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  Encyclopedia: Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta was largely destroyed by Union forces during the Civil War, but was chosen as the state capital in 1868, having been established as the site of command for Union soldiers and the Reconstruction administration.
Atlanta is circled by Interstate 285, called the "Perimeter" by locals, which has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs.
Atlanta has such a great economic impact on the state and the surrounding region that cities and towns up to 100 miles away are considered 'exurbs', defined by the fact that people depend on their livelihoods by commuting to work in the city, rapidly growing what is called Metro Atlanta.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Atlanta,-Georgia   (2237 words)

  
 Atlanta, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlanta receives about 1274 millimeters of rain annually, or over 50 inches, which is more than 11 times the rain received by one of the driest cities in the U.S., Las Vegas.
Atlanta is home to the Chick-fil-A Bowl (formerly known as the Peach Bowl) which is played at the Georgia Dome and matches a SEC team against an ACC opponent, as well as the SEC Championship Game in football annually, as well as hosting the basketball and gymnastics championships on several occasions.
Atlanta's WTBS channel 17 (originally WTCG) was Turner's start in television in the 1970s; after he bought the struggling UHF TV station, he turned it into a "Superstation" broadcasting both locally and nationally on the emerging cable providers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia   (6595 words)

  
 East Atlanta Village
East Atlanta Village was a bustling commercial center earlier in the 20th century, serving a community then on the outskirts of Atlanta.
As the crime rate fell and the economy boomed in the 1990s, East Atlanta rebounded and emerged as a center of youth culture.
East Atlanta resident Russell Brissette said he'd patronize the new restaurants — as long as the food was good and the prices were right.
eastatlantavillage.blogspot.com   (1864 words)

  
 East Atlanta Village Strut, September 17, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The East Atlanta Village Strut is the neighborhood's biggest party for people of all ages.
East Atlanta is a unique, diverse neighborhood located in one of Atlanta's first suburbs.
The Strut, which benefits the East Atlanta Kids Club, is organized by the Southstar Community Development Corporation, the East Atlanta Community Association, and the East Atlanta Business Association.
www.eastatlantastrut.org   (190 words)

  
 Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice
In East Cobb, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, real estate is on fire because of schools, say local Realtors.
East Cobb County offers a broad range of homes priced from the mid-$100's to well in excess of $1,000,000.
East Cobb continues to be the leader in schools and home values.
realtytimes.com /rtcpages/20050729_atlantasuburb.htm   (550 words)

  
 The Next American City
The “us” and “them” language he uses is a sure and subtle indicator of the state of East Atlanta: the first stages of gentrification.
She is “proud that East Atlanta has become one of the most diverse communities in Atlanta.
If both new and old can coexist, perhaps East Atlanta is not “the place the white people took back.” Perhaps it’s a place where neighbors, working together, took their neighborhood back.
www.americancity.org /article.php?id_article=25   (1630 words)

  
 Spacious new library an asset in East Atlanta | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Workers are making progress on the construction of the new East Atlanta public library, expected to open in late spring or early summer.
Todd Moye, treasurer of the nonprofit Friends of East Atlanta Library, said he and other residents are pleased with the building's unusual contemporary design with arched rooftops.
Jim Buzbee, owner of East Atlanta Ace Hardware, said the new library "adds to the revitalization of the community." Buzbee once owned the land at the new library's site.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/atlanta/0105/06library.html   (420 words)

  
 Atlanta
Atlanta supports urban pioneer restaurants if their food is good and their concept snappy.
Atlanta was a twitter for the nine months Seeger’s was under construction.
Atlanta has been blessed with several tiny French restaurants with impeccable food, Gallic flavor sensibility and polished servers.
www.sallys-place.com /food/dining_directory/north_america/atlanta.htm   (1775 words)

  
 New Homes in Atlanta, GA - East Village Park
Contact Us East Village Park: Quality New Homes in Atlanta, GA Vibrant East Village Park offers the only new homes in Atlanta, GA, that combine the quality of Craftsman style with the essence of traditional Atlanta in-town living.
East Village Park is designed to allow quality new homes in Atlanta, GA to blend with surrounding historic neighborhoods like Grant Park and Ormewood Park.
Charming East Village Park provides quality new homes in Atlanta, GA, set in a neighborhood created with care to foster a sense of community and security.
www.eastvillagepark.com   (169 words)

  
 The Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Before the battle of Peach Tree Creek, north of the city of Atlanta, General William Tecumseh Sherman ordered his men to advance towards Atlanta.
Formed in a semi-circle around the north and east of the Georgia city, they began pressure young John Bell Hood, new commander of the Army of Tennessee (more).
Moving towards Atlanta from the east, General Francis Blair spotted a high ridge known as "Bald Hill" and ordered Mortimer Leggett to take the hill.
ngeorgia.com /history/battleofatlanta.html   (828 words)

  
 East Haven, A Private Community near Atlanta in Covington, Georgia
East Haven luxury homes are reminiscent of Charleston and Savannah, yet, they offer every modern convenience, including optional elevators in many plans, state of the art technology, fire protection systems, full accessibility and much more.
East Haven is a mere stones-throw from the Covington Town Square, with quaint shops and dining, and is adjacent to historic Floyd Street, with its southern mansions and antebellum charm.
Just 30 minutes from the Atlanta perimeter, East Haven is one of Georgia's most desirable new communities.
www.easthavenhomes.com   (141 words)

  
 Atlanta Public Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
East Lake Elementary is located in the East Lake Community south of Decatur in Atlanta.
It was established in 1920 in Southeast Atlanta, and was previously a Dekalb County Courthouse.
The school is bordered by the newly renovated East Lake Community, which has changed due to the national movement towards the revitalization of public housing communities.
www.atlanta.k12.ga.us /our_schools/elementary/elementary/elake/elake.htm   (796 words)

  
 Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
East of the library route #7 comes from Dekalb County and the East Atlanta neighborhood via Glenwood Rd., Maynard Terrace, and McPherson St. Get off at McPherson and Flat Shoals.
East of the library route #7 comes from Gresham Shopping Center, the Bouldercrest area and the East Atlanta neighborhood.
See Meeting Room Policies and Guidelines for details on reserving meeting facilities at the East Atlanta Library or any other AFPL meeting space.
www.af.public.lib.ga.us /east_atlanta_branch.html   (315 words)

  
 The Atlanta Campaign, May - Sept, 1864   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Moving east from Marietta, Georgia, Sherman's forces spread across the open land north of Atlanta.
From a point northeast of Atlanta along the Decatur Road (at the corner of present-day Dekalb Avenue and Degress St.) the first artillery shells fall on the city.
The large-scale troop movements is not the retreat of the Army of Tennessee, but the movement of Hardee's Corps on a 15-mile circuitous route to attack the Federal left flank in East Atlanta.
ngeorgia.com /history/atlcamp.html   (1381 words)

  
 Oglethorpe University : Campus Life : Atlanta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Atlanta is a world-class city that offers Oglethorpe students the opportunity to experience life in a major metropolitan area.
Atlanta ranks fourth in the nation among cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters.
Twenty-five companies headquartered in metro Atlanta are ranked among the latest Fortune 1,000 companies, with twelve among the Fortune 500.
www.oglethorpe.edu /campus_life/atlanta.asp   (286 words)

  
 East Atlanta theater may reopen | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Remnants of a grand past are still visible, decades after the East Atlanta movie house showed its last film.
Madison Theater in the East Atlanta Village has been closed for decades but has hopeful developers.
Meanwhile, DuBose had to wait for the city to rule on a request to rezone the East Atlanta Village a "neighborhood commercial," which would allow daytime and evening businesses to share parking.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/atlanta/1004/1028theater.html   (587 words)

  
 East Atlanta Village in for face-lift | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
East Atlanta Village is set for a major face-lift.
The East Atlanta plans call for big changes to Flat Shoals Avenue, the village's main drag.
Once a rural crossroads, East Atlanta took off in the early 20th century when it catered to new streetcar suburbs.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/atlanta/0205/24eastatlanta.html   (513 words)

  
 East Atlanta Community Association - About East Atlanta
East Atlanta is a diverse, friendly neighborhood with traditional neighborhood charm.
More recently, we've added Notoberfest (the East Atlanta Beer Festival) in April, the Brownwood Park Bike Rally bennefitting the East Atlanta Kids Club in May, and the Battle of Atlanta Festival in July (most of the Battle of Atlanta occurred in the East Atlanta environs).
East Atlanta boasts an active market featuring homes of all kinds: stately Victorians, charming Craftsmans, adorable postwar homes, and lovely new construction.
www.eaca.net /index/about_east_atlanta   (575 words)

  
 East Atlanta Community Association
East Atlanta residents in the City of Atlanta are in the secondary zone for this school.
All residents that live in the City of Atlanta and in East Atlanta are in the secondary zone for this school (see www.eaca.net for community association boundaries).
The next community meeting is March 5, 6:30 PM at the East Lake YMCA across from Publix in East Lake.
www.eaca.net /association/update/2003/feb03.htm   (835 words)

  
 East Atlanta Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Fulton County, Georgia
It is through the hard work of these local residents that East Atlanta has been revitalized from the undesirable shape it was in 2 decades ago.
An eclectic collection of nightclubs, restaurants and theaters in East Atlanta now draw young professionals to the area while older residents take pride in having called this private neighborhood home all their lives.
As for industries of employment, the largest percentage of East Atlanta’s nearly 40,000 residents work in educational, health, and social services, while transportation as well as arts and entertainment are also popular fields of work.
www.atlanta-east-realestate.com   (754 words)

  
 The New York Times > Travel > Surfacing: In East Atlanta, the Signs of Chic Are Emerging
N the sprawling, 6,000-square-mile metropolis of Atlanta, where public transportation is limited and neighborhood hopping is best done by car, it's nice to know where to go for what.
And now Atlantans are quickly adding another cultural hub to their list: East Atlanta, home to a lively sprinkling of quirky shops, restaurants and nightspots that's reaching the crest in what has been a steadily rising wave of cool.
It's indeed an exciting time in East Atlanta, whose past demons include major integration conflicts, white flight and a nasty crime wave that began a slow reversal in the early 80's.
www.nytimes.com /2005/05/29/travel/29surface.html?ex=1275019200&en=927dd904b7e914a9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (675 words)

  
 Howard Johnson East Atlanta - Specials and Discounts
Howard Johnson East Atlanta is surrounded by other great Atlanta hotels such as among others.
Situated near this hotel are some Atlanta attractions, one of the better ones is Atlanta Cyclorama.
The check in time at Howard Johnson East Atlanta Hotel is 3 PM and NOON is the checkout time.
atlanta.hotels-deal.com /howard-johnson-east-atlanta.html   (164 words)

  
 TheStoryGroup.com: East Atlanta updated on Flat Shoals Avenue streetscape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
East Atlanta Community Association President Elena Kaplan saw her agenda for last week’s meeting—timed out to the minute—fall by the wayside as residents became embroiled in development issues related to the Glenwood Park project and the Flat Shoals Avenue streetscape, the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare.
Barring any dramatic problems, the project will move on to Atlanta’s bidding process for three months of solicitation and submissions before construction can begin in December of this year.
Included in the planned events marking the fighting that took 12,000 lives in a single day will be a pub-crawl in the East Atlanta Village.
www.the-stories.com /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:3155   (515 words)

  
 Preston Place - a new development of neo-Craftsman style homes in East Lake (Atlanta, Georgia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The spectacular East Lake Golf Club is a private club that sits at the heart of this community.
The East Lake MARTA rail station is about 2 miles straight up 2nd Avenue (which becomes East Lake Drive).
The principals of Springdale Capital, LLC have been involved in the revitalization of Atlanta's intown neighborhoods, including Kirkwood, East Lake, East Atlanta and Edgewood for the past ten years.
www.showing247.com /prestonplace/about.html   (1300 words)

  
 East Atlanta Home Buyers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
East Metro Atlanta has become one of the most desirable areas for Atlanta residents.
Away from much of the traffic of North Atlanta, the green space, huge lots and natural surroundings have made Newton and Henry counties two of the fastest growing counties in the nation.
Rockdale county has all of the amenities and conveniences of the big city without the hassle.
www.eastatlantahomebuyers.com   (126 words)

  
 Life As I Know It
Back upstairs, I asked the bartender, the one that Chris thinks is pretty much the best bartender in Atlanta, and she said that the fire marshal shut it down until it was brought up to code.
Its not exactly a dive bar, not exactly a hipster bar, not exactly a restaurant,and not exactly a live music venue, but it is all those things at once.
So please, if you are ever in East Atlanta, by all means stop in at the Earl, you will find good food, interesting people to look at, and a well poured pint, without attitude.
eastatlantablog.blogspot.com   (4345 words)

  
 Atlanta Limo. Full Atlanta Limousine and Limo Service.
Atlanta Limousine specializes in executive class airport transportation and limousine charters and luxury tours around the Atlanta area.
We have full-service Atlanta wedding limousine packages where we even roll out the red carpet and write "Just Married" on the back of the stretch limousine for when the couple emerges from the service.
Discover the World-Class art institutions of Atlanta with a limousine to the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design.
www.airportcommuter.com /atlanta/area_cities/middle_east_cobb.htm   (700 words)

  
 East Atlanta Streetscape in Construction!
Trees on the east side will be replaced with a variety that will not impede the power lines.
The road will also be resurfaced and the intersection at Glenwood and Flatshoals will be slightly reconfigured to make it somewhat easier to make a right turn.
The new tree types are butterfly Magnolias (west side of Flat Shoals) and Chinese Elms (east side).
eaca.net /index/news/press/20050220215751   (235 words)

  
 Atlanta East Real Estate new homes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Take any of the Interstates or main roads East from Atlanta, and you will find modern day America, good schools, entertainment, sports, and a suburban lifestyle, integrated with a sense of community.
Atlanta is very spread out, so much so that the metropolitan area is about to be expanded from fourteen to twenty-nine counties.
Atlanta Real Estate East is where you can still find single lots, or Estate acreage side by side at fairly reasonable prices.
www.abraxis.com /rcmcr/new_page_11.htm   (205 words)

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