Peachtree Hills
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Peachtree Hills is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia
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It is bordered by Peachtree Road
on the west, and the MARTA
north-south rail line separates it from Lindbergh (Atlanta)
on the east. Peachtree Creek
separates it from the Armour Yard
area on the south.
The area was subdivided from farmland in 1910.
The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center is located in the neighborhood.
Peachtree Hills is part of Neighborhood planning unit
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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...
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It is bordered by Peachtree Road
Peachtree Road
"Porch Swing in Tupelo" is a song from British pop-rock performer Elton John's 2004 album, Peachtree Road. The song talks about Elvis Presley's childhood and upbringing and describes Tupelo, Mississippi....
on the west, and the MARTA
Marta
Marta may refer to:* Marta or Marta Vieira da Silva , a Brazilian women's football forward* Marta Estrella, a recurring fictional character from Arrested Development...
north-south rail line separates it from Lindbergh (Atlanta)
Lindbergh (Atlanta)
Lindbergh, officially known as Lindbergh/Morosgo, and also known as South Buckhead, is a neighborhood in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia...
on the east. Peachtree Creek
Peachtree Creek
Peachtree Creek is a major stream in Atlanta. It flows for almost due west into the Chattahoochee River just south of Vinings. Like other "Peachtree" names in the area, the name is most likely a corruption of "pitch tree", from the area's many pines and their sticky sap.Peachtree Creek is an...
separates it from the Armour Yard
Armour Yard
Armour Yard is a railyard on the northwest side of Interstate 85 between the Piedmont Road and Monroe Drive exits in northeast Atlanta, Georgia, south of the Lindbergh neighborhood of Buckhead...
area on the south.
The area was subdivided from farmland in 1910.
The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center is located in the neighborhood.
Peachtree Hills is part of Neighborhood planning unit
Neighborhood planning unit
The Neighborhood Planning Unit is a neighborhood-scale governmental structure used in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.The system was established in 1974 by Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Holbrook Jackson...
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