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This is
This is
CHAMBLEE

Chamblee is a fast-growing city defi ned by a wide array of local events, including a
diversity, urbanity and internationality. Despite downtown concert series, food festival and
the city’s proximity to the Buford Highway holiday celebrations. In 2017, Chamblee
corridor—made up of diverse international purchased 25.4 acres of greenspace along
restaurants and retail—continual commercial North Shallowford Road and Buford Highway,
development and closeness to Atlanta, representing a 33 percent increase in park
Chamblee offers a small-town feel with a city space within city limits.
skyline.
The city also has began developing public
From its humble origins, Chamblee has murals along its major intersections,
emerged as a unique urban suburb of indicating Chamblee supports public art
approximately 30,000 residents spanning projects.
several neighborhoods.
The city’s Antique Row district offers prime
Founded in 1908, Chamblee was originally a pickings for book lovers, collectors, furniture
small railroad community known as Roswell enthusiasts and jewelers.
Junction. The town was originally made up
of dairy farmers, railways leading to Atlanta Chamblee is home to DeKalb-Peachtree
and a military operations site known as Camp Airport, a county-owned public airport that
Gordon, which served 40,000 servicemen was established as an accompaniment
throughout World War I and World War II. of Camp Gordon. Each fall, the city hosts
“Warbird Weekend,” an annual airshow
The city soon transitioned into mostly featuring modern and antique wartime
industrial property, an aesthetic that still can airplanes.
be seen in Chamblee today. While the city’s
manufacturing and industrial jobs eventually Six DeKalb County School District elementary
dwindled, refugees and immigrants took schools, two middle schools and two high
advantage of Chamblee’s affordable housing schools serve Chamblee neighborhoods. St.
and proximity to Atlanta and repopulated the Pius X, a private Catholic high school, is also
city’s neighborhoods. located in Chamblee, as well as The Elaine
Clark Center. Two libraries—DeKalb County’s
The trend of growth has yet to stop. In 2010, Chamblee branch and Embry Hills Library—
the city annexed more than 5,000 residents accommodate the city’s bookish residents.
into its borders. In 2014, the city annexed
12,000 more. Chamblee is home to Atlanta Chinatown, a
strip mall made up of Asian-American owned
Chamblee’s seven parks—Dresden, businesses offering bakeries, restaurants,
Shallowford, Clairmont, Village, Keswick, cosmetics, bookstores, the World Journal’s
Huntley Hills and City Hall—play host to Atlanta offi ce and more.

Welcome to the annual issue of the Newcomers Guide to DeKalb County! the streets, the amazing recreational activities in our eight parks and the
It is with great pleasure that the City of Chamblee takes part in this rapid redevelopment efforts downtown and “between the Peachtrees.” It
comprehensive guidebook on all that DeKalb has to offer. I hope you will is a feeling of pride in our city—we hope you can feel that too. Come to
join with me in celebrating this showcase of our wonderful city and beyond. Chamblee and feel it for yourself!
The City of Chamblee is a dynamic community. We are a mobility hub in
metro Atlanta with two of the most traveled arteries: I-285 and I-85. The
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) is also located in Chamblee and is the
second busiest airport in Georgia averaging about 228,000 take-offs and
landings each year. The City is home to the Chamblee MARTA station as well
as a Norfolk Southern offi ce.

In addition:
• The median household income is $46,300.
• More than 30% of the population make more than $75,000 per year.
• More than 36% of residents have a Bachelor’s degree or better.
R. Eric Clarkson
We hope the above statistics provide you a glimpse of what Chamblee R. Eric Clarkson
has to offer. What you don’t see is the warmth of the smiles you get on Mayor, City of Chamblee

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