Self-Guided Tour Southwest

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1 Bob y Jon s Go f Cou s A l nta Mmor al Pa k Fo r Co n s St n on Pidmon Oak and Cm ta y Bou v Gr nt oo A l nta C c or ma d C oss ng n r nc mn Cr k Slf-Guidd Tour Southwst r King Jr Dr Trrac nu/road hit Park Campbllton Road Pamond Park Fort Vally Martin Luth Wstviw Cmtary Vntian Hills Wstviw Vntian Hills Mozly Park Barbara A. McKoy Wstviw St 25 Enota Park Campbllton Rd SW Lakwood Fwy SW Krogr V llag Chicamauga Av Mus St Fort McPhrson Fort McPhrson Langhorn St Ralph David Abrnathy Blvd SW Bush Mountain Finch L St SW Just Us Ashviw Hights Washington Park L St SW Lakwood Av SW Harris Chils Howll Gordon Whit Univrsity Community Acadmy 20 Rusk 21 Donnlly Av SW Lakwood-Ft. McPhrson Brown Murphy Crossing Avon Av Ros Circl Atlanta Univrsity Cntr 19 Sylvan Sylvan Hills Adair Park Prkrson Adair II Adair I Dill Av SW 16 Prkrson Univrsity Mtropolitan Pkwy SW Mtropolitan Pkwy SW Prkrson Northsid Dr Ptrs St SW Pittsburgh Castlbrry Hill Gidons Manor 15 Emma Millican Bus Yard Mtropolitan Mchanicsvill Univrsity Av SW 14 Dunbar Pittman Joyland Parks Amal Hights Pryor St SW High Point Btmar LaVilla Garntt Arthur Langford Mmorial hr King Jr Dr Trinity Av SW Ridg Av SW Lakwood Hights Polar Rock Slatr Swt Auburn Pi Oakland Mmori Capitol Gat Summrhill Poplstown Four Cornrs Carvr Choswood ooo Park South t Atlanta Jonsbo South Atl Pric Th Villags at Carvr Gorg Gran Stanton S Bus Yard Lakwo Lakwoo South Bnd Park Swallow Circl/Bay Th rail corridor that runs through many of th nighborhoods in th Southwst sction is no longr activ, making it an attractiv option for arly BltLin transit. Spckld throughout ar a numbr of historical industrial sits that prsnt promising opportunitis for rdvlopmnt. Church St Hutchinson Browns Mill Park Clvland Avnu nt St Rosdal Hights

2 Slf-Guidd Howll Tour Southwst athy B vd SW adm Pittsburgh bgins CONTINUE wst on Univrsity Av. past I-75/85 Th BltLin tunnls undr I-75/85 and runs along th mbankmnt dirctly bhind th Casy foundation proprty to th lft. nn Av S 14. Anni E. Casy Foundation Proprty (www ntratlantacivicsit.org) This 31 acr sit blongs to th Anni E. Casy Foundation, a non-profit humanitarian organization oun astablishd n by th original foundrs of Unitd Parcl Srvic (UPS). Its proximity to th corridor (which runs right bhind it on th mbankmnt) maks it a prim spot for stratgic rsponsibl rdvlopmnt. Th Casy Foundation, Mu ph wll C rgardd for thir outrach fforts, is working with Pittsburgh, Adair Park,, Capitol Viw Manor and othr surrounding communitis in Nighborhood Oaklan City Planning Units V, X and Y to dvlop this sit with rsourcs Finc and amnitis that bst srv thir nds. ng Adair Park Adair II Adair I Mtropolitan Pkwy SW Gidons Pittsburgh Pittman Parks LEFT (south) on Mtropolitan Parkway. 0.3 mi SW Th BltLin crosss ovr Mtropolitan Av. on a bridg about ¼ mil south of nd Univrsity C Av, conncting (wst of Mtropolitan) and Capitol Viw Manor (ast of Mtropolitan). Pittsburgh nds. Capitol viw Manor on lft. capitol Viw on right. 15. / Manor ( Built in th 1920 s, th landscap of and Manor shar traits with th Morningsid nighborhood on th city s north sid, as th buildr who 20dvlopd Morningsid dsignd ths aras as wll. H also was a rsidnt of Capitol Viw Manor. In 2005, th Elmntary School was classifid as a school, in that 90% of th studnts wr minority, 90% wr lowincom, and 90% mt or xcd stat standards on th CRCT tst. RIGHT (wst) on Dill Avnu. 0.3 mi 16. Sullivan Cntr ( Sinc 1984, this social assistanc agncy has bn a valuabl rsourc to innr city rsidnts. Foundd by Sistr Mari N. Sullivan originally to addrss homlss issus in Atlanta, its mission has grown ovr th yars to provid othr critical srvics for familis and individuals in nd, such as financial assistanc, lif skills training, mploymnt workshops, and food support. Mntoring and crativ programs for youth ar also offrd. Th Sullivan Cntr xtnds ths srvics to rsidnts in Fulton, Dkalb, and Clayton countis. SW i n Dill Av SW P rk r on SW Manor Emma Millican Univrsity Av SW 14 High Po g Sla Arthur Langford Mmorial

3 Univ rsit Community Acadmy Slf-Guidd Tour Southwst Wst St S to I-20 I-75/85 RIGHT (north) on Alln Avnu. 0.6 mi C. Exid Battry Plant Th old Exid Battry plant is a contaminatd sit listd on th EPA s (Environmntal Protction Agncy) Suprfund list. Th building is xpctd to b torn down, claring th way for th sit O td A ttovbt cland up and rdvlopd. Bu CONTINUE north on by turning r ght and crossing ovr th tracks Th tracks you ar crossing, which you hav bn following from Grant Park, ar no longr th BltLin. Th BltLin corridor splits off of ths tracks just ovr 1/10 of a mil to th ast and pls bhind th Sprint rbar toayour M right. Ko facility Ros Circl Do nn tr W Sylvan 16 Dill Av SW 20 Prkrson h0.2rso mi Adair Park nds. bgins. y Y r t S 19. Old Gorgia Stat Farmr s Markt Th Gorgia Stat Farmr s Markt opratd on this proprty bfor moving to Forst Park. Th stat-ownd proprty prsnts a grat opportunity for grnspac and mixd-us dvlopmnt for th nighborhood. Dirctly across Sylvan Road, th mpty cornr lot occupying a portion of th Murphy Crossing ara was th original sit of Hanson Motor Car Works, th first automobil manufacturing facility in th south. a Adair I Finch Avon Av 0.2 mi Th BltLin tunnls blow Murphy Av just bfor th Old Farmrs Markt; and continus blow, th fright rail tracks and L St. to th right P SW St S land City a nds. Adair Park bgins. F Adair Park Murphy Crossing Th BltLin corridor crosss at strt lvl nxt to th small rd-brick building on right, just aftr Warnr St. Th irail ls corridor in this sction is abandond, so thr ar not tracks hr. Kudzu and SWcorridor s wds now grow havy along th d R path to th lft. LEFT (wst) on Brooklin Strt. t LEFT (south) on Murphy Avnu. Av 19 L V n an H ls ly untain nds. bgins.. Harmon Brothrs Proprty This tract of land was acquird by th Trust for Public Land (TPL) in th fall of Th Harmon Brothrs Bus oprations will rlocat, opning up this proprty to b dvlopd into a park. Th BltLin corridor runs right bhind this sit. l Adair II Av a

4 Slf-Guidd Tour Southwst no a P k 20. Fort McPhrson ( ( Fort McPhrson military bas is approximatly on mil south on L Strt from whr th BltLin tunnls undr th strt Wst Th ood bas T is rr schduld c to clos in 2011 and is currntly undrgoing its own rdvlopmnt plan. Th sit is likly to b transformd into a dynamic mix of grnspac, commrcial and rsidntial dvlopmnt. Complmnting its proximity to th corridor, Fort McPhrson is also plannd to b th southrn nd of th proposd Pachtr Corridor Strtcar rout. ( To mak this connction, Whithall Strt and L Strt would both vntually b rvampd and rnamd Pachtr to xtnd th strt from Cascad its currnt Avnu nding Road point downtown. RIGHT (north) at Sylvan n Road W to cross tracks 150 ft IMMEDIATE RIGHT onto L Strt IMMEDIATE LEFT onto Donnlly Avnu. 0.5 mi (Not: If train is stoppd at Sylvan Rd., us altrnat rout: continu south along Murphy Av. 0.7 mils to Dill Av.. Turn RIGHT to go undr railroad and thn tak anothr IMMEDIATE RIGHT on L St.. Just aftr intrsction with Sylvan Ad Rd ms, Park turn lft onto Donnlly Av.). stviw 300 B ft. McKoy n Hills Krogr Villag St Ralph David Abrnathy Blvd SW Howll Gordon-Whit Univrsity Community Acadmy Bush Mountain L St SW Donnlly Av SW Finch 21 Brown Murphy Crossing Avon Av Ros Circl 19 Sylvan Ad Adair Dill A Th BltLin runs bhind th industrial buildings on th right. RIGHT (north) on Lawton Strt. 0.2 mi Th BltLin corridor runs blow th small bridg on Lawton Strt. Industrial buildings sit on both sids of th corridor off to th right. nds. bgins. Campbllton Rd SW Fort McPhrson 20 Prkrso B 21. Brown Middl School ( Brown Middl School is anothr public school clos to th BltLin. Accss to th school will b nhancd by BltLin trails and transit narby. LEFT (wst) on Matthws Strt. RIGHT (north) on Whit Strt. 0.1 mi 0.5 mi

5 Slf-Guidd Tour Southwst. Trail Th Trail to your right is th first compltd sction of th BltLin trail, which is bing built by th PATH Foundation. Th 2.3 mil trail xmplifis th BltLin s ability to connct Atlanta s popl and placs, linking togthr thr parks (Ros Circl, Gordon A. Whit, and Enota), Wstviw Cmtry, Josph Brown Middl School and th Krogr Villag Shopping Cntr, whil providing saf pdstrian and bicycl accss undr I-20 and through th Wst End and Wstviw nighborhoods. This first phas opnd in Octobr 2008 and th scond phas is schduld to b compltd in Trs Atlanta, who has plans for a -mil linar arbortum around th BltLin, has plantd th first mil of trs for th BltLin Arbortum along this trail. M rtin L thr K ng Jr Th BltLin runs right bhind th string of light industrial/offic buildings along Whit St. and thn appars in a trnch to th lft of th strt as you approach Ralph David Abrnathy Blvd.. Gordon A. Whit Park This park has bn compltly r-dsignd as part of th BltLin projct and r-opnd to th public in Octobr Th Wst-End Trail flows through th park, xpanding its Ws us and wo accssibility d rracas a grnspac, and nwly addd plazas provid a community asst to b usd for fstivals and othr gathrings. LEFT (wst) on Ralph David Abrnathy Boulvard 20 ft QUICK RIGHT (north) on Mus Strt. 0.2 mi Th BltLin tunnls blow Ralph David Abrnathy Blvd., and continus in th trnch along th lft sid of Mus St. nds. Wstviw bgins.. Trolly Barn Similar to th trolly barn in Inman Park, this facility was th transportation hub for th ara and spurrd th community J hn growth A around Whit it. Som of th original architctur still rmains intact along th top portion of th building. Ovr th yars th lowr lvl has bn vrsiond into a varity of rtail shops for local rsidnts. A potntial BltLin transit stop, just to its ast on Ralph David Abrnathy Boulvard, should continu to kp th sit busy with commrcial activity. c Ca c S Martin Luthr viw Cmtary Wstviw Mozly Park Wstviw St 25 Enota Park Krogr Villag Chicamauga Av Mus St Langhorn St Ju Ashv Washingto Ralph David Abrnathy B u in Gordon-Whit Wst En Univrsity Do

6 Slf-Guidd Tour Southwst RIGHT (ast) on Lucil Avnu. LEFT (north) on Langhorn Strt. 0.1 mi 0.5 mi Th BltLin runs along th ast sid of Enota park to th lft (just aftr th Fulton County Halth Dpartmnt Building on Langhorn St.), thn travls north undrnath I-20 Mar n Luth Kin Martin Luthr Mozly Park Wstviw St Chicamauga Av Ju Ashv Washingto 25. Enota Park Just north of th Fulton County Halth Cntr on Langhorn Strt sits a small park ara bhind th trs that front th strt. Enota Park will b xpandd to approximatly 5 acrs and will b opn to th public in CONTINUE north on Langhorn St. undr I-20. Just bfor nd of strt, follow th circular bnd to th right to gt to Wstviw Driv. Wstviw nds. Ashviw Hights bgins. END OF SOUTHWEST SECTION viw Cmtary Wstviw 25 Enota Park Krogr Villag Mus St Langhorn St Ralph David Abrnathy B Gordon-Whit Wst En Univrsity Do S u in