ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation on Monday to honor former Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin.

The city of Atlanta will officially honor its former Mayor Shirley Franklin with a street and park renamed after the esteemed ...

Atlanta City Council also approved legislation to rename a portion of Central Avenue SW after the city’s first Black woman mayor.

where Atlanta City Hall sits, and Westside Reservoir Park after former Mayor Shirley Franklin. Central Avenue will now be known as Shirley Clarke Franklin Boulevard and Westside Reservoir Park ...

The City of Atlanta is honoring the city’s first woman mayor by renaming a park and busy downtown road after her. On Monday, the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to rename Central Avenue, where ...

while the 280-acre Westside Reservoir Park will now be known as Shirley Clarke Franklin Park. The backstory: Franklin served as Atlanta’s mayor for two terms, from 2002 to 2010. During her time ...

Atlanta pays tribute to its Former Mayor, Shirley Franklin, by renaming its largest park and one of its roadways.