Home Park, Atlanta
Home Park is a neighborhood of Atlanta, bordered on the south by Georgia Tech, on the west by the railroad yards adjacent to Marietta Street and Brady Avenue, on the north by 16th Street and Atlantic Station, and on the east by I-75/85 (the Downtown Connector) and Midtown Atlanta.
The core residential section is east of Northside Drive to the Downtown Connector. This section is also home to media entities CBS Atlanta WGCL-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
The commercial district is west of Northside Drive to Marietta Street and Brady Avenue. It is home to retail and services, design firms, art galleries, restaurants and an expanding residential base.
History
Home Park was developed in 1901 as housing for workers at the Atlantic Steel Mill located where Atlantic Station is today.[1]
In 1970 Georgia Tech began expanding its campus north to Tenth Street and west to Northside Drive by purchasing and converting blocks of Home Park residential property for institutional use. During the 1970s and 1980s the rapidly expanding student population exceeded campus dormitory capacity.
Over time and due to the schools' close proximity, it developed a large student population, being a popular alternative to on-campus housing at nearby institutions Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, resulting in a low owner occupancy rate.[1][2][3]
The neighborhood experienced an increase in property values and land development when Atlantic Station was built. The neighborhood's commercial district experienced a corresponding growth in restaurants, retail, art galleries, services, and an expanding residential base.[4]
Businesses
The southeast corner of Fourteenth Street (Georgia 9 and U.S. 19) and Holly Street is the headquarters for Georgia Public Broadcasting. CBS-Atlanta TV station WGCL is located at 425 14th Street at Mecaslin. Turner Broadcasting System's Entertainment Group is located at 1050 Techwood Drive on the east side of Home Park.
Education
The community is zoned to Atlanta Public Schools.
Zoned schools include:
- Centennial Place Elementary School (grades K-5)[5]
- Inman Middle School (grades 6-8)[6]
- Henry W. Grady High School
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History of the Home Park neighborhood". Home Park. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ Ebrahimi, Aghigh (1999-09-10). "Home Park provides close alternative". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ↑ Cuneo, Joshua (2005-03-18). "Off-campus housing options continue to grow". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ↑ Katzen, Joey (2002-09-13). "Nearby Atlantic Station develops, impacts students". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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Coordinates: 33°47′06″N 84°23′58″W / 33.784864°N 84.399441°W
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