Vine City (Atlanta)
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Vine City is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia
, USA. It is bounded:
The 0.304 square-mile are east of Sunset - i.e. Vine City prior to its expansion west to Lowery - has a population of 2,119 in 2000. It is served by the Vine City
and Ashby
MARTA
rail stations on the west (blue and green) line.
Starting around the year 2004, Vine City has recently become a location for urban renewal and investor interest, mainly focused on updating historic homes closer to Northside Drive. Much success can be contributed to neighborhood leaders such as respected Pastor the Reverend W.L. Cottrell of the Beulah Baptist Church and citywide community leader Byron Amos, who has committed time and again to making certain that the Vine City Community is an example for urban communities nationwide. The investment activity, however has slowed due to the international housing crash and recession
, however not before positive improvements had been made in the character of neighborhood. The proximity to downtown makes it a relatively popular mid-priced rental community and a strong community presence means that it has transformed faster than English Avenue and Washington Park.
L, which covers English Avenue, voted in favor of a Sunset Avenue Historic District
in Vine City.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, USA. It is bounded:
- on the north by Joseph E. BooneJoseph E. BooneRev. Joseph Everhart Boone was a civil rights activist and organizer who marched together with Martin Luther King Jr....
Blvd. (formerly Simpson St.) and the English AvenueEnglish Avenue (Atlanta)The English Avenue is a neighborhood of Atlanta just west of the Georgia Dome and Downtown Atlanta. It is bordered:* on the east by Gray St., the Southern Railway North Avenue Yards Historic District and Downtown Atlanta...
neighborhood - on the south by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the Atlanta University CenterAtlanta University CenterThe Atlanta University Center Consortium is the largest contiguous consortium of African Americans in higher education in the United States. The center consists of four historically black colleges and universities in southwest Atlanta, Georgia...
- on the east by Northside Drive and the Georgia DomeGeorgia DomeThe Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
of downtown AtlantaDowntown AtlantaDowntown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city... - on the west the border has been moved from Sunset to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, thus including the former Eagan Homes neighborhood, doubling the size of Vine City. Washington ParkWashington Park (Atlanta)Washington Park is a historically black neighborhood in northwest Atlanta encompassing historic residential, commercial, and community landmark buildings. It is situated two miles west of the central business district of Atlanta. The combination of gridiron and curvilinear streets is a result of...
lies to the west of the newly expanded Vine City.
The 0.304 square-mile are east of Sunset - i.e. Vine City prior to its expansion west to Lowery - has a population of 2,119 in 2000. It is served by the Vine City
Vine City (MARTA station)
Vine City is an at-grade train station on the Blue and part-time terminus station of Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system. It is one of only 2 stations served by the Green, and Blue lines at all times...
and Ashby
Ashby (MARTA station)
Ashby is an underground metro station on the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system.The area it serves was an important mini-downtown from the 1880s until the 1950s, centered on West Hunter St. and Ashby St....
MARTA
Marta
Marta may refer to:* Marta or Marta Vieira da Silva , a Brazilian women's football forward* Marta Estrella, a recurring fictional character from Arrested Development...
rail stations on the west (blue and green) line.
Starting around the year 2004, Vine City has recently become a location for urban renewal and investor interest, mainly focused on updating historic homes closer to Northside Drive. Much success can be contributed to neighborhood leaders such as respected Pastor the Reverend W.L. Cottrell of the Beulah Baptist Church and citywide community leader Byron Amos, who has committed time and again to making certain that the Vine City Community is an example for urban communities nationwide. The investment activity, however has slowed due to the international housing crash and recession
Recession
In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction, a general slowdown in economic activity. During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way...
, however not before positive improvements had been made in the character of neighborhood. The proximity to downtown makes it a relatively popular mid-priced rental community and a strong community presence means that it has transformed faster than English Avenue and Washington Park.
Historic District
In March 2011, Neighborhood planning unitNeighborhood planning unit
The Neighborhood Planning Unit is a neighborhood-scale governmental structure used in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.The system was established in 1974 by Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Holbrook Jackson...
L, which covers English Avenue, voted in favor of a Sunset Avenue Historic District
Sunset Avenue Historic District
Sunset Avenue is a proposed 35-acre historic district in the Vine City neighborhood just west of Downtown Atlanta. The proposed district contains representative wood houses from the late 19th-mid 20th century, in the Folk Victorian, Queen Anne, Crafstman, , Ranch, and styles. Most are smaller...
in Vine City.