Chicopee-Dudley (Athens)
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Chicopee-Dudley is a primarily residential neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, located east of the city's Downtown. The neighborhood, as officially defined, straddles the North Oconee River between Third Street and Oconee Street; however, the majority of the neighborhood's territory, landmarks, and population resides to the west of the river.
The neighborhood's name is a fusion of the names of two of the most important landmarks in the area: the Chicopee building, a former mill now housing offices of the University of Georgia, and Dudley Park, the southern trailhead for the Oconee River Greenway.
In addition to recreational space and property owned by the university, Chicopee-Dudley has a mix of privately-owned houses, public housing, churches, and limited commercial development that is concentrated along the Oconee-Oak Street corridor. Recently, the neighborhood has experienced a significant amount of infill gentrification, a process that has reshaped the area's demographics.
