Adair Park is a residential neighborhood located southwest of downtown Atlanta. It has the shape of a left curly bracket, bordered by the north-south railway line of MARTA to the northwest, the Beltline line to the southwest and the Metropolitan Parkway to the east. Historically Adair Park also includes areas from the Metropolitan Parkway to McDaniel Street in the east, but the city now considers that part of the Pittsburgh neighborhood area.
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The bungalow edges were developed from the 1890s through the 1940s, when Atlanta transitioned from "railroad" to urban areas. Shortly after the Civil War, land speculators, notably George Washington Adair, John Thrasher and Thomas Alexander, began buying land in this area to anticipate future growth. To increase the value of this land, Adair joined Richard Peters in 1870 to form the Atlanta Road Railway Company to provide horsecar access to the area. He also founded the Atlanta Real Estate Company, and went on to purchase land for development. Adair became the largest property developer in Atlanta before he died in 1889. His son, George and Forrest, resumed the company, and began designing the subdivision of Adair Park and selling a lot in 1910. Adair Park evolved into a small white working class home simple neighborhood.
In the 1950s, Adair Park was besieged on all sides by an environment that had always been or had transitioned into a black majority. In 1955 the flight began, sparked by the sale of one property on Beryl Street near Dewey Street to a black family. Soon Dewey, Hope, and Beryl Streets have transitioned from white to black, as did Mayland Avenue and Mayland Circle in 1958. Supported by the Western Side Development Committee (WSMDC), Mayor Hartsfield has been set up to block or manage racial transitions in the Atlanta neighborhood , Adair Park Civic Club seeks to collect white community resources to buy back houses and keep white white areas, but there is not enough support compared to whites who want to sell and the transition continues. In 1969, Georgia's great dragon of the United States Clan was elected vice chairman of Adair Park Civic Club. A day later he, along with the black real estate agent Johnny Cornelius Johnson, was elected to policy positions at the federally sponsored Atlanta Model Cities Program.
In the second half of the 20th century, Adair Park gradually declined along with the Metropolitan Parkway corridors. But in 2000, young people began to move back into the neighborhood, settling alongside many long-lived residents, attracted by charming and affordable bungalows and community spirit.
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Similar to the West End neighbors, the type of house that dominates in the neighborhood is a bungalow with American craftsman style detailing. Other architectural styles represented include Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, and English Vernacular Revival. There are also several apartment buildings within the district. Many are usually 50 'x 200' including a dedicated entrance and access to the backyard. The landscape is informal with lawns, mature trees and shrubs. There is a sidewalk, a granite retaining, a few steps from the path to the yard, and retaining walls within the district. Some historic commercial buildings are generally a one-story building or attached neighborhood shops. Most are built from cinder or brick blocks and storefronts.
Community landmarks include George W. Adair School, The Metropolitan, Episcopal Methodist Church Stewart Avenue, and Adair Park Baptist Church.
The George W. Adair School, built in 1912, is a two-story red brick building designed in the style of Academic Gothic Revival. In 2017, renovations began to transform the former school into "The Academy Lofts" after sitting empty for about 45 years. The renovation will feature "35 affordable micro units provided for artists", a 5,000 square foot loft room for small businesses and a 1,300-square-foot coffee shop. The project was renamed "The Academy Lofts" after a dispute with the Atlanta Zoning Review Board on behalf of the original school, dedicated to George W. Adair, reportedly tied to KKK.
Metropolitan, a former warehousing complex, has been transformed into a "business and art district" of attic rooms and studios, occupying a quarter-mile block on the northern edge of the neighborhood.
Lately, a series of annoying crimes have been reported mainly involving armed children as young as 6.
Parks
There are three parks in Adair Park. The first recreational park in this district was established in 1922. Adair Park I consists of 20 lots originally intended for homes that are not sold due to its sloping topography and marshy soil. Flanked with open areas, adult trees, brick sidewalks and playgrounds, the park has a one-story brick base built in 1930. The park is commonly used for neighborhood meetings, informal pick-up games and on foot. The second park in the district was founded in the 1980s on a large piece of land that was once a wooden house. Adair Park II has recreational baseball courts, covered basketball courts, tennis courts and a playground. The third park is Bonnie Brae Park, a 19 hectare park park.
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The official environmental association of Adair Park is Adair Park Today, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation representing the interests of all property owners and residents of the neighborhood. Regular events include the annual Porches and Pies Festival, Monthly Porch Feast, environmental cleaning, and monthly neighborhood association meetings.
References
External links
- Official Website of Adair Park Neighborhood articles about Creative Loafing about Adair Park
- "Adair Park Historic District", List of Historic Places of Interest National Parks , National Parks Service
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