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<blockquote data-quote="Tommy_Taylor_1972" data-source="post: 1009453" data-attributes="member: 6776"><p>Bobby is quoted in the AJC when h e was hired that he was most impressed with having a shower in his office in the Edge. That and a $50,000 coaching salary did the trick. As a side note, I read in the GT development plan that Peters Park will be turned into a green space for students to relax. Peters Park was named for Atlanta railroad construction engineer Richard Peters for the donation to the state board of regents the initial gift of 4 acres and the sale of another 4 acres that comprised the Tech tower and mechanical shops and classrooms, to include the Flats (the flattest piece of land in Atlanta). Shortly before the Atlanta to Augusta railroad was terminated in Atlanta, Peters bought land lots 49 and 80, 404 (interesting number) acres in now Midtown to have enough wood to heat his steam engine to produce bread in his flour mill and bakery on the railroad line downtown. As he cleared the pine land, he donated the Georgia Tech location as part of his plan to develop the 400 acres into a housing area called Peters Park. The other wealthy man in the new Atlanta living south of the tracks was a Mr. Grant, who donated in 1915 $15,000 to build the first football stands at the football field on the Flats to play the Tech-UGA games on campus, thus the naming of Grant Field (now Hyundai Field) in honor of his deceased son. Today's Grant Park was named after him, since he wanted to develop a Grant Park housing area in South Atlanta. Mr. Peters owned Ponce de Leon park where the Tech-UGA games were played and he owned the trolley system to get fans there. When Peters raised the rental prices excessively for the lease, Coach Heisman sought funds to build out the football field with enough stands for the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tommy_Taylor_1972, post: 1009453, member: 6776"] Bobby is quoted in the AJC when h e was hired that he was most impressed with having a shower in his office in the Edge. That and a $50,000 coaching salary did the trick. As a side note, I read in the GT development plan that Peters Park will be turned into a green space for students to relax. Peters Park was named for Atlanta railroad construction engineer Richard Peters for the donation to the state board of regents the initial gift of 4 acres and the sale of another 4 acres that comprised the Tech tower and mechanical shops and classrooms, to include the Flats (the flattest piece of land in Atlanta). Shortly before the Atlanta to Augusta railroad was terminated in Atlanta, Peters bought land lots 49 and 80, 404 (interesting number) acres in now Midtown to have enough wood to heat his steam engine to produce bread in his flour mill and bakery on the railroad line downtown. As he cleared the pine land, he donated the Georgia Tech location as part of his plan to develop the 400 acres into a housing area called Peters Park. The other wealthy man in the new Atlanta living south of the tracks was a Mr. Grant, who donated in 1915 $15,000 to build the first football stands at the football field on the Flats to play the Tech-UGA games on campus, thus the naming of Grant Field (now Hyundai Field) in honor of his deceased son. Today's Grant Park was named after him, since he wanted to develop a Grant Park housing area in South Atlanta. Mr. Peters owned Ponce de Leon park where the Tech-UGA games were played and he owned the trolley system to get fans there. When Peters raised the rental prices excessively for the lease, Coach Heisman sought funds to build out the football field with enough stands for the game. [/QUOTE]
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