West Midtown
West Midtown, also known as Westside, is a colloquial area, comprising many historical neighborhoods located in Atlanta, Georgia. Once largely industrial, West Midtown is now the location of urban lofts, art galleries, live music venues, retail and restaurants. Nomenclature West Midtown is directly west of Midtown Atlanta, hence that name. The name for the area is a matter of debate. The name "West Midtown" is used by the neighbors' association in Home Park, the largest constituent neighborhood, the West Midtown Business Association, and Westside Provisions, a privately run commercial district. The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau uses West Midtown and defines the Westside as consisting of West Midtown and Atlantic Station. Only "Westside" or "The Westside" is used by the Not for Tourists guide. Creative Loafing has used both "West Midtown" and "Westside", but now uses "Westside" in its official neighborhood guide. The West Midtown Design District uses both terms. Google Maps does not mark the area with a neighborhood name. Geography The borders of West Midtown are not defined officially by the city, as it encompasses several neighborhoods spread over multiple NPUs. Generally, though, West Midtown is bordered to the east by Northside Drive and Georgia Tech, to the north by Buckhead, to the west by Marietta Boulevard and Marietta Road, and to the south by Hollowell Parkway. However, other sources define a larger area including parts of English Avenue and Bankhead, including the West Midtown Design District and The West Midtown Business Alliance. Neighborhoods and historic districts Neighborhoods usually included within West Midtown are: The western center of Martin Luther King BLVD adjacent to Clark Atlanta University and Marta's Ashby Station Adair Park Berkeley Park Blandtown The portion of English Avenue and around King Plow Arts Center The western portion of Home Park Knight Park/Howell Station Loring Heights Midtown West Marietta Street Artery Underwood Hills Westside Provisions Bolton Hills Park Riverside Historic districts within West Midtown are: Howell Interlocking Historic District (railyards) King Plow/Railroad Historic District (proposed; includes the King Plow Arts Center and the Midtown West and Westside Provisions commercial districts) Means Street Historic District Southern Railway North Avenue Yards Historic District (now NorthYards business park) Westside Provisions occupies buildings that include a former meat packing plant and is home to a large Room & Board furniture store, as well as Atlanta's second Anthropologie. The district includes Atlanta's two top Zagat-rated restaurants, Bacchanalia and the Quinones Room, as well as Ormsby's, a popular restaurant and bar featuring bocce ball courts. It also includes a gourmet market with sections for produce, cheese, and a bakery, additional restaurants, and high end home furnishings and apparel shops. The district is said to have "put West Midtown on the map." History Much of Atlanta's industrial and Civil War history occurred in the area now known as West Midtown. Several buildings still in use today are located next to the historic Norfolk Southern rail lines General Sherman used when he invaded Atlanta in 1864. In 1881, the International Cotton Exposition was held