Midtown Atlanta Skyline.

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Homes in Midtown Atlanta

Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia, situated between the commercial and financial district of Downtown to the south and the affluent residential district of Ansley Park and the affluent residential and commercial district of Buckhead to the north. Midtown includes about one-third of the city's high-rises. It is bounded roughly by the future Beltline just east of Monroe Drive on the east, I-85 and I-75 to the north, Northside Drive on the west and North Avenue on the south. The socio-cultural boundaries may differ slightly from the official boundaries. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 786 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 786 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Atlanta redirects here. ... Downtown Atlanta refers to the largest financial district for the city of Atlanta. ... Ansley Park is a residential neighborhood in Atlanta, GA, located just east of Midtown and north of Piedmont Park. ... Buckhead is a community within the city of Atlanta, comprising over 100,000 residents, forming approximately the northern one-fifth of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Buckhead is legally defined as that portion of the city of Atlanta northwest of I-85 and northeast of I-75. ... The Belt Line (or sometimes Beltline) is a proposed light rail or possibly heavy rail (metro) line around the core of Atlanta. ... Interstate 85 is an interstate highway in the southeastern United States. ... Interstate 75 is an interstate highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. ... North Avenue can refer to: An east-west throughfare in Atlanta on which Georgia Tech and the world headquarters for Coca-Cola are located Illinois Route 64, which is known as North Avenue in Chicago Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue previously known as North Avenue in New Delhi Categories: | ...

Geography

Midtown is composed of busy thoroughfares, including Atlanta's famous Peachtree Street, lined by high-rise condos and four-star hotels alongside skyscrapers housing Class A office space and busy shopping areas. It is also home to quiet residential neighborhoods populated by Victorian, American Four-Square and American Craftsman homes, as well as bed-and-breakfast inns. Midtown's focal point is the expansive green space of Piedmont Park. The Atlanta Botanical Garden adjoins the Park. Peachtree and 10th at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Peachtree Street is the main north-south street of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... This subject should not be confused with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. ... Piedmont Park is the 189 acre Central Park of Atlanta, Georgia, located in Midtown, north of the city center. ... The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acre (12 hectare) botanical garden located within Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Atlanta Botanical Garden contains several different landscapes to display a variety of plants. ...

The area where Piedmont Avenue intersects Tenth Street is the locus of Atlanta's thriving gay and lesbian population, many of whom work and live in the Midtown area.

Atlanta has its own multicultural flavor in its variety of restaurants, most of which are situated on Peachtree Street and spread out in a fashion characteristic of the rest of the city. On Juniper Street north of Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta boasts its own signature "restaurant row" district, with upscale gathering places and bustling nightclubs.

Midtown Atlanta is currently a fast-growing community with appreciating land and property values, as land is a precious commodity in this urban area. As residents begin to return to the city following decades of suburban retreat from the city center, Midtown Atlanta offers an attractive mix of amenities and attractions, as well as proximity to downtown offices and destinations. The recent construction and opening of the Seventeenth Street Bridge over the Downtown Connector has reconnected Midtown with the west-side of the city. It connects Midtown to a new multi-billion dollar mixed-use development, called Atlantic Station, on the former site of the Atlantic Steel company, which is the site of new housing, office, and retail space. In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 (pronounced seventy-five eighty-five) is the overlapped connector of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. ... Part of the old steel mill serves as a statue in central park This article describes a recently developed mixed-use neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

History

Midtown Alliance

Formed in 1978, the Midtown Alliance is a group of volunteers, employees, and business and community members, as well as busybodies, that work towards improving the overall quality of life in Midtown, transforming it into an ideal place for people to actively live, work, and play. Activities of the Alliance include improving the neighborhood safety, developing area arts and education programs, and building community leaders. The master plan from the Alliance, called Blueprint Midtown, is credited with fueling the economic resurgence that has helped the once downtrodden Midtown area transform over the past number of years into a popular neighborhood^[1].

Arts

Midtown is "Atlanta's Heart of the Arts." It is the home of the Fox Theatre, Henry W. Grady High School, the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Richard Meier and Renzo Piano -designed High Museum of Art, as well as the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and other arts and entertainment venues. Recently, the Woodruff Arts Center and its campus have been expanded. Future additions will include a new Atlanta Symphony Center designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The High is currently collaborating with the Louvre to house a temporary collection of masterpieces from the Paris museum. As well as being a major arts and entertainment enclave, Midtown Atlanta is home to a vibrant cultural community, bringing together people from every walk of life. The district hosts the Atlanta Dogwood Festival in the spring along with the Atlanta Pride Festival and the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race in the summer. History enthusiasts can tour the Margaret Mitchell House and Rhodes Hall, both of which can be rented for corporate or social events, as well. The Fox Theatre (often marketed as the Fabulous Fox) in Atlanta, Georgia is one of the grand movie palaces built in the United States in the 1920s. ... Grady High Schools Charles Allan Drive Building (C-Building). ... The Woodruff Arts Center is an arts center in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acre (12 hectare) botanical garden located within Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Atlanta Botanical Garden contains several different landscapes to display a variety of plants. ... Richard Meier (born October 12, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey) is a late twentieth century American architect known for his use of the purist white. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... High Museum, Atlanta. ... The Atlanta Ballet was founded in 1929 by Dorothy Alexander as the Dorothy Alexander Concert Group, which later became the Atlanta Civic Ballet and, in 1967, the Atlanta Ballet. ... The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is an American orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Woodruff Arts Center is an arts center in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia. ... External link Atlanta Symphony Center official site ... Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Spanish architect and structural engineer whose principal office is in Zurich, Switzerland. ... This article is about the museum. ... The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is a arts and crafts festival held each Spring at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Peachtree Road Race, founded in 1970, is the largest, and arguably the best and most famous, 10 kilometer running event in the world, boasting a field of 55,000 participants annually. ... Exterior view of Rhodes Hall, the castle on Peachtree Street. ...

Education

Henry W. Grady High School

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• Morningside Elementary School
• Inman Middle School
• Henry W. Grady High School

In addition, the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology is located in the southwest corner of the district. Inman Middle School is a public, co-education middle school located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Grady High Schools Charles Allan Drive Building (C-Building). ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ...

Transportation

Midtown Atlanta is served by Atlanta's underground rapid rail system, MARTA, at the Civic Center, North Avenue, Midtown, and Arts Center MARTA Stations. There is also a free shuttle between the Arts Center MARTA Station and Atlantic Station, as well as a free-to-the-public daytime shuttle between the Midtown MARTA station and Georgia Tech called the "Tech Trolley."^[2] Marta redirects here. ... Civic Center station is on the lower level of the West Peachtree Street bridge over the Downtown Connector with two side platforms. ... North Avenue is an underground station with two side platforms. ... Midtown is an underground station with two side platforms. ... Arts Center is an underground station with a central island. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational research university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia, Metz, France, Shanghai, China, and Singapore. ...

References

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External links

Midtown Skyline from the West.

• Midtown Alliance, neighborhood planning/advocacy organization
• Midtown Mile, development plan
• Midtown Neighbors Association, residential neighborhood association
• Midtown Ponce Security Alliance, private neighborhood security organization
• Technology Square of Midtown