| Joyland | |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Joyland within central Atlanta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fulton County |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Atlanta |
| Subdivision Type5: | NPU |
| Subdivision Name5: | Y |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics (2000) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White/Other |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 87% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 8% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4%--> |
| Coordinates: | 33.712°N -84.3964°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 30315 |
Joyland is a neighborhood of small, single family homes in southeast Atlanta, Georgia and site of a former 1921 amusement park built for African Americans.
It is bordered by the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) freeway on the west, High Point on the north, Pryor Avenue and The Villages at Carver on the east, and Amal Heights on the south.[2]
On May 16, 1921, Joyland Park, an amusement park for African Americans was opened in the area, according to its ads in the Atlanta Independent at the time, "the only shady park" where African Americans "could enjoy themselves".[3] At the opening a number of prominent Atlantans spoke:
In 1926 a subdivision for African Americans, also called Joyland Park, was built here. Residents included farmers, farmhands and laborers. Lots were around 4000ft2 in size.[4]
Later the Joyland Park public housing project was built in the area.
The neighborhood is part of NPU Y.
Joyland Park at the center of the neighborhood was renamed Arthur Langford Park in 1995, in honor of city councilman, Georgia state senator (1984–1994) and minister Arthur Langford, Jr. Joyland also has a street named after him, Arthur Langford, Jr. Place.