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27-546: EAV may refer to: East Atlanta Village , in Atlanta, Georgia Electroacupuncture , an alternative medicine diagnostic device Equine arteritis virus , the causal agent of equine viral arteritis Entity–attribute–value model , a data model Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung , an Austrian band Expired air ventilation Exposure action value Ente Autonomo Volturno , an Italian public transport company Topics referred to by

54-503: A 3-bedroom home. Eventually, East Atlanta real estate was valued much lower than other areas of the city. The neighborhood's appearance and reputation suffered as a result. In 1981, the East Atlanta Community Association was founded to bolster a sense of community in the neighborhood. In 2005 East Atlanta acquired a new library building which is located at the corner of Flat Shoals and McPherson. That same year,

81-528: A major company. Prominent among civic leaders of Atlanta, Candler was elected and served as the 41st mayor of the city , from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field, the site of the present-day Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , was named after him, as is Candler Park in Atlanta. As head of Coca-Cola, he built the Candler Building in Atlanta, as well as one in Kansas City (which became known as

108-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages East Atlanta Village East Atlanta lies entirely within DeKalb County and is bounded by: Prior to the arrival of American colonists , the area had been dominated by the Creek Native American people. The Sandtown-Flat Shoals Trail existed along high ground as part of a trade route system between

135-402: Is now home to a bar (appropriately named "Flatiron"). A post office, a newspaper, a silent movie theatre and a carriage dealership were also added to the commercial district and Baptist and Methodist congregations in the area immediately began to grow. The land to the south of Glenwood Avenue was owned by former Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson Brown . With Brown's support, a grid of streets

162-639: The Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia . Candler had paid to relocate Emory University from Oxford, Georgia , to Atlanta. Asa Candler suffered a stroke in 1926 and never recovered. He died on March 12, 1929, at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia . He is buried at Westview Cemetery on the west side of Atlanta. The Candler Field Museum in Williamson, Georgia , has been established to commemorate

189-612: The Chattahoochee River and the coast. This trail would eventually become Flat Shoals Avenue. After the forcible removal of the Creek in the 1820s, American citizens began acquiring land in the area through the Georgia land lotteries . During the Civil War , Atlanta became a major supply hub of the southern war effort and a major target of the northern war effort. Lemuel P. Grant designed

216-703: The Western Auto Building ), a Candler Building in New York City , and one in what is now known as the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland . Asa Griggs Candler was born on December 30, 1851, in Villa Rica, Georgia . His parents were Martha and Samuel Charles Candler, a merchant and property owner. His parents raised eleven children, including Asa and his brother Warren Akin Candler . Samuel Charles Candler

243-516: The Coca-Cola Company. The following year, he trademarked the brand and distributed the first dividends to the company's shareholders. By 1895, the company was distributing Coca-Cola nationwide in the United States. It first started exporting in 1899, to Cuba . Exports to Europe started two years later. He also developed the famous "$ 1 contract" where he sold the rights to bottle Coca-Cola in

270-574: The East Atlanta Branch. 33°44′24″N 84°20′44″W  /  33.74001°N 84.34546°W  / 33.74001; -84.34546 Asa Candler Asa Griggs Candler Sr. (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $ 238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia . Candler founded The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 and developed it as

297-455: The US for only one dollar. At first, the company advertised Coca-Cola as a drink that relieved mental and physical fatigue, and cured headaches. In 1903, Candler decided to remove the cocaine component from the coca leaves before mixing them with the drink, and to sell the extracted cocaine to pharmaceutical companies. In 1911, the company reached an annual advertising budget of $ 1 million. In 1915,

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324-564: The area. In 1905, lumber and railroad baron William Zuber built a large white columned frame mansion as a wedding present for his new bride on property that fronts Flat Shoals. The house is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The East Atlanta Banking Company entered the East Atlanta community in 1911, moving into its new building at Flat Shoals and Glenwood - shaped like an old fashioned "flat iron". The building

351-597: The average price of a house in East Atlanta has risen steadily since the late 1990s. [1] In 2017 the East Atlanta Community Association began efforts to include the neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places . In recent decades, East Atlanta has seen a rise of street art. Many of East Atlanta's murals were brought to the neighborhood by Living Walls and the Outerspace Project. Some of East Atlanta's murals are easily visible from

378-596: The bottling company Root Glass Co. created the iconic Coca-Cola bottle. In 1916, after Candler was elected mayor of Atlanta, he ended his day-to-day management of the Coca-Cola Company. In 1917, the Coca-Cola company agreed to reduce by 50% the amount of caffeine in the drink. In 1919 Candler gave most of the stock in The Coca-Cola Company to his children. They sold their shares to a consortium of investors led by Ernest Woodruff . In 1906 Candler completed what

405-486: The city budget and coordinated rebuilding efforts after the Great Atlanta fire of 1917 destroyed 1,500 homes. He also made large personal loans in order to develop the water and sewage facilities of the city of Atlanta, in order to provide the infrastructure necessary to a modern city. Candler was also a philanthropist , endowing numerous schools and universities (he gave a total of $ 7 million to Emory University , ) and

432-474: The city's fortifications to protect his plantation on the eastside of the city in what is now Grant Park . General James B. McPherson placed his Yankee forces on high ground a mile east of Grant's plantation, the area today known as East Atlanta. A Union cannon was placed at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Flat Shoals Road to protect the flank of the front line. The Confederate forces were able to attack from behind, however. The Battle of Atlanta, which

459-508: The first phase of a public works project to enhance the pedestrian environment in the business district occurred. The result was much wider sidewalks and benches to sit on. In 2007 and 2008, the East Atlanta Village was voted "Best Neighborhood" in the city by readers of the Atlanta weekly newspaper Creative Loafing . Due to determined efforts by residents to improve their neighborhood and demand for affordable in-town housing,

486-561: The original Candler Field, the first Atlanta airport. Callan Castle , the Candler home in Inman Park , built from 1902 to 1904, still stands as a private home. Candler's later mansion, built in 1916 at 1500 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Druid Hills , was later adapted for use as the John Chrysostom Melkite Greek Catholic Church . In 1922, he donated over 50 acres (200,000 m ) of his Druid Hills holdings to

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540-566: The street, but an equal number of murals are hidden in back parking lots, alleyways and behind buildings. Images and locations of East Atlanta's murals are found on the Atlanta Street Art Map . East Atlanta hosts a number of popular annual events, including: East Atlanta is in the Atlanta Public Schools System and nearby charter school alternatives are also available. Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System operates

567-467: The undeveloped center of the neighborhood was subdivided and developed by the Williams brothers who were born and raised in East Atlanta and had built a lumber and concrete business nearby on Glenwood Avenue. As the residential area grew, nearby businesses prospered. The Madison Theatre talking picture show and a new public library were built with the help of public donations. During the 1960s, East Atlanta

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594-514: Was a member of the legislature of South Carolina , and fought in the Creek War of 1836 . Candler's children are: A druggist in 1888, Asa Griggs Candler met John Stith Pemberton and was intrigued by a sweet, carbonated drink he had developed. Candler bought the Coca-Cola recipe from Pemberton, for an amount rumored to be $ 2,300. The drink was derived from brewed coca leaves, as well as caffeine , carbonated water, and sugar. In 1892, he founded

621-613: Was part of the Atlanta Campaign and sealed the fate of the Confederacy , was fought in East Atlanta behind Union lines resulting in more than 12,000 deaths. Today many historic markers dot the neighborhood including two upturned cannons where Confederate General Walker and Union General McPherson were killed. East Atlanta recovered after the Civil War, quickly becoming a developing unincorporated town. The Marbut and Minor Mercantile Store

648-409: Was planned around a 13-acre (53,000 m ) public green space, a model for the "urban utopian living" that was being touted at the time. After 1915, in a series of votes, East Atlanta residents chose to be annexed into the city limits of Atlanta in order to gain access to fire protection and public education. Water and sewer service also enabled residents to enjoy indoor plumbing. After World War II

675-625: Was soon established at the crossroads of Glenwood Avenue and Flat Shoals Road. By the late 1890s, the store had grown to encompass five different businesses including a dry goods store, feed and seed, blacksmith, livery stable, and grocery store. Asa Candler , Joel Hurt , Frederic Patterson , and Aaron Haas , founders of the Metropolitan Streetcar Company, developed the McPherson Park subdivision to provide ridership for their electric streetcar line and housing for new store clerks in

702-467: Was targeted by civil rights groups as an example of racial segregation of housing because members of the white-supremacy group Ku Klux Klan lived in an adjacent neighborhood. Under the protection of the Fair Housing Act , middle-class black families were assisted in efforts to purchase houses in the area. In response, many white families left the area, selling their homes for as low as $ 1,500 for

729-502: Was then Atlanta's tallest building, the Candler Building . It had intricately carved decorations and was 17 stories tall. It still stands at Peachtree and Auburn streets and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , significant for its architectural detail and role as a company symbol. In 1912 the Candler Building in New York opened. In 1916, Candler was elected mayor of Atlanta (taking office in 1917). As mayor he balanced

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