Cumberland, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°52′34″N 84°27′35″W / 33.8761°N 84.4598°W / 33.8761; -84.4598
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Cumberland
EDT)
Zip code
30339
WebsiteCumberlandCID.org

Cumberland is an

Atlanta metropolitan area, Georgia, United States. It is situated ten miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta. With approximately 122,000 workers and 103,000 residents, Cumberland is the region's fifth-largest business district, and is marked by several modern skyscrapers rising from the wooded hills above the freeways. The Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball play their games at Truist Park
, which is located in Cumberland.

Geography

It is situated ten miles (16 km) northwest of

Paces Ferry Road
.

History

Cobb Energy Centre

Cumberland has changed immensely over the past 50 years. From 1927 to 1960, the area contained

self-taxing district, has raised millions and has completed several infrastructure improvements in the area since its inception.[3][4][5] During the summer of 1994, the Cobb-Marietta Exhibit Hall and Coliseum Authority built the $48 million Cobb Galleria Centre by renovating the existing mall there, and it has become another success for the district. A few small shopping centers were constructed in the mid-1990s, and a Cumberland Mall expansion and renovation was completed in 2006. Construction was completed on the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in late 2007, adding nightlife to the area. The Atlanta Opera
, founded in 1979, moved its base to this location.

Transportation

The dominant form of transportation in Cumberland, as with most suburban edge cities, is the automobile, which is transported along a network of collector roads. Cumberland Boulevard encircles most of the area, and then continues northeast to Wildwood as Windy Ridge Parkway after crossing US Highway 41 (Cobb Parkway). Windy Ridge runs through the Interstate North office park, located immediately to the north of the interchange, and home to the Weather Channel. Interstate North Parkway runs parallel to 75 southeast to 285, then parallels it (and Powers Ferry) across the Chattahoochee River. Akers Mill Road starts in the east at Powers Ferry, is broken by a stretch of Cumberland Boulevard, then continues west across 41. Circle 75 Parkway begins at Windy Hill Road, opposite the I-75 southbound off-ramp, and parallels the road until turning southwest along I-285, becoming Spring Road at 41 (and then Concord Road at Atlanta Road in Smyrna). CobbLinc , Marietta/Cobb County's Transit System serves the District in addition to one MARTA bus line making connections at the Cumberland/Galleria Transfer station. The former Louisville & Nashville (Now CSXT) mainline from Cincinnati to Atlanta, runs just west of Truist Park.

Economy

A monument in the Cobb Galleria office park

Cumberland's office towers house some of the area's 24 million ft2 (over 2.2 million m2) of office space, containing more office space than

The Home Depot, Genuine Parts Company, Papa John's, RaceTrac, and The Weather Channel
are headquartered in the area. Cumberland also houses some ten million ft2 (930,000 m2) of retail, with its focal point being Cumberland Mall.

In 2017, the Atlanta Braves opened Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta, a mixed-use development surrounding the ballpark, at the west-northwest side of the interchange of I-75 and I-285, just north of Cobb Galleria, with a pedestrian bridge connecting both complexes.[6]

Attractions

Truist Park with the Battery Atlanta high rises in the right background
View of Cumberland from Truist Park. The Cumberland Mall and Cobb Galleria Centre can be seen in the distance

References

  1. ^ "Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID)". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID)". Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "CID flush with projects, big plans". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cumberland CID plans for enhanced improvements". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Truist Park". MLB.com.
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