Venetian Hills

Coordinates: 33°43′08″N 84°26′24″W / 33.719°N 84.440°W / 33.719; -84.440
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Venetian Hills, Atlanta, Georgia
ZIP code(s)
30311
Area code404

Venetian Hills is an official

neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its 2010 population was 3,790.[1] The neighborhood was established in the late 1950s.[2]

It is bordered:[3][4]

  • on the north by Cascade Avenue/Road SW, Avon Avenue SW, and the Bush Mountain neighborhood
  • on the north and east by Epworth St. and the Oakland City neighborhood
  • on the south and east by Fort McPherson
  • on the south by Campbellton Road and the neighborhoods of Pomona Park and Campbellton Road
  • on the west by Centra Villa Drive SW and the Adams Park neighborhood

Places of Interest

  • One of Atlanta's oldest cemeteries, Utoy Cemetery (1828), is located in the neighborhood. Atlanta's first physician is buried here.[5]
  • In 2023, Rsye Interactive announced they were opening a $25 million creative hub in the neighborhood in 2024. The mixed-use development repurposed the shuttered Arkwright Elementary School which closed in 2004 due to declining enrollment. [6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ 2010 U.S. census figures as tabulated by WalkScore
  2. ^ https://striveatl.com/venetian-hills
  3. ^ "Neighborhood Profile: Venetian Hills", City of Atlanta website
  4. ^ Google (2014-08-22). "Venetian Hills, Atlanta, GA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  5. ^ https://striveatl.com/venetian-hills
  6. ^ https://theatlantavoice.com/black-owned-media-company-ryse-interactive-closes-on-funding-to-begin-construction-on-25-million-dollar-innovative-creative-village-project/
  7. ^ https://rysecreativevillage.com/
  8. ^ https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/aps-sell-one-the-former-schools-atlanta-deeds-dispute/Po9tjgdpKFACUqRCLD5nxM/

33°43′08″N 84°26′24″W / 33.719°N 84.440°W / 33.719; -84.440