Beyond Atlanta's Treetops By Anne Lawson-Beerman '68 Visitors to Atlanta immediately notice the city's trees.
Skyscrapers appear to arise from greenery.
Leafy boughs shade urban homes. No one is more closely connected to Atlanta's storied trees than Louise Richardson Allen '33. The Atlanta History Center and the Atlanta Botanical Garden, two of the city's premier cultural institutions, are particular beneficiaries of Allen's civic pride and commitment. She led in the creation of both facilities and they reflect the hand of a woman who is intent on seeing Atlanta mature with its natural beauty intact. Scenes as different as the winding woodland pathways of the 32 acres of the History Center and the downtown skyline view beyond the treetops of the Botanical Garden attest to Allen's multi-dimensional vision for the city.