Neighborhood in Atlanta · Fulton County
Old Fourth Ward
Old Fourth Ward has several distinct centers: the Auburn Avenue historic community, Edgewood Avenue’s businesses, and the park and Beltline setting around Ponce City Market.
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Clear Creek Basin at Historic Fourth Ward Park, photographed in 2015
Clear Creek Basin at Historic Fourth Ward Park, photographed in 2015
Creator: Marc Merlin
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
Auburn Avenue history, a stormwater park and Eastside destinations
About Old Fourth Ward
Old Fourth Ward has several distinct centers: the Auburn Avenue historic community, Edgewood Avenue’s businesses, and the park and Beltline setting around Ponce City Market. The neighborhood’s civil-rights history and newer recreation spaces occupy different parts of the area.
Auburn Avenue and the community around King’s birthplace
The national historical park preserves part of the Sweet Auburn community around Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace. Historic residences, Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center give this part of Atlanta a strong connection to the civil-rights movement.
Fire Station No. 6, built in 1894, served the Sweet Auburn community until 1991. The National Park Service places it in both the Sweet Auburn neighborhood and Old Fourth Ward, reflecting overlapping local names.
A lake that also manages stormwater
Historic Fourth Ward Park reclaimed 17 acres for public green space. Its two-acre lake is also a stormwater retention basin, surrounded by paths, meadows and an amphitheater.
The park includes a playground and a seasonal splash pad, with connections to the Eastside Trail. The Beltline’s park map lists approaches from streets including North Avenue, Morgan Street, Angier Avenue and Ralph McGill Boulevard.
Ponce City Market and Edgewood Avenue
Ponce City Market is a shopping and dining destination beside the Beltline in the northern part of the neighborhood. Edgewood Avenue forms another business and nightlife corridor near the Auburn Avenue historic sites.
Check these on a visit
Try these in person before you commit to an address in Old Fourth Ward.
- Explore the Auburn Avenue historic community separately from the park and Ponce City Market area.
- Use the park map to choose an entrance near the lake or playground.
- Distinguish the main Eastside Trail from paths within Historic Fourth Ward Park.
Neighborhoods and districts near Old Fourth Ward
The closest neighborhoods and districts in Atlanta, measured center to center.
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- Auburn Avenue history and preserved communityNational Park Service — The Sweet Auburn CommunitySource checked
- Sweet Auburn and Old Fourth Ward settingNational Park Service — Fire Station No. 6 HistorySource checked
- Stormwater lake and public recreationAtlanta Beltline — Historic Fourth Ward ParkSource checked
- Ponce City Market and Edgewood AvenueAtlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau — NeighborhoodsSource checked
Photo credits
- Clear Creek Basin at Historic Fourth Ward Park, photographed in 2015Image credits and license
Clear Creek Basin at Historic Fourth Ward Park, photographed in 2015
Creator: Marc Merlin
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.