Lakewood Heights
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood with 2,750 residents
- Description: human settlement in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lakewood Heights, Atlanta” and “Lakewood Heights, GA”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United States Penitentiary - Atlanta and Zoo Atlanta.
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.
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 north of Lakewood Heights.
Joyland
Park
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Atlanta and Peoplestown.
South Atlanta
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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.
Peoplestown
Neighborhood
Peoplestown is a neighborhood of Atlanta just south of Center Parc Stadium and Downtown Atlanta. Peoplestown is situated 1½ miles north of Lakewood Heights.
Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
Pittsburgh is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1883 as a Black working-class suburb alongside the Pegram rail shops. It was named Pittsburgh because the industrial area reminded one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its famous steel mills. Pittsburgh is situated 2 miles northwest of Lakewood Heights.
Lakewood Heights
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.70483° or 33° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
-84.37854° or 84° 22′ 43″ westPopulation
2,750Elevation
1,007 feet (307 metres)Open location code
865QPJ3C+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 154115074OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4204855Wikidata ID
Q6479403
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Lakewood Heights” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lakewood Heights”
- Urdu: “لیک ووڈ ہائٹس، اٹلانٹا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lakewood Station Atlanta Post Office and Atlanta Fire Rescue Department - Fire Station 2.
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