Lindbergh (Atlanta)
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Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Most of the neighborhood consists of multi-use development combining retail, office and residential space.
The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by a freight railroad line, across which are Peachtree Park
Peachtree Park
Peachtree Park is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.It is bounded by:* Peachtree Road and North Buckhead on the northwest* Georgia 400 and Lenox Square and Pine Hills on the east...
, Garden Hills
Garden Hills
Garden Hills is an Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood between Peachtree and Piedmont Roads, bordered on the north by Pharr Road and on the south by Lindbergh Road. In 1987 the neighborhood was given historic district status by the city of Atlanta....
, and Peachtree Hills
Peachtree Hills
Peachtree Hills is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.It is bordered by Peachtree Road on the west, and the MARTA north-south rail line separates it from Lindbergh on the east...
. The eastern border is Georgia 400 tollway and Pine Hills
Pine Hills (Atlanta)
Pine Hills is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia and also part of the Buckhead Community, located in north east Atlanta on the eastern part of Buckhead. It is roughly bounded by Buford Highway to the south, the railway to the north, Lenox Road to the west and East Roxboro Road to the east...
. The Armour industrial area is to the southwest, and to the southeast is I-85 and Lindridge/Martin Manor.
Development
The multi-use development on the west side of Piedmont Road is anchored by the twin towers of AT&TAT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
and the Lindbergh Center MARTA station
Lindbergh Center (MARTA station)
Lindbergh Center station is an at-grade Train station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system in the Lindbergh/Morosgo neighborhood in southern Buckhead. This is a partime terminus of the Red Line and the last transfer point for the Red and Gold ...
, and includes a police station and other retail, restaurant and office space. At the southern end is the Passion City Church which moved into a repurposed golf superstore in 2011.
On the east side of Piedmont Road:
- South of Morosgo Dr. are older apartments which are to be razed to make way for a mixed-use commercial development, with a camouflaged parking deck at the interior, as well as greenspace park strips. Currently (2011) this is a major spot to hire day laborers.
- Between Sidney Marcus Blvd. and Morosgo Dr. is the Lindbergh Shopping Center, opened in 1958 and renovated 2004-2006. Home Depot, TargetTarget CorporationTarget Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
, Best BuyBest BuyBest Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
anchor the complex which also contains apartments. Furniture superstore The Dump occupies the former Home Depot on the east side of the complex. - North of Sidney Marcus Blvd. is Buckhead Crossing, a large strip center including a Marshall's store.
- Furthest north is Miami Circle, one of Atlanta's most important retail districts for home furnishings.
Transportation
The Lindbergh MARTA stationLindbergh Center (MARTA station)
Lindbergh Center station is an at-grade Train station on the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system in the Lindbergh/Morosgo neighborhood in southern Buckhead. This is a partime terminus of the Red Line and the last transfer point for the Red and Gold ...
is at the heart of the new development on Morosgo Drive just west of Piedmont Road. The station is a hub for MARTA buses, and is also a terminus of the Georgia Bus Company "jitneys" (minibuses) that ply Buford Highway
Buford Highway
Buford Highway is an international community along and on either side of a stretch of Georgia State Route 13 in DeKalb County, Georgia. It begins just north of Midtown Atlanta, continues northeast through the towns of Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Doraville, and ends northeast of the Perimeter at the...
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Lindbergh Center's function as a transit hub may strengthen as it has been identified as a northern terminus of BeltLine
Beltline
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corridor light rail routes
Streetcars in Atlanta
Streetcars operated in Atlanta starting with horsecars in 1871; electric streetcar service started in the 1880s. The last streetcar service ended in 1949; the streetcar system was quickly replaced by a trolleybus system and with buses...
, as well as a possible northern terminus for a rail line to Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
along the Clifton Corridor
Clifton Corridor
The Clifton Corridor is a proposed public transportation corridor in and near Atlanta, Georgia. It stretches from Lindbergh Center eastwards, following the existing CSX rail corridor to Emory University, with possible continuation along the northern edge of Decatur via Suburban Plaza on N. Decatur...
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The Georgia 400 tollway is adjacent to the neighborhood. A southbound offramp and northbound onramp are at Sidney Marcus Blvd. However it is not possible to exit at Lindbergh when going northbound. There is a northbound onramp and southbound offramp for I-85 at Lindbergh Dr., both only for carpools.