Eastside, Atlanta
Eastside refers to the city district comprising the easternmost portion of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The Eastside generally encompasses the area bounded on the west by Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Atlanta and on the east by the city limits. The central corridor of the district is the BeltLine Eastside Trail, which connects northern Eastside neighborhoods with those to the south. The Eastside is known for its nightlife establishments, craftsman architecture, local eateries, and quirky public art.[1]
History
The area that is now the Eastside was the site of the
Beginning in the 1890s,
In 1990, when Atlanta's intown resurgence began in earnest, the Eastside served as the starting point for the city's gentrification wave. Indeed, while rising property values in the 1990s displaced older, long-term residents as middle- and upper-income residents across the city, in few areas were these increases as dramatic as in the enclave of neighborhoods on the Eastside of Atlanta. Due to the close proximity to downtown, an ample stock of historic housing, and distinct commercial villages, property values on the Eastside skyrocketed. In Kirkwood, for example, median sales prices soared 275% from 1993 to 2003.[2]
The initialization of the BeltLine project in 2005 sent the area's revitalization into overdrive.[3] During the 2000s, more than $775 million in private investment was pumped into the half-mile radius surrounding the Eastside Trail, including a $180 million transformation of a former Sears warehouse into Ponce City Market.[4]
With the dawn of the 21st century, many former industrial buildings bordering the trail were repurposed for residential and retail use. Examples are Ponce City Market, Krog Street Market, Telephone Factory Lofts and many others particularly in the Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park Village, and Kirkwood.
Neighborhoods
- Atkins Park n
- Candler Park
- Decatur (part in Atlanta)
- Druid Hills (part in Atlanta)
- East Atlanta
- East Lake
- Edgewood
- Inman Park n h
- Kirkwood
- Lake Claire
- Lindridge‑Martin Manor n
- Morningside‑Lenox Park n
- Oakland
- Old Fourth Ward n
- Ormewood Park n
- Piedmont Heights n
- Poncey-Highland n
- Reynoldstown n
- Summerhill
- Sweet Auburn h
- Virginia-Highland n
Little Five Points is a commercial district located where Inman Park and Candler Park meet. Scottdale a census designated place on the east side of Atlanta
References
- ^ a b Greenfield, Beth (May 29, 2005). "SURFACING - EAST ATLANTA - The Signs of Chic Are Emerging - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Atlanta (Ga); Georgia. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ The Double-edged Sword of Gentrification in Atlanta
- ^ www.atlantaintownpaper.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120304195238/http://www.atlantaintownpaper.com/issue2/index.php?issue=2008_06. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
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