Blandtown

Blandtown is a neighborhood of the West Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia. It is located along either side of Huff Road from Howell Mill Road west to Marietta Blvd.[1] It was one of the first black settlements around Atlanta after the Civil War, named for a Black man who owned property.[2][3] As a community it declined from the 1950s through 1990s, following racially motivated rezoning[4] and a general flight from cities to suburbs. It now forms part of the West Midtown area, a rapidly developing part of Atlanta known for its home furnishings stores, new apartment and condo complexes, restaurants and bars.

  1. ^ NPU D Map, City of Atlanta Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Rhana, Gittens (2019). "The Lost Black History of Midtown Atlanta and a Photoshoot". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14.
  3. ^ Capelouto, J. D.; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Welcome to Blandtown: Public art display seeks to reclaim history of changing Atlanta neighborhood". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  4. ^ "Blandtown: A Fascinating Neighborhood with an Ironic Name". Westside CID. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2021-05-19.