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Virginia–Highland (often nicknamed "VaHi") [3] is an affluent neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in the early 20th century as a streetcar suburb.It is named after the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Highland Avenue, the heart of its trendy retail district at the center of the neighborhood.
The History of Virginia–Highland, the Intown Atlanta neighborhood, dates back to 1812, when William Zachary bought and built a farm on 202.5 acres (0.819 km 2) of land there. At some point between 1888 and 1890 the Nine-Mile Circle streetcar arrived, making a loop of what are now Ponce de Leon Avenue , North Highland Avenue, Virginia Avenue ...
Virginia Highlands may refer to: Virginia-Highland, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia ("Virginia Highlands" is a very common though incorrect variation of the name) the correct name of one of the original subdivisions of the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia; the southwesternmost region of the US state of Virginia around Abingdon
Atlanta institution Murphy's is located at the southwest corner. [2] Such is Virginia Highland's fame that Jeff Fuqua, developer of the 600,000 square feet (56,000 m 2 ) Town Brookhaven complex in Brookhaven, described his effort to attract "local, chef-driven" restaurants to Town Brookhaven, and said that he wanted his complex to be a ...
The Tour began in 1972 with the "Virginia–Highland Bungalow Tour", modeled after a similar tour in Inman Park, the first Intown Atlanta neighborhood to gentrify after decades of decline. Over 1000 people toured the 13 homes that were open. [ 5 ]
780 North Highland Avenue is a historic building in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.It is a contributing property to the Virginia-Highland Historic District, registered on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
Atkins Park is an intown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, nestled against the southeast corner of the neighborhood of Virginia-Highland, west of Briarcliff Avenue and north of Ponce de Leon Avenue ("Ponce"). It consists of just three streets—St. Louis Place, St. Charles Place, and St. Augustine Place—as well as an internal sidewalk known ...
Summerfest is an annual arts festival in the Virginia–Highland neighborhood of Intown Atlanta, taking place on two days in June each year. It is one of the largest art festivals in the Southeastern United States , typically attended by more than 50,000 visitors and showcasing more than 200 artists from across the region.