Hunter Hills
Encyclopedia
Hunter Hills is a neighborhood located west of downtown Atlanta
, Georgia
, United States
. Its motto, "One Community, One Family", has been its cornerstone since 2001. The neighborhood is encompassed in the 30314 zip code. Hunter Hills shares borders with Mozley Park
, Dixie Hills and West Lake neighborhoods. The neighborhood rests just inside Atlanta's perimeter highway I-285
, and U.S. Route 78
(Bankhead Highway
). The schools that serve the neighborhood are Stanton Elementary, Carter G. Woodson Elementary School, Ron Clark Academy, Herndon Elementary and Washington High School, and the Atlanta Job Corps. The City of Refuge, a local community base business opened in 2003, assists local underserved families with activities of daily living.
or Southern
Banks. If a person was able to afford $5 dollars down and $5 dollars per month he was making Hunter Hills' history and could became apart of a new black community in Atlanta. Hunter Hills is bounded south to MLK and the Seaboard Coast rail-line
, east to Burbank St. and Mayson Turner Rd., Joseph Boone St. North and west to W. Lake Blvd. Its West Side Siege Line is located on the corner of Joseph Boone (Simpson Road) and Chappell Road.
Hunter Hills is part of two Neighborhood Planning Units
(NPU's), J and K, which are separated by Holly Rd. Even house number belong to NPU J and odd house numbers belong to K.
Hunter Hills is adjacent to the esteemed Atlanta University Center Consortium
(commonly referred to as the AUC Consortium). The consortium includes: Clark Atlanta University
, Morehouse College
, Spelman College
, and Morehouse School of Medicine
.
. Hunter Hills is also served by local transit MARTA
. It shares the West Lake Marta Station with West Lake and Dixie Hills communities, and MARTA bus line 51 runs north to south from Joseph Boone to Martin Luther King streets.
Hunter Hills is north of the proposed Martin Luther King Corridor Redevelopment, which will dramatically increase home ownership and bring in local businesses. Hunter Hills is also one of many westside neighborhoods affected by the nation's foreclosure crisis. However, real estate investors expect the proposed development plans to spur the neighborhood's revitalization.
Atlanta, Georgia
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, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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, United States
United States
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. Its motto, "One Community, One Family", has been its cornerstone since 2001. The neighborhood is encompassed in the 30314 zip code. Hunter Hills shares borders with Mozley Park
Mozley Park
Mozley Park is a typical early 20th-century residential neighborhood, located approximately three miles west of downtown Atlanta. The community is named after the original landowner, Dr...
, Dixie Hills and West Lake neighborhoods. The neighborhood rests just inside Atlanta's perimeter highway I-285
Interstate 285
Interstate 285 is an Interstate Highway loop encircling Atlanta, Georgia, for . I-285 is also known as unsigned State Route 407 and is colloquially referred to as the Perimeter. Suburban sprawl has made it one of the most heavily traveled roadways in the United States, and portions of the highway...
, and U.S. Route 78
U.S. Route 78
U.S. Highway 78 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 715 miles from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22....
(Bankhead Highway
Bankhead Highway
The Bankhead Highway was a United States cross-country automobile highway connecting Washington, D.C. and San Diego. It was part of the National Auto Trail system. The road was named for Alabama politician John Hollis Bankhead, a leader in the early national road building movement. In later years,...
). The schools that serve the neighborhood are Stanton Elementary, Carter G. Woodson Elementary School, Ron Clark Academy, Herndon Elementary and Washington High School, and the Atlanta Job Corps. The City of Refuge, a local community base business opened in 2003, assists local underserved families with activities of daily living.
History
During the 1940s and '50s Hunter Hills came to life as one of the few planned black communities of its time. Hunter Hills was partially responsible for the economic rise in Atlanta after WWII. Its history is shared with other neighboring communities such as Mozley Park, Washington Park, and Dixie Hills, which all were part of the Battle of Ezra Church. Several black contractors such as Herman Glass, developed and purchased land in what is now known as Hunter Hills. Most of the lots were 50 x 150 ft (15 x 46 m2) and they could obtain a loan from First Atlanta National, CitizensCitizens & Southern National Bank
Citizens and Southern National Bank began as a Georgia institution that expanded into South Carolina, Florida and into other states via mergers. C&S became part of NationsBank in 1991 when NationsBank bought newly merged C&S/Sovran...
or Southern
American Southern Bank
American Southern Bank was a financial company engaged primarily in retail banking, mortgage banking, business finance and providing ATM and merchant processing services...
Banks. If a person was able to afford $5 dollars down and $5 dollars per month he was making Hunter Hills' history and could became apart of a new black community in Atlanta. Hunter Hills is bounded south to MLK and the Seaboard Coast rail-line
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a former Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971...
, east to Burbank St. and Mayson Turner Rd., Joseph Boone St. North and west to W. Lake Blvd. Its West Side Siege Line is located on the corner of Joseph Boone (Simpson Road) and Chappell Road.
Hunter Hills is part of two Neighborhood Planning Units
Neighborhood 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...
(NPU's), J and K, which are separated by Holly Rd. Even house number belong to NPU J and odd house numbers belong to K.
Hunter Hills is adjacent to the esteemed Atlanta University Center Consortium
Atlanta University Center
The 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...
(commonly referred to as the AUC Consortium). The consortium includes: Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...
, Morehouse College
Morehouse College
Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Wabash College, Morehouse is one of three remaining traditional men's colleges in the United States....
, Spelman College
Spelman College
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female...
, and Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.-Establishment:Founded originally as a part of Morehouse College in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. Gloster, with Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. as dean, The School of Medicine at Morehouse College began as a two...
.
Proposed development
Hunter Hills falls on the western edge of the proposed Beltline and is minutes from the City of Atlanta's planned Westside ParkWestside Park
Westside Park is a proposed park in the City of Atlanta to be located on the site of the former Bellwood Quarry. The land, which had been owned by Fulton County, is currently in a long term lease to Vulcan Materials...
. Hunter Hills is also served by local transit 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...
. It shares the West Lake Marta Station with West Lake and Dixie Hills communities, and MARTA bus line 51 runs north to south from Joseph Boone to Martin Luther King streets.
Hunter Hills is north of the proposed Martin Luther King Corridor Redevelopment, which will dramatically increase home ownership and bring in local businesses. Hunter Hills is also one of many westside neighborhoods affected by the nation's foreclosure crisis. However, real estate investors expect the proposed development plans to spur the neighborhood's revitalization.