Neigborhood Info
COLLEGE PARK, GA
Named one of Atlanta Magazine's "Best
Places To Call Home" in April 2003, the City of College Park has become
one of the most exciting communities in the greater metropolitan
Atlanta area in which to live.
A well-established community
with an individuality all its own, College Park, located near the
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Interstates I-85 and
I-285, the CSX Railroad and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA), residents and visitors alike will find that this
revitalized city offers the best of Southern hospitality in its city
services, local restaurants, lodging accommodations, parks and
recreation, and community events.
College Park has all the
benefits of a large city, while preserving the neighborliness of a
hometown. Its close proximity to Atlanta provides residents and
visitors alike with easy access to colleges and universities, shopping
and other places of interest. The city also boasts being home to the
largest private school in the United States, Woodward Academy.
Originating
from a land grant awarded in 1846, College Park has the fourth largest
urban historic district in Georgia with 867 structures on the Historic
Register. The City’s historical collection consists of homes,
monuments, businesses, schools, churches, parks, a cemetery, government
building and railway station.
A city where growth and progress
embrace the past to enhance the future, downtown College Park anchors
the city with its historic Main Street business district. Through
assistance from the College Park Development/Main Street Office, new
specialty businesses are replacing once vacant storefronts and
transitional businesses.
The new Georgia International
Convention Center is a state-of-the-art facility owned and operated by
the City of College Park, and is the second largest exhibit and meeting
space in the state.
USEFUL WEBSITES:
City of College Park
Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Woodward Academy
