Poncey–Highland is an intown neighborhood on the east side of

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, located south of Virginia–Highland. It is so named because it is near the intersection of east/west

Ponce de Leon Avenue Ponce de Leon Avenue ( ), often simply called Ponce, provides a link between Atlanta, Decatur, Clarkston, and Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was named for Ponce de Leon Springs, in turn from explorer Juan Ponce de León, but is not pronounced ...

and north/southwest North Highland Avenue. This Atlanta neighborhood was established between 1905 and 1930, and is bordered by

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and

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across Moreland Avenue to the east, the Old Fourth Ward across the

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to the west,

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across the eastern branch of Freedom Parkway to the south, and

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to the north across

. The Little Five Points area sits on the border of Poncey–Highland, Inman Park, and Candler Park. The Clermont

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Poncey–Highland is home to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, established in 1982. The Carter Center occupies an area of land that was originally the neighborhood of

Copenhill Copenhill, Copenhill Park, or Copen Hill was a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia which was located largely where the Carter Center now sits, and which now forms part of the Poncey-Highland neighborhood. History Copen Hill (as it was origina ...

, and which was razed to build an interchange between eight-lane highways:

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(now

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) east and west, and

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and Interstate 675 north and south. The development was successfully stopped by the surrounding neighborhoods, leaving

Freedom Parkway Freedom Park is one of the largest city parks in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The park forms a cross shape with the axes crossing at the Carter Center. The park stretches west-east from Parkway Drive, just west of Boulevard, to the intersecti ...

in the area where

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had already

demolish Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down of buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a bu ...

ed over 500 homes. Poncey–Highland has numerous

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buildings, including: :• Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant (c. 1916) :• Western Electric Company building at 820 Ralph McGill :• Briarcliff Plaza, containing the Majestic Diner (c. 1929) and the Plaza Theatre (1939), an art-deco cinema hosting numerous film events and the focal point of independent cinema in Atlanta :• Hotel Clermont (c. 1924), and its basement

Clermont Lounge The Clermont Lounge is Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta's first and longest continually operating strip club, opened in 1965 and boasts a completely female ownership. Located in the basement of the Clermont Motor Hotel at 789 Ponce De Leon Avenue, in ...

, a landmark strip club open since 1965. The

, a multi-use corridor of walking and biking paths and eventually a light rail line, built on the old Southern Railway tracks that form the western boundary of Poncey–Highland. The BeltLine

borders Poncey–Highland. Around the intersection of North Avenue and North Highland are: :• Manuel's Tavern, a local political hangout and one of Atlanta's oldest taverns :• Videodrome, an independent DVD and video rental retail :• The Highland Inn (1927), one of Atlanta's only independent hotels :• Highland Ballroom, a bar and event space located in the Highland Inn's basement area The so-called

Murder Kroger Murder Kroger is the name by which the Kroger supermarket at 725 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Poncey-Highland, Atlanta has been known for decades. The store opened in the 1980s. The store's parking lot has been the scene of two fatal shootings and th ...

at 725 Ponce de Leon Ave. was razed in 2016 and replaced by 725 Ponce, a mixed-use development with a new Kroger store.

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Poncey–Highland Neighborhood Association
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