Inman Park

Inman Park is a historic park roughly two miles to the east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It was and is part of Atlanta's first planned communities. It was also one of the first garden suburbs allowing the park to be on the national register of historic places. Inman Park has a long history including the Battle of Atlanta where the park was part of skirmishes during the Civil War. The actual residential area and park was not officially planned until the 1880s by Joel hurt. In 1910 Inman Park was declining due to zoning restrictions and motor cars. The glory of the park and district were almost gone by the 1950s.

In the 1970s Inman Park Restoration Project was started in order to renovate the older homes and restore the community to its old glory. It took a couple of years for the park to be restored and it helped that it was finally added to the registry of historic places. There are now 300 homes that have or are being renovated. There is a garden club and festivals held in the park in order to promote community. It is considered a "Small Town Downtown" with no crime and tumble down homes of the past.