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Encyclopedia > Mechanicsville (Atlanta)

Mechanicsville, is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It sits in the shadow of both downtown Atlanta and Turner Field. The neighborhood is bounded by I-20 on the north, the I-75/I-85 Downtown Connector on the east, and the Southern Railway lines on the south and west. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Turner Field is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... Interstate 85 is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ...   In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 (pronounced seventy-five eighty-five) is the overlapped route of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ...


History

Mechanicsville is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta. The neighborhood sprang up in the late 1800s, adjacent to several railroad lines just south of downtown. The name "Mechanicsville" comes from the "mechanics" that worked on the railway lines. It was once a vibrant multiethnic community with working class blacks and middle class whites, and home to several prominent merchant families, including the Rich family, of department store fame. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...


Its decline was caused by urban renewal, migration to the suburbs, and the construction of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium and the nearby interstate highways. The city of Atlanta has targeted the area for revitalization. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was a baseball and American football stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia. ...


The movie ATL was filmed here. ATL is an American movie that was released on March 31, 2006. ...


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