Cultural Arts and Horses Were the Talk in 1993

By 1993, my husband and I were living off Ashford-Dunwoody Road and had two little ones. I had become a bit more familiar with the land called Alpharetta only because it was said that the new was to feature a huge merry-go-round. Naturally, that resonated in my world of kid things. But, according to  information I've mined from newspaper archives, there was more than a merry-go-round being talked about in Alpharetta in 1993. For instance: 

Fulton County had offered to sell to Alpharetta for $10 million dollars.  Wills Park, with its old baseball fields and really big draw, the , was the most visited place in the city at that time.

There was talk of adding a city-owned golf course.

Park improvements and a cultural arts center were being talked about. Expected price tag: $7 million dollars. 

was on the drawing board and was expected to include 4 softball fields, a playground, amphitheater, nature trails and a seniors center.

And stretching along Big Creek was land that Alpharetta was hoping to make into a .  Several major corporations had donated acreage as well as money to make this park a reality.  

Since my brain is a regular library of lists and follow up items, I enjoy reading about Alpharetta's earlier wish lists for the city. It's amazing how many times a great idea is completely forgotten, like the idea of a bona fide cultural arts center. Where did that idea go? Might be time to re-visit it.