Atlanta is filled with puzzles wrapped in an enigma, scattered, smothered and covered in a mystery. One such puzzle: Where is Atlanta’s Westside, truly?
Driving the news: We asked you to draw Atlanta’s neighborhoods. The result?
Yes, but: Our eyes darted to the Westside, one of the city’s most nebulous communities. Most of y’all consider it to be roughly English Avenue and Vine City.
Why it matters: Neighborhood and community names — and who decides them — speak volumes about the importance of history and balance of power in a city.
Details: The Westside isn’t one of Atlanta’s more than 240 official neighborhoods. And it can mean several different places, all of which are undefined.
- There’s the literal west side of Atlanta, which like Buckhead is a collection of neighborhoods. The area stretches from Northside Drive to Whittier Mill Village and I-285 and has long been home to predominantly Black communities.
- Or the bougie-tastic, fast-growing area north of North Avenue that’s…
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