42-496: Peachtree Road may refer to: The northern end of Peachtree Street , the main street in Atlanta, Georgia Peachtree Road (album) , a 2004 album by Elton John Peachtree Road (novel) , a 1988 novel by Anne Rivers Siddons See also [ edit ] Peachtree Road Race , a 10-kilometer run held annually in Atlanta, Georgia on July 4, Independence Day Topics referred to by
84-488: A coat of white paint when most other buildings were of washed or natural wood. From a frontier outpost in the 1830s, the district evolved into an independent political entity closely linked by rail and roads to its neighbor Atlanta. In April 1871, Richard Peters and George Adair bought out the charter of the Atlanta Street Railway Company (horse-drawn) and on September 1 of that year opened
126-466: A desirable suburban community in the 1880s, and grew rapidly in population and prosperity, so that by 1930 there were more than 22,000 residents. Notable residents in this early period included Atlanta mayor Dennis Hammond , Evan Howell , governor James Smith (1872–77), John Conley (son of Governor Benjamin Conley), Thomas Stokes (founding partner of Davison's Department Store), L. Z. Rosser (president of
168-559: A major shopping district from the Civil War through mid-20th century, was renamed Peachtree Street SE. In 2007, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin unveiled a $ 1 billion, 20-year plan to transform Peachtree Street with streetscape upgrades, public parks, buried utilities, and the addition of a streetcar , based on a sixteen-month study by the Peachtree Corridor Partnership task force . The Peachtree name
210-684: A more walkable community. West End is included in the Peachtree Corridor plan. With the Peachtree Corridor, the BeltLine, and MARTA , West End is one of the most transit-oriented neighborhoods in Atlanta . Along the BeltLine in West End is the Lee + White which is a large mixed-use development that has 23 acres of businesses, eateries, and a greenspace . Atlanta Public Schools serve
252-462: Is a block south of the "Fabulous" Fox Theatre , a grand movie palace completed in 1929. Author Margaret Mitchell was killed by a speeding car in 1949 while crossing Peachtree Street as a pedestrian at the intersection with 13th Street. Mitchell wrote her classic Gone With the Wind in the basement apartment of a boarding house at the corner of 10th Street and Peachtree Street. That house
294-655: Is also a mecca for artists. West End was chosen by Creative Loafing in 2010 as "Best Neighborhood For Artists." In addition to being a hub for artists, historically West End has been a hub for Atlanta's Afrocentric community. Afrocentric vegan restaurants, the Shrine of the Black Madonna church, the Hammonds House, the African Djeli, and nearby historically Black colleges and universities contribute to
336-634: Is atop a ridge , railroad tracks were built on the actual Eastern Continental Divide, which follows DeKalb Avenue from Decatur to Five Points , then turns southwest toward the Atlanta airport , with the northwest side draining into the Chattahoochee or Flint Rivers and therefore into the Gulf of Mexico , and the southeast side eventually into the Atlantic Ocean . In 1959, Whitehall Street SW, which meets Peachtree Street NE at Five Points,
378-430: Is common throughout the Atlanta area. In fact, it is often joked by natives that half of the streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree, and the other half have five names to make up for it. While “Peachtree” alone almost always refers to this street or its continuations, there are 71 streets in Atlanta with a variant of “Peachtree” in their name. Some include: Peachtree is also seen in place names: West Peachtree Street
420-434: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peachtree Street Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta , Georgia, United States. Beginning at Five Points in downtown Atlanta , it runs North through Midtown ; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead , the name changes to Peachtree Road at Palisades Road. Much of
462-691: Is found just north on Peachtree where the Woodruff Arts Center , including the High Museum of Art , Atlanta Symphony , Alliance Theatre Company , and the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art & Design are located. Although most have been demolished , there are still several historic buildings left along Peachtree in Buckhead. Several of these are stores, in single- story brick buildings constructed well before
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#1732797791368504-477: Is located under West Peachtree street where the road crosses the Downtown Connector ( I-75 / 85 ) The station is notable as it is among a very small number of subway stations in the world that are simultaneously above a highway and below street level. The intersection of the two Peachtree streets in downtown form Hardy Ivy Park , while in midtown, the intersection forms Pershing Point Park . From
546-488: Is not a western branch of Peachtree Street, but a major parallel (and unlike Peachtree, almost perfectly straight) due north–south street running one block west of Peachtree Street through downtown, and mostly two or three blocks west (due to the curves in Peachtree Street) through Midtown. West Peachtree divides the northeast and northwest quadrants of the city and county for street addressing purposes. Where
588-679: Is now a museum and is located across 10th Street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta which serves the southeastern United States . The film debuted at the Loew's Grand Theatre , at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Street, where the Georgia-Pacific Building now stands. Office buildings 1100 Peachtree (formerly owned and occupied by BellSouth ) and 1180 Peachtree , home to major law firms, are prominent business addresses. The heart of Atlanta's arts scene
630-664: The Chattahoochee River . The original Peachtree Road began in 1812 at Fort Daniel located at Hog Mountain in present-day Gwinnett County and ran along the course of the trail to the Chattahoochee. Some portions of the present road trace this route. After the American Civil War a shantytown named Tight Squeeze developed at Peachtree at what is now 10th Street in Midtown Atlanta . It
672-578: The Creek people, which included a major village called Standing Peachtree. There is some dispute over whether the Creek settlement was called Standing Peachtree or Standing Pitch Tree, corrupted later to peach . Pine trees , common to the area, were also known as pitch trees due to their sap . A trail known as the Peachtree Trail stretched from northeast Georgia to Standing Pitch Tree along
714-720: The Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square malls. Buckhead Atlanta (formerly "Streets of Buckhead") is a mixed-use development that opened in 2014. The " Midtown Mile " was a concept to make part of Peachtree in Midtown like the Magnificent Mile in Chicago . Atlantans are often convinced that the ridge followed by Peachtree Street is part of the Eastern Continental Divide . While Peachtree Street
756-552: The annexation of Buckhead in 1952. Northeast of the city limit , the road goes through Brookhaven and passes Oglethorpe University . Upon entering Chamblee , the road splits into Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Peachtree Road. Peachtree Road becomes a two-lane road that travels farther east towards Doraville , while Peachtree Industrial Boulevard continues more on a more northerly trajectory (as Georgia 141) towards Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners . The Buckhead shopping district features many high-end retailers, concentrated in
798-531: The city's historic and noteworthy architecture is located along the street, and it is often used for annual parades , (such as the Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Parade and Atlanta Christmas Parade ), as well as one-time parades celebrating events such as the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola in 1986 and the Atlanta Braves ' 1995 and 2021 World Series victories. Atlanta grew on a site occupied by
840-539: The Atlanta Board of Education), J. P. Allen (clothing store owner), T. D. Longino (medical doctor and alderman), J. N. McEachern (insurance executive), as well as several authors such as Frank L. Stanton, Madge Bigham and Joel Chandler Harris , known for his Uncle Remus Tales. Both during his life and up to the present, Harris has perhaps been West End's most famous resident. He attracted such figures as President Theodore Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie to Atlanta,
882-690: The Buford–Spring Connector north to Roswell Road, Peachtree Street and Peachtree Road carry U.S. Route 19 (US 19) and State Route 9 (SR 9). At a five-way intersection with East/West Paces Ferry Road at the center of the original Buckhead Village , US 19 and SR 9 split off onto Roswell Road, while SR 141 begins on Peachtree instead. South of the connector, US 19 and SR 9 continue on two one-way streets : West Peachtree Street northbound and Spring Street southbound. Peachtree meets Piedmont Road ( SR 237 ) between Buckhead Village and Lenox Square. Besides
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#1732797791368924-460: The Muslim community maintains both a mosque and an Islamic center within walking distance of the park in the heart of the neighborhood. Though he was incarcerated in 2000, and given a life sentence, Imam Jamil's influence continues to be felt in the community. By the 2000s, much of it still looked abandoned and blighted but a growing wave of investment in intown southwest Atlanta began to rejuvenate
966-811: The U.S. city of Atlanta , one of the oldest outside Downtown Atlanta , and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . West End is located southwest of Castleberry Hill , east of Westview , west of Adair Park Historic District, and just north of Oakland City . Architectural styles within the neighborhood include Craftsman Bungalow , Queen Anne , Stick style , Folk Victorian , Colonial Revival , American Foursquare and Neoclassical Revival. In this century, West End has endured many changes in its metamorphosis to an intown neighborhood while retaining its own distinctive character and vitality. This has been accomplished both by adaptation and participation in change and by its citizens' recognition of
1008-611: The West End Neighborhood Development, Inc. (WEND), in 1974, with the goal of improving the socioeconomic position of their community and its residents. In order to increase awareness of the West End neighborhood, WEND has sponsored a tour of homes, a yearly festival in Howell Park, and a driving tour booklet highlighting neighborhood homes and cultural and religious centers. Former SNCC chairman and Black Panther Party member, H. Rap Brown , relocated to
1050-561: The West End being one of the more visible hubs of Afrocentric culture in Metro Atlanta. However, in recent years, the neighborhood has been experiencing growing demand and a strong influx of diversity. The West End, as with most of Atlanta, has become more economically, culturally, politically, and racially diverse since the 21st century. West End is also a pioneer neighborhood for the BeltLine project in Atlanta. The first model mile
1092-434: The West End in the late 1970s or early 1980s. By this time, he had embraced Islam and changed his name to Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. After joining the Muslim community in the West End (part of a national network known simply as The Community), he became known as Imam Jamil. Imam is an Arabic word referring to "leader" in Muslim communities. Imam Jamil became known for seeking to rid the neighborhood of drugs and prostitution. Today,
1134-571: The West End. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. Saint Anthony of Padua School in the West End was established in 1912. In 1997 it had 125 students. It permanently closed in Spring 2001 Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the West End Branch. West End is located on the south side of Interstate 20 at the Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. exit. It
1176-594: The area. As West End was once described as one of Atlanta's most socially diverse and culturally rich communities, it is again returning to the tradition of its past, as it relates to the regenerating of community value and revitalization. An example of revitalization in West End is Sky Lofts, which converted a long vacant Sears parking lot. Sky Lofts brought a lot of new residents, especially young professionals, looking for urban lifestyle. Historic houses are being rehabbed and renovated by new and old residents. West End, as its name suggests (named after London's theater district),
1218-525: The current Peachtree Street turns to Peachtree Road and briefly heads northwest, it actually crosses West Peachtree, leaving it on the "east" side. It is at this point that the Buford -Spring Connector ( Georgia 13 ) begins, taking the route of old I-85 . The studios of WSB-TV are located on this section of “West” Peachtree Street , which terminates at I-85. The MARTA Red / Gold lines run directly under West Peachtree Street. The Civic Center MARTA Station
1260-477: The district's special history. Before there was a West End or an Atlanta, the area was a crossroads. Newnan Road connected the town of that name to Decatur and Lawrenceville. Crossing this road was the Sandtown Road going west to an Indian town of that name. Near this junction around 1830, Charner Humphries established an inn/tavern which came to be known as Whitehall due to the then unusual fact that it had
1302-456: The first section connecting Five Points to the West End – a route that passed by both of their homes. The following year the West End & Atlanta Street Railroad also started service to West End and Westview Cemetery . By the 1880s many wealthy Atlantans built large estates here and when they came, the main street of Gordon Street became a bustling commercial district. In 1894, it
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1344-814: The former returning after Harris' death to lecture for the Uncle Remus Memorial Association. After 1930, West End was an aging but still vital Atlanta community. This vitality is most clearly evident in the West End Businessmen's Association (originally formed in 1927). In 1937, the Association pushed for extension of the National Housing Act title providing for home modernization loans, and in subsequent decades (1950s and 1960s) for economic accessibility and population stabilization, including segregation. With
1386-438: The group's support, Gordon Street was widened, Interstate 20 was built across West End's northern fringe, and the old business district (along with large amounts of residential housing) was demolished in favor of a mall development. Completed in 1973, the mall's accessibility was later augmented by part of the city's latest transportation system, a MARTA station, across the street. The West End Businessmen's Association obviously
1428-400: The mobility created by the automobile in the 1920s helped West End to grow. Approximately fifty businesses were now clustered at Gordon and Lee with branches of Sears, Firestone, Piggly-Wiggly, and Goodyear. Churches and schools increased to serve the growing population. Schools began to dot West End, the largest being the 1923 Joseph E. Brown High School at Peeples and Beecher. West End became
1470-605: The opening of the new church. A close friend and confidante of Martin Luther King, Jr., Abernathy participated in most of the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s and 1970s and succeeded King as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In honor of his nationally recognized contributions to the civil rights movement, Gordon Street was renamed Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, in 1991. In addition, neighborhood residents formed
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1554-728: The southwestern terminus of SR 13 (mentioned above) the only other major intersection in Atlanta is at North Avenue , which carries US 29 , US 78 , US 278 , and SR 8 . There are no direct highway interchanges from Peachtree to the Downtown Connector ( I-75 / I-85 ), I-85 itself, or SR 400 freeways , all of which it crosses. Many of Atlanta's most prominent buildings and landmarks are located along Peachtree Street. In downtown, 191 Peachtree Tower , Georgia-Pacific Tower , Westin Peachtree Plaza and SunTrust Plaza all line Peachtree. In Midtown, Bank of America Plaza , Atlanta's tallest building,
1596-472: Was annexed by Atlanta as a distinct ward following two decades of planned suburbanization. From 1894 to 1930, West End grew rapidly in population and prosperity. An examination of building permits for Peeples, Gordon, Lee and Lawton Streets shows a large number of single family residences being built and increasing commercial buildings and churches going up along Gordon and at the long established business district at Gordon and Lee. National and local prosperity and
1638-451: Was completed in the spring of 2008. The model mile consists of the biking and walking path, improvement of Gordon-White Park, and one new park behind Brown Middle School. In addition Trees Atlanta planted 200 trees native to West End which will be part of a 22-mile (35 km) linear arboretum that will follow the BeltLine corridor. Livable Center Initiative (LCI) granted funds for West End to renovate and improve its streetscape to make it
1680-458: Was infamous for vagrancy, desperation, and robberies of merchants transiting the settlement. In 1867, the name of Whitehall Street , the original road to White Hall Tavern in today's West End neighborhood, was changed to Peachtree Street from Marietta Street south to the railroad crossing (now "gulch") just north of Alabama Street. Later in the 1980s, the portion of Whitehall Street from Five Points south to Forsyth Street and Memorial Drive,
1722-492: Was renamed "Peachtree Street SW", and the Eastern Continental Divide follows this street, so a small portion of the story may be technically correct. Atlanta's primary water source is the Chattahoochee and much of the water is pumped over the watershed . To balance the river flows, treated sewage is pumped back to the Chattahoochee. West End (Atlanta) West End is a historic neighborhood in
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1764-596: Was successful in many areas, but it failed in stopping " white flight ". By 1976, West End was eighty-six percent Afro-American. The West End is also home to the West Hunter Street Baptist Church was moved to Gordon Street. This church has been one of Atlanta's leading black churches for decades and since 1961 was led, until his death, by the Reverend Ralph David Abernathy. Jesse Jackson came to West End to speak at
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