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Self-Guided Tour – Northeast I-85/Monroe Drive to Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA Station Self-Guided Tour – Northeast I-85/Monroe Drive to Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA Station P Lindbergh Dr NE Bob y Jon s Go f Cou se Rivers A l nta Memor al Pa k Peachtree Hills Lindbergh/Morosgo Peachtree Hills Ave NE al Park LaVista Rd Spring Buford C al Homes Lindridge/Martin Manor Hills North Piedmon Piedmont Heights eek Armour Dr NE Brookwood Hills Monroe Dr NE Ardmore Oak and Cem ta y kwood Wildwood Gr nt oo A l nta C c or ma Sherwood Forest Fo r Co ne s Morningside/Lenox Park St n on Bou evard C oss ng n r nc men Cr ek 41 Morningside eights Cumberland Ansley Park WN tS eerthcae tS WN Ansley The Northeast corridor flows through one of the most com- Atlantic Station Winn mercially active parts of At- Botanical lanta. This 4.5 mile stretch is P Gardens W Arts Center 42 Amsterdam Ave owned by Atlanta BeltLine Inc. NW ome Park g tS and presents a unique plat- n form to customize develop- irpS Midtown ment and complement on-go- NW Piedmont Virginia Ave NE Briarcliff Rd NE EN lP noeL ed ecnoP ed noeL lP EN 43 ing growth in the area. e Inman Midtown Grady Av Virginia Highland LEGEND Peachtree St Atkins ParkDruid Hills Street Artery 45 Piedmont BeltLine Corridor Georgia Tech Ponce de Leon Ave NE Ponce de Leon AvnelG e sirI rD EN 44 Freedom Pkwy Poncey-Highland City Hall East North Ave BeltLine Tour Route ue North Avenue North Ave Freedom Candler Park Bedford Pine Lin BeltLine Trail Centennial Place 47 Hill Dallas St46 NE e Boulevard Ave Candler Park Lake C Major Roads Historic Fourth Av Civic Center Old Fourth Ward Carter Center Ralph McGill Blvd Ward son St NW Existing Parks e Highland Ave NE Freedom Spring St Moreland Av DeKalb Ave NE Stone Mountain Fwy 48 49 Edgewood Candler Park Proposed Parks Downtown Peachtree Center Walden Inman Park Reynoldstown Hope Lake Ave NE Interstate Highways ome/GWCC/Philips/CNN Marietta St NW Piedmont M.L.K. Inman Park 50 Auburn Ave NE nta University Center Edgewood Ave SE King Center Ave NE Edgewood MARTA Five Points DeKalb Coan Martin Luther King Jr Dr Sweet Auburn Selma S. Butler Schools eberry Hill Wylie St SE Whitefoord Cabbagetown Trinity GA State Decatur St SE Reynoldstown ES tS tS ES Av Kirkwoo Garnett e King Memorial Updated December 2008 Self-GuidedBobby J s Tourivers P – reeNortheast Hills ind Peachtree Hills Ave NE I-85/Monroe Drive to Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA Stationing PIEDMONT HEIGHTS BEGINS. CONTINUE south on Armouro Dr. unders I-85 RIGHT (south) onto Monroe Drive. 2.3 miles Piedmont Heights The BeltLine parallels MonroeTanyard Dr. Creek going south (just behind the homes fronting the Armour Dr NE street), forming the eastern border to Ansley Golf Club. It then runs behind Ansley Mall. rookwood Hills Monroe Dr NE 41. ANSLEY MALL The BeltLine runs directly behind Ansley Mall ad- jacent to the trench of Clear CreekBr A kwoodtransit stop Wildwood and adjoining trail at this location would enhance mobility for shoppers and commuters visiting this Sherwood Forest lively node of cafes, shops, and restaurants. Mornings CONTINUE south on Monroe Dr. past Piedmont Ave. 41 Cumber PIEDMONT HEIGHTS ENDS. Ansley Park MORNINGSIDE/LENOX PARK BEGINS. eerthcae tS WN Ansley 42. PIEDMONT PARK (www.piedmontpark.org) Piedmont Park is Atlanta’s signature park and is in the process of being expanded. The northern s de will grow 53 acres, extending up to MonroeAtlan Drive c n and Piedmont Avenue, across from Ansley Mall. Winn The park’s useable greenspace will increase 40%, Botanical P Gardens bringing it to a total of 211 acres. The BeltLine W Arts Center 42 Am will run through the expanded area and continue along the eastern boundary 1of th the St park. W A transit stop in the park will give more people a conve- g tS nient way to come and enjoy one ofH the me most Pa fre- quented leisure places in the city. n irpS MORNINGSIDE/LENOX PARK ENDS Midtown VIRGINIA HIGHLAND BEGINS10. Piedmont Virginia Ave NE EN lP no d d no lP EN 43 The BeltLine travels through the parking area e Inm of Park Tavern to the right and crosses Midtown Grady Monroe Dr. at street level just before 10th St. Av (the rails are paved over). P chtree St VIRGINIA HIGHLAND ENDS MIDTOWN BEGINS BeltLine Corridor Major Roads Interstate Highways i m 43. GRADY HIGH SCHOOL BeltLine Tour Route Existing Parks MARTA45 h (www.gradyhighschool.org) BeltLine Trail Proposed Parks Schools Grady is the 4th high school that sits right along LEGEND P nc the corridor. Students and staff will benefit from the travel options provided by the proximity of the BeltLine transit and pedestrian trails. E LEFT (east) on Virginia Avenue. 0.3 mi The BeltLine tunnels below Virginia Ave. Updated December 2008 right behind Woody’s restaurant Da a 46 Ga Self-Guided4 Tour – NortheastAmste I-85/Monroe Drive to Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA Station MIDTOWN ENDS. VIRGINIA HIGHLAND BEGINS. RIGHT (south) on Ponce de Leon Place. 0.6 mi RIGHTdt (west) wn on Ponce de Leon Avenue. 0.2 mi rginia Ave NE VIRGINIA HIGHLAND ON RIGHT. ont Vi PONCEY HIGHLAND ON LEFT. ecnoP ed noeL lP EN The BeltLine c osses over Ponce de Leon Ave. 43 e Inman on a bridge, just before City Hall East dy MIDTOWN ON RIGHTAv . OLD FOURTH Ward ON LEFT. Virginia 44. CITY HALL EAST (www.poncepark.com) At 2 million squarePe c trefeet, S City Hall East is the larg- est building in Georgia. Built in 1926, it first served as the Sears, Roebuck, and Company Southeast Retail Store and Distribution Warehouse until the late 1980s. The property is currently slated for 45 Pie mo t major redevelopment. In 2009, City department offices will vacate the building clearing way for a Ponce de Leon A substantial remodeling of the interiornelG Over 1,500 sirI rD EN unitsPo of new ce residentialde eon apartments vande condos 44 Freedom Pkwy Ponc are expected to become home to a diverse mix of City Hall tenants, and a variety of retail shops and offices will occupy the first several floors. The external -ar East chitecture of the building will be preserved. The Nor sh te’s Avenue direct connection to the BeltLine on its eastern side presents a great locale for a transit stop and pedestrian plaza, creating a convenient landing to access the building. 45. MIDTOWN Place 47 (www.atlanta-midtown.com/business/midtownplace) This shopping center is the former locatHill on of the Dallas St NE old Ponce Park, and after a fire, Spiller Field, 46 where the Atlanta Crackers and the Atlanta Black Boulevard Ave Crackers baseball teams played. The old magno- lia tree which stood in centerfield stil stands be Historic Fourth hindent Whole r Foods OldMarket, whichF pays thtribute to d Carter Center the era with pictures of the team on a wa l inside Ward the store. Georgia Railway and Power Company,alp cGill Blvd now Georgia Power, built Ponce Park and another small amusement park across the street (where BeltLine Corridor Major Roads Interstate Highways City Hall East stands) as an attraction at the end of the Ponce De Leon Avenue trolley route bringing BeltLine Tour Route Existing Parks MARTA people from downtown to enjoy these activities. BeltLine Trail Proposed Parks Schools LEGEND LEFT (south) on Glen Iris Drive. 0.4 mi ve ne Updated December 2008 eL d eP d eL Self-Guided Tour – Northeast I-85/Monroem Drive to Inman Park/Reynoldstown MARTA StationAtk OLD FOURTH Ward BEGINS. Ponce de Leon Ave NE de LEFT e (east) n on AvDallasnelG Street. sirI 0.2 mirD EN 44 Freedom Pkwy Poncey-Hig 46. HISTORIC FOURTH Ward PARK City Hall Historic Fourth Ward Park is the first BeltLine park to break ground. The first phase (13-16 acres) East North Ave will feature an attractive water amenity that will also serve as a solution for managing storm water run off. Passive greenspace will surround the water F feature and will connect to athletic fields at the park’s southeB n end f Boardwalks rd Pi over e the ponds, pathways through the grass, and an enhanced sidewalk system will give pedestrians efficient mo- 47 bility through and around the park. A new layout for several local streets willill also improve motorist Dallas St NE travel through the area. The BeltLine’s pedestrian 46 B lev d Ave trail nearby will connect the new greenspace to Piedmont Park to the north and Freedom Park to the south Historic Fourth Carter Center Ol t Ward LEFT (north) on N. Angier Ave 0.2 mi Due to construction, Dallas Streetlp may c bevd closed, preventing you from reaching N. Angier Ave. If so, turn RIGHT (south) on Wilmer Street. Then RIGHT (west) on Rankin Street. Then RIGHT (north) on Glen Iris Drive. And then RIGHT (east) on North Avenue and pick up the directions below. Highland Ave NE Freedom Theve BeltLine parallelsSt e N. Mou Angier Ave y 48 49 on the berm to your right. RIGHT (east) on North Avenue. 0.3 mi The BeltLine passesW over ldeNorth Ave. Inman Park-Reyno on a bridge just east of the Masquerade Lake Ave NE building on the corner OLD FOURTH Ward ENDS. PONCEY HIGHLAND BEGINS. Inman Park Auburn Ave NE RIGHT (south) on Freedom Parkway. 0.2 mi d Ave S i t Ave NE 47. THE CARTER CENTER (www.cartercenter.org) DeKalb The Carter Center Sis an important cultural asset within walking distance of the BeltLine.
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