Bankhead, Atlanta

at , Atlanta , 30318 United States

1. Neighborhood

Description

Bankhead is a neighborhood located west of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is surrounded by Grove Park to the west, Washington Park and Hunter Hills to the south. To the east and northeast are Hills Park, Knight Park, English Avenue and Blandtown. It is also flanked by Rockdale to the northwest. At its center is MARTA's Bankhead station and the city's Maddox Park. The neighborhood schools are The B.E.S.T. Academy, Grove Park Elementary, A.D. Williams Elementary School, Carter G. Woodson Elementary School, Alfred Blalock Elementary School, and Frederick Douglass High School. The neighborhood's name comes from Bankhead Highway, a thoroughfare that has since been renamed the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (for a famed civil rights attorney who lived near Bankhead in the nearby affluent and historic Collier Heights neighborhood).The boundaries of Bankhead are Jefferson Street to the north (a few blocks North of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway), Joseph E. Boone Blvd to the south, Joseph E. Lowery Blvd to the east and Chappell Rd to the west.

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187 FB users likes Bankhead, Atlanta, set it to 14 position in Likes Rating for Atlanta, Georgia in Neighborhood category

Summary

Bankhead, Atlanta is Atlanta based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. 30318. Contact phone number of Bankhead, Atlanta: (404) 355-1376