Joyland
Joyland is a neighborhood of small, single family homes in southeast Atlanta, Georgia and site of a former 1921 amusement park built for African Americans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia
- Also known as: “Joyland Park”, “Joyland, Atlanta”, and “Joyland, GA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Perkerson Park and Zoo Atlanta.
Perkerson Park
Park
Photo: Scuzelbut1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perkerson Park is a 50-acre park in the Capitol View and Sylvan Hills neighborhoods of Atlanta, Georgia with many amenities such as a disc golf course, six tennis courts, basketball half-court, splash pads, an elaborate playground, recreational fields, all under the shady canopy of huge oak trees.
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo
Photo: Patrick Fitzgerald, CC BY 2.0.
Zoo Atlanta is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The current president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta is Raymond B. King. Zoo Atlanta is situated 2 miles northeast of Joyland.
United States Penitentiary - Atlanta
Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Atlanta and Lakewood Heights.
South Atlanta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Atlanta is a district in Atlanta that contains the Grant Park, Peoplestown, Lakewood Heights, and Mechanicsville neighborhoods, and is near the world's busiest airport.
Lakewood Heights
Neighborhood
Lakewood Heights is a historic neighborhood established in the late 19th century. It experienced significant growth in the 1920s and 1930s as both an industrial and residential area.
Capitol View
Neighborhood
Capitol View is a historic intown southwest Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood. The neighborhood is 2.5 miles from downtown and was named for its views of the Georgia State Capitol building.
Joyland
- Categories: neighborhood and recreation area
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.71227° or 33° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-84.39511° or 84° 23′ 42″ westElevation
909 feet (277 metres)Open location code
865QPJ63+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358782261OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Joyland” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “چويلاند”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arthur Langford, Jr. Park and The Villages at Carver YMCA.
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