Piedmont Heights, Atlanta

Piedmont Heights
Neighborhoods of Atlanta
Piedmont Heights Location of Piedmont Heights within central Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°48′11″N 84°22′15″W / 33.803043°N 84.370816°W / 33.803043; -84.370816
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Fulton County
City	City of Atlanta
NPU	F
Population (2000)^[1]
• Total	1,899
Demographics (2000)^[2]
• White/Other	87%
• Black	8%
• Asian	2%
• Hispanic	4%
ZIP Code	30324
Website	Piedmont Heights Civic Association

Piedmont Heights is a neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, founded in the early 20th century. It is located between the BeltLine on the west; across from the Sherwood Forest neighborhood; I-85 on the north, across from an industrial area (Armour Drive); and Piedmont Avenue/Road and Morningside-Lenox Park on the east.

History

Originally the area was open country. The second oldest house in Atlanta is located here, a two-story frame Liddell house on Montgomery Ferry, built circa 1860. The first references to Piedmont Heights at the county tax offices are from 1912. The area was developed during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.^[3]

Largely due to efforts by the Morningside civic association MPLA, construction of I-485 was avoided which would have gone either close to or through part of Piedmont Heights.

Further information: Freeway revolt in Atlanta

Commercial districts

Ansley Mall, originally built in 1968 as an outdoor mall, now a hybrid of outdoor mall and strip mall, is located at the southern tip of Piedmont Heights. Anchor tenants include both Publix and Kroger supermarkets, CVS Pharmacy, Pier One, and L.A. Fitness (formerly a Woolworth). There is additional retail along Monroe Drive and Piedmont.

Education

The community is zoned to Atlanta Public Schools.

Parks

Gotham Park is owned by the residents of Piedmont Heights (and not by the City of Atlanta), and it is run and maintained through the Gotham Park Committee of the Piedmont Heights Civic Association. In addition, Piedmont Park is diagonally across from the southern tip of Piedmont Heights.

References

Neighborhoods and districts of Atlanta

Downtown	Castleberry Hill Fairlie-Poplar Centennial Hill Hotel District Five Points Luckie Marietta Peachtree Center SoNo South Downtown

Midtown	Ansley Park Atlantic Station Colony Square Fox Theatre Historic District Loring Heights Historic Midtown Home Park Sherwood Forest Technology Square

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Eastside	Atkins Park Cabbagetown Candler Park Druid Hills East Atlanta East Lake Edgewood Grant Park Glenwood Park Inman Park Kirkwood Lake Claire Lindridge/Martin Manor Little Five Points Morningside/Lenox Park North Ormewood Park Oakland Old Fourth Ward Ormewood Park Piedmont Heights Poncey-Highland Reynoldstown Sweet Auburn Virginia-Highland

Southeast	Benteen Park Boulevard Heights Chosewood Park High Point Joyland Lakewood Heights Peoplestown South Atlanta Summerhill

Southwest	Adair Park Adamsville Ashview Heights Ben Hill Capitol View Capitol View Manor Cascade Heights Collier Heights Fort McPherson Greenbriar Hunter Hills Just Us Mechanicsville Midwest Cascade Oakland City Perkerson Peyton Forest Pittsburgh Sylvan Hills Venetian Hills West End Westview

Northwest	Bankhead The Bluff Carey Park Center Hill Dixie Hills English Avenue Grove Park Hunter Hills Mozley Park Riverside Scotts Crossing Vine City Washington Park West Lake Whittier Mill Village

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