Historic West End

neighborhood history

(Source: Atlantawestend.com)

Founded as White Hall in 1835, the area the area now known as West End was an important crossroads. In the late 1840s, the Macon and Western Railroad line (later Central of Georgia Railroad and now a “paper railroad” within the Norfolk Southern Railway group) was established to provide easy access to downtown Atlanta and quickly increased the economic viability of the White Hall area. Shortly thereafter, real estate speculators, including George Washington Adair, John Thrasher and Thomas Alexander, bought lots along the railway, anticipating future growth. In 1868, the residents of the area received a charter and renamed the community West End, after London’s trendy theater district.

By 1930, West End was a thriving community that featured a vibrant business district at Gordon (now Ralph David Abernathy) and Lee Streets, including branches of Sears, Goodyear and Piggly Wiggly, and more than 22,000 residents. The 1940s were still a prosperous time for West End, but the community was aging, and by the mid-1950s, the younger generation began to migrate to the suburbs. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the demographic of the West End began to change, as African-American families moved in. 

Unfortunately, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, West End was at the epicenter of the mortgage fraud crisis that triggered the worst recession in a generation, causing many homeowners to suffer and a significant number of homes to go into foreclosure. In 2008, at the bottom of the economic downturn, the first segment of the Atlanta BeltLine West End trail opened and real estate opportunities began to abound. Slowly, but surely, formerly vacant or foreclosed homes were given a new lease on life. In 2014, the Atlanta BeltLine was awarded a TIGER V grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which finalized funding for a 3 mile stretch of the Westside Trail that runs through the West End corridor and is scheduled to open to the public in 2017. Since the announcement of the BeltLine expansion into Southwest Atlanta, West End has seen lots of increased attention from young professionals, families, retirees and many others from all walks of life seeking to make West End their home.

Real Estate

The West End is full of historic homes built in the late 1800’s up to the late 1930’s. It is a mix of folk victorian, craftsman and bungalow. The two prime streets are Peeples and Oglethorpe. One of the many things people love most about the West End is its walkability and close access to the highway.

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Community Culture & annual events

West end is a vibrant walking community, known around the city for their neighborly comrade! It’s not abnormal to be invited to someone’s porch as you walk your dog around the neighborhood!

West end has three large annual events.
- The West End Tour of Homes
- The West End Summer Concert
- The West End Holiday party. 

These three events have grown over the years and attract more than 500 attendee’s year after year to the West end!

food & entertainment

• Lee White Development A mix of 
  Breweries and Restaurants 

• Tassili’s Raw reality

• Honeysuckle Gelato

• Box car restaurant 

• West End Best end

Parks & attractions

• One of our biggest attractions is the Atlanta BeltLine

• West end Park

• Gordon white park

• Rose circle Park

• West end performing arts 

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