Forrest Adair was a real estate dealer. He was the son of real-estate and streetcar developer Col. George Washington Adair

George Adair

George Washington Adair was an important real-estate developer in post Civil War Atlanta.-Early life:...

 and lived in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 He served as Fulton County (Georgia) Commissioner from 1895 until 1903. A member of the Yaarab Temple, he served as Potentate

Potentate

Potentate is an informal term for a person with potent, usually supreme, power.-Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine:...

 and was instrumental in the founding of the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital

Old Scottish Rite Hospital

Founded as the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children, the Old Scottish Rite Hospital served indigent children, either crippled, or recovering from surgery at Piedmont Hospital or Wesley Memorial Hospital . Michael Hoke, M.D., was named the first Medical Director...

 and the Shriners Hospitals for Children

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’...

. Along with his brother, George Adair, Jr.

George W. Adair, Jr.

George Washington Adair, Jr. was the son of Col. George Washington Adair, an important developer of real estate in Atlanta and of the Atlanta streetcar system. George, Jr...

, he developed neighborhoods throughout what is the Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, area, including Adair Park

Adair Park

This article includes information collected from the National Park Service website, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.Adair Park is a residential neighborhood located southwest of downtown Atlanta...

, West End Park (now known as Westview), and, in conjunction with Asa Candler, Druid Hills

Druid Hills

Druid Hills can refer to some places in the United States:*Druid Hills, Georgia, a neighborhood and census designated place in DeKalb County, partly in the City of Atlanta and partly unincorporated**Druid Hills High School, in DeKalb County...

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See also

• Forrest Adair's 1920 "Bubbles" speech calling for the establishment of Shriners Hospitals for Children
  Shriners Hospitals for Children
  Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit hospitals across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients’...
  
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