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Sylvan Hills is a neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Boundaries The neighbourhood is bordered on the north by Deckner Avenue, on the south by Langford Parkway (Hwy 166), to the east by Metropolitan Avenue and on the west by Murphy Street. Arthur B. Langford Jr. ...
History The area that is now Sylvan Hills was once part of the Perkerson and Gilbert holdings that are believed to date to 1831.
Housing development began in Sylvan Hills about 1920 during post-WWI growth. The boom tapered off during the Depression then started up again after WWII and lasted until the neighborhood was completely built out.
At one time, there was a center of shops, including a movie theater, at Dill Avenue and Sylvan Road. Shops along the railroad tracks attracted personnel from nearby Fort McPherson.
Places of Interest
Perkerson Park Perkerson Park is approximately fifty acres in size and is located in the northeast portion of the neighborhood at the corner of Deckner Avenue and Beatie Avenue Southwest.
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson, while technically in East Point, Georgia, is a U.S. Military installation situated just west of Murphy Street, the western border of the community. Fort McPherson is a U.S. Army base located in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. ...
East Point is a minor suburb of Atlanta located in Fulton County, Georgia. ...
Education
Elementary Schools Perkerson Elementary School
2895 Lakewood Ave SW
Atlanta, GA 30315-5809
Middle Schools Sylvan Hills Middle School
1461 Sylvan Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-4124
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