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Hapeville has been discovered by young professionals seeking historic neighborhoods close to downtown Atlanta, and there has been a great deal of new residential construction, including single-family homes, townhomes, and upscale apartments. This new residential development has led to a revived historic downtown.
The Halcyon mixed residential-retail-entertainment-dining complex opened in 2019 in nearby Forsyth County has an Alpharetta postal address, but is not within the city limits or in the same county. The Maxwell, a 37,000-square-foot retail space in Downtown Alpharetta with a variety of entertainment, restaurants, and health and wellness companies.
Taste of Alpharetta is a festival/event where over 60 restaurants offer a wide range of foods. Established in 1991, it's located in Alpharetta , Georgia and drew over 60,000 people one year. [ citation needed ] Restaurants typically sell small "tasting" size portions which are typical of the restaurants' offerings from tables and tents.
The area in the city limits of Atlanta known today as Castleberry Hill was originally part of the renegade Snake Nation community that functioned during the 1850s. [3] [4] According to an article from Atlanta Magazine, [5] Castleberry Hill was, by the mid-nineteenth century, a red-light district filled with prostitutes, gambling, and cockfighting.
The location for the monument was selected as the intersection of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street, a location sometimes referred to as "Grady Square". [5] The statue was located adjacent to the U.S. Post Office and Customs House, which for a time would serve as Atlanta City Hall. [6] Ground was broken on September 7, 1891. [3]
Downtown Atlanta is 20 miles (32 km) to the southeast, and Cartersville is 24 miles (39 km) to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, Marietta has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.0 km 2), of which 23.1 square miles (59.8 km 2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km 2), or 0.38%, is water. [5]
The Chamblee MARTA Station and City Hall are both located downtown. [11] Massive economic development including the Town Center Initiative and downtown revitalization projects, have turned Downtown Chamblee into a mecca for foodies. A recently opened brewery and distillery [12] flank downtown Chamblee. A new Chamblee signature event called ...
The Bellevue Avenue Historic District is located along and around Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Its property is almost exclusively residential, including many of the Gilded Age mansions built as summer retreats around the turn of the 20th century by the extremely wealthy, including the Vanderbilt and Astor families.