Adamsville, Atlanta Explained

Adamsville
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Pushpin Map:Georgia (U.S. state)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Atlanta
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side of city Atlanta, Georgia. It is located where Interstate 20 and Interstate 285 meet on the west side.

The entertainers Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, A.K. Shay and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby came from Adamsville.

The skating rink Cascade Skating Fun Center in the movie ATL is located in Adamsville.

In the year 2000, the city of Atlanta parks and recreation department started construction on a new recreation center. It was finished in 2003 at the price of $13.1 million. The recreation center is known as the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center. The 103000square feet building features an indoor 50-meter pool and a gymnasium and is 10 times larger than the existing Adamsville Recreation Center.

The new C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center was built on 9.42acres of land. The recreation center also includes racquetball courts, offices, meeting space, a parking lot for 185 cars and a quarter-mile-long (400 m) walking trail circling the site.[1]

History

Founded as a farming village, Adamsville was possibly named for early resident G. W. Adams, who farmed there in 1882 when it was called Lick Skillet. The name was changed to Adamsville in 1906.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.the-stories.com/gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid%3A1972 Dispatch Automated Publishing Solutions
  2. http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf Kenneth K. Krakow, Georgia Place-names:Their History and Origins, p.232, 3rd Ed., 1975, Winship Press (Macon, Georgia)