One of Midtown Atlanta’s largest eyesores is poised to become a rare park nuzzled among some of the city’s landmark skyscrapers.

The Midtown Improvement District buys a four-acre lot for a public park. The site has remained undeveloped for nearly a century, they say. Officials hope to create an iconic public space in two years.

A trophy development site in Midtown that’s long languished will become a public park "to last the city for eternity." ...