Upper Westside is a colloquial area, comprising many historical neighborhoods located in
Atlanta
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Georgia
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. The neighborhood is located in the northwestern sector of Atlanta, west of I-75 and inside I-285, to the south of Vinings and to the west of Buckhead.
It was developed in the 19th century as an industrial hub.
Bolton,
Riverside
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Whittier Mill Village
Whittier Mill Village, originally Chattahoochee, a recognized neighborhood of Atlanta on the Upper Westside of Atlanta. It is roughly contiguous with the Whittier Mills Historic District, both locally- and NRHP-listed. The mill and the adjacent v ...
are the largest neighborhoods comprising the district.
Points of Interest
The most notable landmark is the Crest Lawn cemetery.
The Works, a planned
mixed-use development
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
, is being developed by Selig in the area; it will consist of 40 buildings many of which are of historic character.
References
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Neighborhoods in Atlanta