Home Park is a

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in Georgia, US. It is bordered on the south by

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, on the west by the railroad yards adjacent to Marietta Street and Brady Avenue, on the north by 16th Street a
Atlantic Station
and on the east by Techwood Drive at I- 75/ 85 (the

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). The neighborhood is known as West Midtown Atlanta since it lies on the west side of the Downtown Connector. The residential district is bordered by Northside Drive, Techwood Drive, 10th Street, and 16th Street. This section is also home to the media organizations CBS Atlanta WGCL-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. The commercial district is west of Northside Drive over to Marietta Street and Brady Avenue. It has retail and services, design firms, art galleries, restaurants and an expanding residential section along Howell Mill Road.

History

Home Park was developed in 1901 as housing for workers at the

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located where

Atlantic Station Atlantic Station is a neighborhood on the northwestern edge of Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States comprising a retail district, office space, condominiums, townhomes and apartment buildings. First planned in the mid-1990s and officially op ...

is today. 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

and

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of hig ...

, resulting in a low

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rate. The neighborhood experienced an increase in property values and land development when

was built. The neighborhood's commercial district experienced a corresponding growth in restaurants, retail, art galleries, services and an expanding residential base.

Businesses

The southeast corner of Fourteenth Street ( Georgia 9 and U.S. 19) and Holly Street is the

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for

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. 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

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. Zoned schools include: * Centennial Place Elementary School (grades K-5) *

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(grades 6-8) *

Henry W. Grady High School Midtown High School, formerly Henry W. Grady High School, is a public high school located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It began as Boys High School and was one of the first two high schools established by Atlanta Public Schools in 1872. I ...

References

External links

* {{Georgia Tech Navbox Georgia Tech Student quarters Neighborhoods in Atlanta