Edgewood is a neighborhood located on the east side of

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, United States, located approximately east of

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History

Edgewood was originally its own

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, prior to the

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's 1909 annexation across the

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line from

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into

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. Edgewood was developed during Atlanta’s Reconstruction-era economic boom that lasted from 1870 to 1910. With the extraordinary growth of Atlanta’s population during this time, and the development of an extensive core downtown business district, many forward-looking business and municipal leaders began to see the need for separate areas of recreation and residential development for the ever increasing numbers of those who worked downtown. Unlike other east side neighborhoods, Edgewood was geared primarily towards blue collar workers. As such, the

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common in Kirkwood and

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is noticeably absent in Edgewood, the neighborhood's housing stock being composed primarily of craftsman bungalows.

Geography

While the entire Atlanta-in-DeKalb area is sometimes called "east Atlanta," the neighborhood of East Atlanta is to the south-southeast of Edgewood. Kirkwood is immediately to the east of Edgewood, with Reynoldstown just to the west, and

to the north. While Edgewood Avenue was named for Edgewood and stretches from

in the direction of Edgewood, the avenue does not quite reach the neighborhood.

Commercial district

The Edgewood Retail District is a 44 acre (17.6-hectare) mixed-use village located off Moreland Avenue, on the fringe of Little Five Points. Built by Sembler on land formerly owned by

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in northwest Edgewood, it is made up of of

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, including the first intown Lowe's

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store. Other tenants include

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, Best Buy,

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, Office Depot,

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, and

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Burgers and Fries.

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Organized Neighbors of Edgewood
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History

Geography

Commercial district

See also

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