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Dixie Hills, Atlanta

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Dixie Hills is a neighborhood of southwest Atlanta with a population of 1,756 (2010).

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Map of Dixie Hills, Atlanta, GA, USA

It is bordered:

  • on the north by Joseph E. Boone Blvd., across which are Center Hill and Grove Park
  • on the east by Whitaker Circle and Anderson Ave., across which are West Lake
  • on the south by I-20 across which is Florida Heights; and Penelope Neighbors
  • on the west by the Harvel Homes Community and Westhaven

    • History

    In 1960, Donald "Doc" Miller opened Miller's Dixie Hills Pharmacy. In 1965 he moved his business to what is now called South Downtown and changed the name to Miller's Rexall Drugs, today a quirky landmark known for its selection of hoodoo supplies.

    In 1967, Atlanta historian Franklin Garrett described Dixie Hills as a small area of "small, neat, middle-class homes" of African Americans; "near the edge lies a large, low-rent, privately owned apartment complex which curves around a small shopping center". There were no swimming pools or shade trees or entertainment facilities. After a riot in June 1967, the city dedicated resources to build a path to Anderson Park, a baseball diamond and shower stalls; and to repairing streets and improving health inspections.

    Government

    Dixie Hills lies in NPU J.

    Parks

  • Anderson Park

    • Schools

  • Turner Middle School

    • People

    Atlanta Child Murders prime suspect Wayne Williams was born and raised in Dixie Hills. Many of the victims disappeared from the neighborhood.

    References

    Dixie Hills, Atlanta Wikipedia
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