Marietta Street Artery

Marietta Street Artery is an officially defined neighborhood of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, part of the West Midtown area of Atlanta, also known as the “Westside.” Located in Fulton County with a local population of 710, the neighborhood consists of Marietta Street and the city blocks immediately to the east and west of it, stretching from 8th Street NW on the north to North Avenue NW on the south. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Home Park on the north, Georgia Tech on the east, downtown Atlanta on the south, and English Avenue on the west.

All buildings in the Marietta Street Artery were constructed after the Civil War following The Reconstruction Era, around the 1880s is when the city generated enough economic capital to expedite the changes needed to convert from an agrarian society to an industrial one.  Present day this shift is evidenced by the substantial industrial buildings that remain along the railroad tracks of Atlanta. Textile mills came to the South, industrial complexes were built along the rail lines and mill villages were built to house the workers including Home Park, Blandtown, Howell Station, and homes off Bankhead Avenue.