Atlanta
Neighborhoods
by Rebecca Cash
Ansley Park
One of Atlanta's most popular neighborhoods, located just north of
the downtown convention district. The neighborhood began
construction in 1905 as Atlanta's first automobile oriented
community and ended as one of Atlanta's premier residential areas.
Developer Edwin Ansley patterned the entire neighborhood after the
North Druid Hills area. The entire neighborhood is a National
Historic District. Noted for spacious, renovated early American
homes, with sloping manicured lawns and cobblestone walkways. The
Ansley area is probably one of the most enmeshed neighborhoods in
Atlanta, and only the brave should venture in without a map. Immense
gardens and convenient parks encircle this majestic area creating a
wooded oasis in the heart of the city. Easy accessibility to 75 and
85, nightlife attractions and superb restaurants. |