, an amphitheatre, and SWING + +
STREETS
a community gathering space. We feel that this is significant: LITHONIA CITY LIMITS 1 7

bringing the community together. + +
PALLET CHAIR 2 8
Our challenge was to look at both the site and structure, but
also see it in the full context of the buildings, uses, history 3 + 9

and potential future uses. Along with this we also see much BARREL GARDEN
potential in the sustainable ingredients that can also be 10 + +
implemented. These can be implemented through such 4
things as harvesting water for reuse, changing significant

paved impervious areas over to grassy pervious areas, 5 + 11
adding vegetation, trees & landscaping to areas that were
Plan of Surrounding Area
6

9