Lenox Park, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Lenox Park is a neighborhood lying mostly in the North Atlanta CDP
in DeKalb County, Georgia
, just east of the city of Atlanta border. It lies within the city limits of the proposed city of Brookhaven
. Most of the office space in Lenox Park is used by AT&T Mobility and other departments of AT&T
. Public transportation is provided through a frequent BUC (Buckhead Uptown Connection) shuttle to the Lenox MARTA station
during business hours. The actual park for which the neighborhood is named is a 22 acre greenspace known as Central Park. In 2000, population of Lenox Park, excluding the small portion in Fulton County, was 1,727.
Lenox Park is located in the "Y" formed by Roxboro Road on the west and North Druid Hills Road on the east. The westernmost portion is located in the Pine Hills
neighborhood of Atlanta's Buckhead
district. The Brookhaven Heights neighborhood borders Lenox Park on the north.
, a Jewish country club, opened on what is now Lenox Park in 1940 and was located there until 1983.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
, just east of the city of Atlanta border. It lies within the city limits of the proposed city of Brookhaven
Brookhaven
Brookhaven may refer to:Places in the United States:*Brookhaven, Georgia, a community just north of Atlanta**Brookhaven/Oglethorpe , a passenger rail station in Brookhaven, Georgia*Brookhaven, Mississippi...
. Most of the office space in Lenox Park is used by AT&T Mobility and other departments of AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
. Public transportation is provided through a frequent BUC (Buckhead Uptown Connection) shuttle to the Lenox MARTA station
Lenox (MARTA station)
Lenox is an underground metro station on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. It provides access to Lenox Mall, Phipps Plaza,and Buckhead Business District...
during business hours. The actual park for which the neighborhood is named is a 22 acre greenspace known as Central Park. In 2000, population of Lenox Park, excluding the small portion in Fulton County, was 1,727.
Lenox Park is located in the "Y" formed by Roxboro Road on the west and North Druid Hills Road on the east. The westernmost portion is located in the Pine Hills
Pine Hills (Atlanta)
Pine Hills is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia and also part of the Buckhead Community, located in north east Atlanta on the eastern part of Buckhead. It is roughly bounded by Buford Highway to the south, the railway to the north, Lenox Road to the west and East Roxboro Road to the east...
neighborhood of Atlanta's Buckhead
Buckhead (Atlanta)
Buckhead is the uptown district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, comprising approximately the northern one-fifth of the city. Buckhead is a major commercial and financial center of the Southeast, and it is the third-largest business district in Atlanta, behind Downtown and Midtown...
district. The Brookhaven Heights neighborhood borders Lenox Park on the north.
History
The Standard ClubStandard Club
The Standard Club is a Jewish country club originally located in Atlanta, Georgia which later moved to suburban areas in Metro Atlanta.-History:...
, a Jewish country club, opened on what is now Lenox Park in 1940 and was located there until 1983.
See also
- Brookhaven, GeorgiaBrookhaven, GeorgiaBrookhaven is an unincorporated community located on the western edge of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. Most of the area was formerly incorporated as the city of North Atlanta, which disincorporated during the 1960s...