Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Atlanta Botanical Garden artwork
History

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Archive Atlanta by Victoria Lemos

Mar 6, 202613:31History

This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 years to become reality. The story begins with Eugene Schofield Heath, who first pu...

About This Episode

Atlanta Botanical Garden is an episode from Archive Atlanta by Victoria Lemos. This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 years to become reality....

Podcast

This episode belongs to Archive Atlanta.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Mar 6, 2026, 13:31 long, audio available.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Archive Atlanta.

Summer Break!

Jun 5, 2026 - 0:50

I am taking a podcasting summer break and will return July 17th.

Ottley Kidnapping

May 15, 2026 - 11:38

This week, we're talking about the 1933 kidnapping of prominent Atlanta banker James King Ottley Sr. duri...

Agnes Scott College

May 1, 2026 - 14:46

This week’s episode explores the history of Agnes Scott College, from its origins as a small, church-foun...

Chamblee

Apr 17, 2026 - 15:26

From railroad stop to global corridor, Chamblee has lived a lot of lives in just over a century. This wee...

Dick Lake Velodrome - REPLAY

Apr 3, 2026 - 11:29

Still recovering from my appendectomy last week and so I am re-releasing my episode about the Dick Lane V...

Tennis

Feb 20, 2026 - 14:21

This week, we trace tennis from its 12th-century French origins to its rise in Atlanta, where elite clubs...

Atlanta Student Movement - REPLAY

Feb 6, 2026 - 15:53

When people think of sit-ins, they think Greensboro. But the movement didn’t start, or stop, there. This...