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'Buckhead' is a community within the city of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Comprising over 100,000 residents and approximately the northern one-fifth of the city, Buckhead is legally defined as that portion of the city of Atlanta northwest of I-85 and northeast of I-75. Thus, the boundaries are the city limits on the north, northeast, and northwest, and the interstates on the southeast and southwest. Local advertisers, however, stretch the definition, sometimes including places in northerwestern DeKalb County.
Buckhead acquired its unusual name from a long-gone local tavern that prominently displayed a large stuffed buck's head. The community was annexed by Atlanta in 1952, following an earlier attempt by Mayor William B. Hartsfield in 1946 that was voted down by residents.
The main east-west street is West Paces Ferry Road, named for a former ferry across the Chattahoochee River. Hardy Pace, one of Atlanta's founders, operated the ferry and owned much of what is now Buckhead, and as far west as Vinings. The main north-south street is Peachtree Road, which extends south into the heart of the city as Peachtree Street. This name change is significant in that it defines a border between Buckhead and Midtown Atlanta. The area north of Buckhead, beyond the Atlanta city limit, is the city of Sandy Springs.
Buckhead has many attributes of a functioning city, including its central core of high-rise office and residential condo buildings, mainly along the Peachtree corridor, surrounded by heavily-wooded single-family neighborhoods. The central core comprises two main areas: Buckhead Village to the south and the financial/retail district to the north. Buckhead Village is home to several high-rise residential buildings as well as the majority of Buckhead's nightlife. The financial/retail district contains many high-rise office and condo towers and dense retail developments, including Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza regional malls.
Buckhead is one of Atlanta's most important business districts, and includes Atlanta's wealthiest neighborhoods as well as the Georgia Governor's Mansion, a part-time residence of Elton John, and the Atlanta History Center museum and library. Buckhead was also the home of golf legend Bobby Jones until his death in 1971. Although there are some moderately-priced homes in the area, the price of most homes and condos starts at around $500,000 and extends well beyond $10,000,000.[1] Buckhead also helps to cement Atlanta's reputation as the "Shopping Mecca of the Southeast" with more than 1,400 retail units where shoppers spend in excess of $1 billion a year.[2] The primary shopping district comprises Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza. Located diagonally across Peachtree Road from each other, these sister malls together feature more than 350 boutiques and offer the highest concentration of high-end stores in the United States.[3][4]
The area has numerous luxury hotels, including the InterContinental, the Grand Hyatt, the JW Marriott, and the Ritz-Carlton. The area also includes more modest lodgings, as well as many restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Buckhead is home to two of the nation's fourteen Mobil five-star restaurants, Seeger's and The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.[5] Publications have referred to Buckhead as the "Beverly Hills of the South," and ''Robb Report'' magazine has consistently ranked it one of the nation's "10 Top Affluent Communities" for "some of the most beautiful mansions, best shopping and finest restaurants in the southeastern United States".[6][7][8][9]
To reverse a downturn in the village area during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the densest concentration of bars and clubs in the city.[10] During the late 1990s Buckhead experienced an increased crime rate around the area's nightclubs and shopping districts, culminating in several gang-style shoot-outs and homicides including one involving NFL star Ray Lewis. Beginning in 2004, residents sought to ameliorate this situation by taking measures to reduce the community's nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. The Buckhead Coalition was instrumental in persuading the Atlanta City Council to pass an ordinance to close bars at 2:30 a.m. rather than 4 a.m., and liquor licenses were made more difficult to obtain. The combination of these two factors left the village with a third of its storefronts vacant by late 2005. A number of projects, under proposal or under construction, have been initiated to replace these vacant properties, most being oriented toward upscale patrons. Buckhead's heritage as an entertainment district has continued but in a much safer manner. Today, more than 50 bars and restaurants continue to operate in Buckhead.
While much of west and north Buckhead maintains itself in single-family unit residential in forested settings, the Peachtree Road corridor has become a major focus of high-rise construction. The first 400-foot (121 m) office tower, Tower Place, opened in 1974. Park Place, in 1986, was the first 400+ foot (121+ m) condominium. 1986 Also saw the completion of the 425-foot (129 m), 34-story Atlanta Plaza, then Buckhead's tallest and largest building. In 2000, Park Avenue Condominums upped the ante, pushing the record to 486 feet (148 m). Since that time, a wave of development has followed. Currently the 660-foot (201 m) Sovereign and 580-foot (177 m) Mansion on Peachtree are in a race for the sky (both set for completion in late 2007). Today Buckhead has over 50 high-rise buildings, almost one-third of the city total.[11]
Buckhead, like all areas of Atlanta, is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district.
The following public elementary schools serve Buckhead:
★ E. Rivers Elementary School (replaced Peachtree Heights School)
★ Garden Hills Elementary School
★ Margaret Mitchell Elementary School
★ Morris Brandon Elementary School
★ Sarah Rawson Smith Elementary School
★ Warren T. Jackson Elementary School
The area is served by Sutton Middle School and North Atlanta High School.
Local private schools include the Atlanta International School, the Atlanta Speech School, Christ the King School, the Atlanta Girls School, The Galloway School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, The Lovett School, Pace Academy, and The Westminster Schools.
Also located in Buckhead is the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business Executive Education Center. This facility houses the e.M.B.A. program and Terry Third Thursday, a lecture series featuring business leaders.
★ Buckhead is featured heavily in Tom Wolfe's novel ''A Man in Full''.
★ Robert B. Parker's Spencer has lunch at Buckhead Life Group's Corner Cafe in "Hugger Mugger."
★ The novel ''Peachtree Road'' by Anne Rivers Siddons takes place almost entirely in Buckhead, and explores the values, morals and accomplishments of the community through the eyes of Shep Bondurant, a quintessential Buckhead gentleman.
★ Author James Dickey of "Deliverance" fame grew up in the area.
★ List of leading shopping streets and districts by city
★ The Pool Hall - the oldest bar in Buckhead
1. Beverly Hills 30305
2. Shopping
3. Atlanta: 2004 Men's Regional Site
4. Around Atlanta
5. Mobil Travel Guide 49th Annual Five-Star Awards
6. Buckhead: A Place for All Time
7. AmeriSuites Buckhead in Atlanta
8. Atlanta–Discover the Possibilities Of the `Athens of the South'
9. ~ATLANTA~
10. Buckhead Village BAR BRAWL: Critics try to pressure landlords of busy clubs
11. [1]
★ Buckhead community web site
★ Buckhead.net
A portion of the Buckhead skyline.
| Contents |
| History and economy |
| Buckhead High-Rise Buildings |
| Education |
| Trivia |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
History and economy
Buckhead acquired its unusual name from a long-gone local tavern that prominently displayed a large stuffed buck's head. The community was annexed by Atlanta in 1952, following an earlier attempt by Mayor William B. Hartsfield in 1946 that was voted down by residents.
The main east-west street is West Paces Ferry Road, named for a former ferry across the Chattahoochee River. Hardy Pace, one of Atlanta's founders, operated the ferry and owned much of what is now Buckhead, and as far west as Vinings. The main north-south street is Peachtree Road, which extends south into the heart of the city as Peachtree Street. This name change is significant in that it defines a border between Buckhead and Midtown Atlanta. The area north of Buckhead, beyond the Atlanta city limit, is the city of Sandy Springs.
Buckhead has many attributes of a functioning city, including its central core of high-rise office and residential condo buildings, mainly along the Peachtree corridor, surrounded by heavily-wooded single-family neighborhoods. The central core comprises two main areas: Buckhead Village to the south and the financial/retail district to the north. Buckhead Village is home to several high-rise residential buildings as well as the majority of Buckhead's nightlife. The financial/retail district contains many high-rise office and condo towers and dense retail developments, including Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza regional malls.
Buckhead is one of Atlanta's most important business districts, and includes Atlanta's wealthiest neighborhoods as well as the Georgia Governor's Mansion, a part-time residence of Elton John, and the Atlanta History Center museum and library. Buckhead was also the home of golf legend Bobby Jones until his death in 1971. Although there are some moderately-priced homes in the area, the price of most homes and condos starts at around $500,000 and extends well beyond $10,000,000.[1] Buckhead also helps to cement Atlanta's reputation as the "Shopping Mecca of the Southeast" with more than 1,400 retail units where shoppers spend in excess of $1 billion a year.[2] The primary shopping district comprises Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza. Located diagonally across Peachtree Road from each other, these sister malls together feature more than 350 boutiques and offer the highest concentration of high-end stores in the United States.[3][4]
The area has numerous luxury hotels, including the InterContinental, the Grand Hyatt, the JW Marriott, and the Ritz-Carlton. The area also includes more modest lodgings, as well as many restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Buckhead is home to two of the nation's fourteen Mobil five-star restaurants, Seeger's and The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead.[5] Publications have referred to Buckhead as the "Beverly Hills of the South," and ''Robb Report'' magazine has consistently ranked it one of the nation's "10 Top Affluent Communities" for "some of the most beautiful mansions, best shopping and finest restaurants in the southeastern United States".[6][7][8][9]
To reverse a downturn in the village area during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the densest concentration of bars and clubs in the city.[10] During the late 1990s Buckhead experienced an increased crime rate around the area's nightclubs and shopping districts, culminating in several gang-style shoot-outs and homicides including one involving NFL star Ray Lewis. Beginning in 2004, residents sought to ameliorate this situation by taking measures to reduce the community's nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. The Buckhead Coalition was instrumental in persuading the Atlanta City Council to pass an ordinance to close bars at 2:30 a.m. rather than 4 a.m., and liquor licenses were made more difficult to obtain. The combination of these two factors left the village with a third of its storefronts vacant by late 2005. A number of projects, under proposal or under construction, have been initiated to replace these vacant properties, most being oriented toward upscale patrons. Buckhead's heritage as an entertainment district has continued but in a much safer manner. Today, more than 50 bars and restaurants continue to operate in Buckhead.
Buckhead High-Rise Buildings
While much of west and north Buckhead maintains itself in single-family unit residential in forested settings, the Peachtree Road corridor has become a major focus of high-rise construction. The first 400-foot (121 m) office tower, Tower Place, opened in 1974. Park Place, in 1986, was the first 400+ foot (121+ m) condominium. 1986 Also saw the completion of the 425-foot (129 m), 34-story Atlanta Plaza, then Buckhead's tallest and largest building. In 2000, Park Avenue Condominums upped the ante, pushing the record to 486 feet (148 m). Since that time, a wave of development has followed. Currently the 660-foot (201 m) Sovereign and 580-foot (177 m) Mansion on Peachtree are in a race for the sky (both set for completion in late 2007). Today Buckhead has over 50 high-rise buildings, almost one-third of the city total.[11]
Education
Buckhead, like all areas of Atlanta, is part of the Atlanta Public Schools district.
The following public elementary schools serve Buckhead:
★ E. Rivers Elementary School (replaced Peachtree Heights School)
★ Garden Hills Elementary School
★ Margaret Mitchell Elementary School
★ Morris Brandon Elementary School
★ Sarah Rawson Smith Elementary School
★ Warren T. Jackson Elementary School
The area is served by Sutton Middle School and North Atlanta High School.
Local private schools include the Atlanta International School, the Atlanta Speech School, Christ the King School, the Atlanta Girls School, The Galloway School, Holy Spirit Preparatory School, The Lovett School, Pace Academy, and The Westminster Schools.
Also located in Buckhead is the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business Executive Education Center. This facility houses the e.M.B.A. program and Terry Third Thursday, a lecture series featuring business leaders.
Trivia
★ Buckhead is featured heavily in Tom Wolfe's novel ''A Man in Full''.
★ Robert B. Parker's Spencer has lunch at Buckhead Life Group's Corner Cafe in "Hugger Mugger."
★ The novel ''Peachtree Road'' by Anne Rivers Siddons takes place almost entirely in Buckhead, and explores the values, morals and accomplishments of the community through the eyes of Shep Bondurant, a quintessential Buckhead gentleman.
★ Author James Dickey of "Deliverance" fame grew up in the area.
See also
★ List of leading shopping streets and districts by city
★ The Pool Hall - the oldest bar in Buckhead
References
1. Beverly Hills 30305
2. Shopping
3. Atlanta: 2004 Men's Regional Site
4. Around Atlanta
5. Mobil Travel Guide 49th Annual Five-Star Awards
6. Buckhead: A Place for All Time
7. AmeriSuites Buckhead in Atlanta
8. Atlanta–Discover the Possibilities Of the `Athens of the South'
9. ~ATLANTA~
10. Buckhead Village BAR BRAWL: Critics try to pressure landlords of busy clubs
11. [1]
External links
★ Buckhead community web site
★ Buckhead.net
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