List of former Atlanta street names

Atlanta has a penchant for frequent street renamings, even in the central business district, usually to honor the recently deceased.

Many recent Atlanta street renamings commemorate prominent African Americans in Atlanta's history. These renamings can be identified by the use of the person's full name (e.g., Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard) rather than the more traditional last name only (e.g., Cain Street).

According to local and state rules and regulations, street renamings must have support of 75% of property owners along that street, and state guides advise against using proper names as street names. However, these rules and procedures are usually ignored or waived, as demonstrated by the recent Ted Turner Drive at Historic Spring Street renaming resolution by the Atlanta City Council.

Map including alternative street names in what is now Midtown Atlanta, 1895

List of street name changes up to 1903

On October 17, 1903 the Atlanta Constitution published the list shown below (and also transcribed online) that developer Forrest Adair had provided the Atlanta City Council of street name changes that had occurred since the founding of the city up until that time:

Other street origins

See also

References

Old Atlanta Street Names

  1. ↑ http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/2014/images/adopted/0421/14O1004.pdf
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Garrett, Franklin M. (1954). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.
  3. ↑ Sanborn Fire Map 1886
  4. 1 2 Sanborn's Map of Atlanta, Ga., 1917
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Moore, David Aaron (2010-02-26). "For Black History Month: What's in a street name?". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  6. ↑ 1910 map on APNA website
  7. ↑ 1913 map on APNA website
  8. 1 2 1878 Hopkins Griffith and Morgan map
  9. ↑ Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1820s-1870s, p.427
  10. ↑ City of Atlanta online, ordinance no. 10-O-1420
  11. ↑ "Marietta Street Artery". 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  12. 1 2 Ernie Suggs, "Council finally agrees -- barely -- to honor Portman with a street", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 16, 2011
  13. ↑ Ahead of the Curve: 911 upgrade pauses City Hall East sale | ajc.com
  14. ↑ Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, p.833
  15. ↑ South Central Agricultural Society fair Roadside Georgia
  16. ↑ Morningside-Lenox Park Association "Neighborhood Walk" brochure
  17. ↑ Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, by Franklin M. Garrett, p.490
  18. ↑ Atlanta City Council resolution (2002) to expand the Inman Park historic district
  19. ↑ 01-O-0135 An Ordinance to Rename Foundry Street and Luckie Street
  20. ↑ "West End District". City of Atlanta. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  21. ↑ Franklin M. Garrett, Atlanta and Environs, p.143
  22. ↑ The Atlanta Historical Journal, Volumes 26-27, p.57, Atlanta Historical Society, 1982
  23. ↑ 10-O-0135 An Ordinance to Rename Raymond Street
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