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Along with Inman Park,
these three neighborhoods grew along the east-west trolley line as
Atlanta's first suburbs. Not just for urban homesteaders
anymore, these neighborhoods share many traits in common: strong,
active neighborhood associations (see links on left), mature
parkland, "walkability" and an interesting mix of
houses. We find it
fascinating. After all, what other neighborhoods can boast of
an emu as a local character (see below)?
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Candler Park
neighborhood:
Originally the city of Edgewood,
established 1890, its citizens voted in 1908 to become part of
Atlanta. The map above covers the Candler Park area , bounded by
Clifton Road on the east, DeKalb Avenue (where the Georgia Railroad
tracks are) on the South, Moreland Avenue (the eastern boundary of Inman
Park) on the west, and North Avenue on the north.
Home to around 7000 wildly diverse people, it has more the feel of a
small town than that of a neighborhood in a major metropolitan
area. Like all the neighborhoods in and around Atlanta, it
declined as a desirable place to live after the 1920's but began its
upswing in the late 1960's.
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Want to play nine rounds of golf? Got $7? That's how much
the Candler
Park Golf Course charges for the day. Or how about going to
the opposite end of the cultural spectrum for a tattoo? Also
available in Candler Park, not far from the golf course. Not
counting the restaurants along Moreland Avenue, the famous and fabulous Flying
Biscuit bakery and cafe and Fellini's
pizza on McLendon and Radial
on DeKalb Avenue are a few to start with.
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 Courtesy of the
Candler Park Neighborhood Association, here are some photos by
Warren Jackson that capture some of the spirit of the neighborhood
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Lake Claire
neighborhood: Several years ago, there was a momentary plague of
bumper stickers urging us to "Ski Lake
Claire!" While there may indeed be a 4.7
acre Lake Claire Park (the green area on McLendon Ave on the
map), there is, alas, NO Lake Claire. However,
there is, in fact, a Lake Claire neighborhood starting east of
Candler Park and also bounded on the South by the Georgia
Southern Railroad tracks and DeKalb Avenue. On the East is
the city of Decatur, and on the North, well, it gets too
complicated and there may not be any official boundaries,
anyway. Just know that the Druid Hills neighborhood claims
the parks south of Ponce de Leon Avenue, so Lake Claire goes no
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The "Lake" in Lake Claire refers to Lakeshore
Drive, which in turn refers to an artificial "Lake Ponceana"
which is now dry. Lake Claire comprises several separate
developments which became incorporated into Atlanta (but DeKalb
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Around
1200 homes range in type from craftsman to bungalow, 50's
cottages, exotics and modern, mirroring the eclectic mix of
residents. Lake Claire sits atop the Eastern Continental
Divide, meaning that all water in it flows into the Gulf of
Mexico. A little further east and rivers flow to the
Atlantic.
During the 1980's a group of homeowners in Lake Claire banded
together to purchase ~7 acres of land. This became the Lake
Claire Community Land Trust which, while private land, is
available for use by the neighborhood and to well-behaved
others. Features include a covered stage, picnic area, fire
pit/drum circle, and the "emu, goat, and chicken
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Kirkwood neighborhood:
We are now south of Dekalb Avenue/Georgia Southern
Railroad. Bordered on the west by Rogers St, on the south
by Memorial Drive, and on the east by Melrich and Winter
Avenues, Kirkwood is still part of Atlanta and Dekalb
County. Born on the streetcar line, it continued to rely
on this transportation mode until as late as the 1950's. It
was incorporated as a municipality in 1899 and was annexed into
Atlanta in 1922.
One building from Kirkwood's early days, the Kirkwood School,
is now part of the Kirkwood Loft apartments, renovated in
1997. Middle-class urban homesteaders began to renovate
the neighborhood's stock of historic housing in the
1980's. Howard Street. between Howard and College
Avenues boasts the finest and largest houses of the community,
featuring Queen Anne, Arts and Crafts, and Victorian Folk
styles.
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Pricing has kept pace with the renewed appreciation of the
neighborhood's value. In addition Kirkwood is also
home to Bessie
Branham Park, a hard-working park that comprises
baseball/softball, basketball, tennis, playgrounds, and a large
community center which houses, among other amenities, a Community
Cyber Center.
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East
Lake Neighborhood: New homes commingle with
older bungalows and Tudor cottages in this most Eastern of
Atlanta's neighborhoods. Bounded by Pharr Road and
other streets (the Oakwood and Kirkwood communities) on the North;
1st, 2nd, and Meadowlake Drive on the West; and the city limits of Atlanta on the East (Candler Rd) and
South (Glenwood Avenue), this small neighborhood is dominated, in
both geography and history, by the famed
East Lake Golf Club.
Forever associated with the
legendary golfer Bobby
Jones, the Atlanta Athletic Club purchased land in 1904 on the
site of an old amusement park and opened the golf course in
1908. The courses were enhanced and improved
throughout the decades.
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However, starting in the '60's, white
flight erupted here as in other Atlanta neighborhoods. The
Atlanta Athletic Club pulled up stakes and followed its members to
its present home in Duluth. An unyielding group of
members purchased the original course and clubhouse in 1968 and
began operating them as the East Lake Country Club.
Things continued to worsen until
1993, when a local foundation bought the club, intending to
restore it as a tribute to Bobby Jones and others. This
became a catalyst for renewing the whole community. For
example, all profits from the club support the East
Lake Community Foundation. Among its accomplishments is
the replacement of a notorious housing project with the Villages
of East Lake, which surrounds the public Charlie
Yates Golf Course. East
Lake Commons is another award-winning housing initiative just
South of the neighborhood.
In addition to the Golf Club
association, this neighborhood does have its own civic
association, the East
Lake Neighbors Community Association (ELNCA).
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If you are familiar with these areas, I'm sure that you can add a lot to
these brief notes. Please email us
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