Lakewood Heights (Atlanta)
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Lakewood Heights is a neighborhood in southeast Atlanta. It is bounded by:
Lakewood Heights contains the Lakewood Heights Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Plant.
The neighborhood was home to the Lakewood Fairgrounds
which until 1979 had a racetrack, Lakewood Speedway
. Now the Hi-Fi Buys (a.k.a. Aaron's) Amphitheater is located on the old fairgrounds and as of 2010 there are plans for a movie studio and sound stages there.
Around 1970 the area began to decline as middle-class families moved away. The assembly plant finally closed in 1990.
- the Betmar LaVilla, the Villages at Carver, and South AtlantaSouth AtlantaAlthough many Atlantans may refer to the south side of Atlanta, Georgia as "South Atlanta", South Atlanta is in fact an officially defined neighborhood of the city of Atlanta within the south side, and one rich in African-American history...
neighborhoods on the north, - the Chosewood ParkChosewood ParkChosewood Park is a neighborhood in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. It is located south of Peoplestown and Grant Park, west of Boulevard Heights and Benteen Park, northwest of Thomasville Heights and the Atlanta federal penitentiary, and northeast of South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights...
neighborhood on the northeast, - the Norwood Manor neighborhood on the southeast,
- the Polar Rock, Swallow Circle/Baywood and Lakewood neighborhoods on the south
- the Downtown ConnectorDowntown ConnectorIn Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 is the concurrent section of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. Beginning at the I-85/Langford Parkway interchange, the Downtown Connector runs generally due north, meeting the east-west Interstate 20 in the middle....
on the west, across which lie the Sylvan HillsSylvan HillsSylvan Hills is a neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, Georgia.-Boundaries:The neighbourhood is bordered on the north by Deckner Avenue, on the south by Langford Parkway , to the east by Metropolitan Avenue and on the west by Murphy Avenue....
and Capitol View Homes neighborhoods
Lakewood Heights contains the Lakewood Heights Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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History
In the early 20th century the neighborhood was home to many General Motors workers from the Lakewood AssemblyLakewood Assembly
Lakewood Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory near Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1927, the plant was the first that the UAW staged a strike against in 1936....
Plant.
The neighborhood was home to the Lakewood Fairgrounds
Lakewood Fairgrounds
Lakewood Fairgrounds, established in 1916 in Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, was built to be the home of the Southeastern Fair. The Lakewood Fairgrounds was located on of former Creek Indian land, which was situated around a lake.-The Southeastern Fair:...
which until 1979 had a racetrack, Lakewood Speedway
Lakewood Speedway
Lakewood Speedway was a race track located south of Atlanta, Georgia, in Lakewood, Georgia, just north of the eastern arm of Langford Parkway . The track held many kinds of races between 1919 and 1979, including events sanctioned by AAA/USAC, IMCA, and NASCAR. It was a one-mile dirt track which...
. Now the Hi-Fi Buys (a.k.a. Aaron's) Amphitheater is located on the old fairgrounds and as of 2010 there are plans for a movie studio and sound stages there.
Around 1970 the area began to decline as middle-class families moved away. The assembly plant finally closed in 1990.