Just Us, Atlanta Explained

Just Us
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Atlanta
Pushpin Map:Atlanta, Georgia
Pushpin Label:Just Us
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Just Us in Atlanta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton
Government Type:Neighborhood of Atlanta
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:33.7521°N -84.4248°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:30314

Just Us is the smallest of the official neighborhoods of Atlanta, consisting of only two streets. It began as the "Fountain Drive-Morris Brown Drive Community Club" in the late 1940s, and evolved into its present name today during the early 1950s. It was established as the first black owned, constructed sub-division in the city of Atlanta. Just Us was on the tour of the Dogwood Trail with its beautiful horticultural display, as well as on the tour route of the city of Atlanta’s scenic Christmas array of lights. The neighborhood has two triangular Parks, I and II, with Park I dedicated to its first President, Margaret Davis Bowen, and Park II, dedicated to President John F. Kennedy, with an eternal gas light flame, as well as a plaque dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.[1]

Geography

Just Us consists of most of Fountain Drive SW and Morris Brown Drive SW, south of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW. Just Us is bordered by Washington Park on the north and Mozley Park on the west, and by Ashview Heights on the south and east. Just Us is approximately 0.7 miles west of the Ashby MARTA station.

Notes and References

  1. https://morehousertf.org/neighborhoods/justusneighbors/ Just Us Neighbors site as retrieved 2010-12-07: cached copy