Neighborhood Profile: Haynes Manor (within Buckhead) Submitted by: Ann Hopkins and Bee Breitenbach This central Buckhead neighborhood was developed in the late 1920s, when Eugene Haynes began subdividing his Haynes Manor estate. From Peachtree Road you enter this spectacular neighborhood along the beautiful tree-lined Peachtree Battle Parkway. Many of the homes are English and […]
May 8, 2012
Submitted by: Bee Breitenbach Peachtree Heights, one of Atlanta’s historic neighborhoods, was laid out in 1908 by Etreus Rivers, a railroad man turned real estate developer, for whom E. Rivers School is named. Conveniently located in the heart of Buckhead – snuggled in east of Peachtree Rd. between Lindbergh Drive on the south, East Wesley […]
April 17, 2012
Submitted by: The Heery Brothers Wildwood is located in the southwestern portion of Buckhead in the area to the west of Howell Mill Road between Collier Road and Peachtree Creek. Here you will find a mix of original bungalow, ranch, and cottage-style homes (many of which have been renovated) and traditional-style new construction homes. Wildwood was […]
March 28, 2012
Submitted by Andrea Cueny Alpharetta, a suburb north of Atlanta, is an area east of 400 exits 9 Haynes Bridge, 10 Old Milton Pkwy and 11 Windward Pkwy. The Alpharetta area is one of the most affluent suburbs and has everything one could possibly want or need. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Alpharetta,+GA&aq=0&oq=alpharetta+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=56.637293,114.169922&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Alpharetta,+Fulton,+Georgia&t=m&z=13&ll=34.075376,-84.29409&output=embed View Larger Map In Alpharetta you can […]
February 28, 2012
Submitted by: Janet Boyden and Michele Gallagher Crabapple, a Metro Atlanta suburb, is an area filled both with history and today’s amenities. Centered at the crossroads of Highways 140 and 372, it is also known as “the Silos area.” The historic heart of Crabapple is anchored by an historic brick building at the crossroads of […]
February 21, 2012
Submitted by: Suzanne Close http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lakeside+at+Ansley&aq=&sll=34.091349,-84.404765&sspn=0.116714,0.222301&ie=UTF8&hq=Lakeside+at+Ansley&hnear=&ll=34.091349,-84.404765&spn=0.116714,0.222301&t=m&output=embed View Larger Map Located in suburban Roswell, Lakeside at Ansley is a gated community filled with single-family homes and amenities including a clubhouse, pool, and six lighted tennis courts. The picturesque community, developed in 2001, boasts beautiful homes and a rolling landscape. The area is served by public schools Sweet […]
February 7, 2012
Submitted by: Tracy Sardelli Windward is a mixed-use development in suburban Alpharetta that consists of residential neighborhoods, a commercial business center, and a 195-acre private lake. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lake+Windward+Drive,+Alpharetta,+GA&aq=0&oq=lake+win&sll=34.091368,-84.245532&sspn=0.06319,0.111494&vpsrc=6&g=Windward+Parkway,+Alpharetta,+GA&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lake+Windward+Dr,+Alpharetta,+Georgia+30005&ll=34.084036,-84.236295&spn=0.506307,0.891953&t=m&z=11&output=embed View Larger Map Windward’s central business district includes different hotels, the largest hotel being the Marriott. Several big named companies have established their worldwide headquarters within Windward’s business […]
February 1, 2012
Submitted by: Suzanne Close Mountain Park is a neighborhood filled with history located off Highway 92 in Roswell. Originally composed of summer cottages of Atlanta’s elite, in 1927 the city was incorporated. By 1932, only three families resided in Mountain Park full time and there was no “Prohibition” in Mountain Park, so you could buy […]
January 24, 2012
Submitted by Charles Gerrick Brookhaven is located in zip code 30319, northeast of Buckhead, and was the first community in Georgia designed around a golf course. Brookhaven includes a number of smaller neighborhoods, including Historic Brookhaven and Ashford Park. Encompassing parts of both Fulton and Dekalb Counties, areas north and east of Historic Brookhaven within […]
May 24, 2012
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