Midtown is a neighborhood situated between Ponce de Leon Avenue and Piedmont Park and is approximately 1 mile northwest of downtown metro Atlanta.
Midtown is literally at the center of it all with some of the best museums, theaters, parks, restaurants and historical sites in Atlanta. Today you will find a number of successful businesses and numerous individuals and families who have chosen to reside here in order to take advantage of the conveniences of in-town living
Midtown is the designation for 6 communities: Ansley Park, Loring Heights, Sherwood Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology and Home Park which includes the popular Atlantic Station. Until the 1960’s, midtown was referred to as the 10th St. neighborhood and prior to that it was known as Uptown Atlanta.
Midtown is literally at the center of it all with some of the best museums, theaters, parks, restaurants and historical sites in Atlanta. Today you will find a number of successful businesses and numerous individuals and families who have chosen to reside here in order to take advantage of the conveniences of in-town living.
There are several annual events that take place in Midtown that you will want to be sure to attend:
Atlanta Dogwood Festival Takes place in April.
Midtown Home Tour Takes place in April.
Atlanta Jazz Festival Takes place in May.
Music Midtown Takes place in May.
Atlanta Pride Festival Takes place in June.
Peachtree Road Race 10K Takes place on July 4th.
Midtown sites you will want to experience:
Atlanta Ballet
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Opera
Center for Puppetry Arts
Ferst Center for the Arts
The Fox Theatre
Goethe Institute
High Museum of Art
Margaret Mitchell House
Peachtree Playhouse
Piedmont Park Conservancy
Woodruff Arts Center