Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side of Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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. It's located where I-20 and I-285 meet on the west side.

Entertainers Killer Mike

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, Bone Crusher

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, and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby are from Adamsville.

The skating rink Cascades for the movie ATL

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is located in Adamsville.

In the year 2000, the city of Atlanta parks & recreation started construction on a new recreation center. It was finished in 2003 at the price of $13.1 million. The recreation center is known as the Adamsville Natatorium and Gymnasium. The 103000 square feet (9,569 m²) building features an indoor 50-meter pool and a gymnasium and is 10 times larger than the existing Adamsville Recreation Center.

The new Adamsville Natatorium and Gymnasium was built on 9.42 acres (38,121.4 m²) of land. The recreation center also includes racquetball courts, offices, meeting space, a parking lot for 185 cars and a quarter-mile walking trail encircling the site.

Education

Adamsville is located in Atlanta Public Schools

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The neighborhood is served by one elementary and two middle and high schools. Due to its location Adamsville falls right on the line of both school zones.

• L.P. Miles Elementary School
• Margaret Fain Elementary School
• Adamsville Elementary School
• Harper-Archer Middle School
• Young Middle School
• Douglass High School
• Mays High School

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System

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operates the Adamsville-Collier Heights Branch.

History

Founded as a farming village, it was possibly named for early resident G.W. Adams who farmed there in 1882 when it was called Lick Skillet. The name was changed to Adamsville in 1906.