Metropolitan Parkway (Atlanta)

Metropolitan Parkway, formerly known as Stewart Avenue, is a major thoroughfare through southwestern Atlanta, Georgia. It is signed throughout as US 19/US 41/SR 3.

Route description

Once Metropolitan Parkway reaches Whitehall Street (the southern portion of Peachtree Street), the parkway turns into Northside Drive northward to Marietta.

Once it reaches Hapeville, it is called Dogwood Street, and it ends at Central Avenue. US 19/US 41/SR 3 continues east down Central Avenue.

Landmarks along the street include Atlanta Metropolitan College, the Stewart-Lakewood shopping center, and the Capitol View Baptist Church.

History

Metropolitan Parkway was once known as "Stewart Avenue", after one of the street's first inhabitants Andrew P. Stewart. The name was changed because of the area's red-light district reputation, especially for prostitution activity in motels. Despite the name change, prostitution remains a problem in the area.

Gallery

• Town and Country Hotel Courts, Metropolitan Parkway, Perkerson neighborhood, Atlanta.JPG

  Town and Country Hotel Courts, Metropolitan Parkway, Perkerson neighborhood, Atlanta

• Capitol View Baptist Church.JPG

  Former Capitol View Baptist Church on Metropolitan Parkway, Capitol View Manor neighborhood, Atlanta]

See also

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal
• Atlanta portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• Transportation in Atlanta
• List of former Atlanta street names

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons