Home Park (Atlanta)
Home Park is a neighborhood of Atlanta, north of Georgia Tech roughly between 10th Street, Northside Drive (U.S. 41), 16th Street, and I-75/85 (the Downtown Connector) in Atlanta, Georgia. Ninety percent of the block between Techwood Drive, 14th Street, Atlantic Drive and 10th street is not considered to be part of Home Park because in the block are TBS Techwood campus, and Georgia Tech-owned GLC (Graduate Living Center) and 10th and Home.[1][2]
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[edit] History
Home Park was developed in 1901 as housing for workers at the Atlantic Steel Mill located where Atlantic Station is today.[3]
Over time and due to the schools' close proximity, it has developed a large student population, being a popular alternative to on-campus housing at nearby institutions Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, resulting in a low owner occupancy rate.[3][4][5]
Because of its location directly south of Atlantic Station and north of Georgia Tech, it has recently seen an increase in property values and development and a moderate increase in crime.[6]
[edit] Businesses
The southeast corner of Fourteenth Street (Georgia 9 and U.S. 19) and Holly Street is the headquarters for Georgia Public Broadcasting. CBS-Atlanta TV station WGCL is located at 425 14th Street at Mecaslin.
[edit] Education
The community is zoned to Atlanta Public Schools.
Zoned schools include:
- Centennial Place Elementary School (grades K-5) [1]
- Inman Middle School (grades 6-8) [2]
- Henry W. Grady High School
[edit] References
- ^ "10th & Home". Georgia Tech Housing. http://tenthandhome.housing.gatech.edu/. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Noell, Kristin (2004-01-23). "Tenth and Home gives modern look to family housing". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20070607191848/http://www.nique.net/issues/2004-01-23/focus/4. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ a b "History of the Home Park neighborhood". Home Park. http://www.homepark.org/history. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ Ebrahimi, Aghigh (1999-09-10). "Home Park provides close alternative". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20070502064333/http://www.nique.net/issues/1999-09-10/campus+life/8. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ Cuneo, Joshua (2005-03-18). "Off-campus housing options continue to grow". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070417225526/http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-03-18/focus/1. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ^ Katzen, Joey (2002-09-13). "Nearby Atlantic Station develops, impacts students". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929133254/http://www.nique.net/issues/2002-09-13/focus/1. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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Coordinates: 33°47′06″N 84°23′58″W / 33.784864°N 84.399441°W
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