Hunter Hills

If you’ve ever been to the West End are or the Atlanta University Center, you should be very familiar with the Hunter Hills neighborhood. Hunter Hills is located on the west side of downtown Atlanta situated in between West Lake and Washington Park. Visitors can access Hunter hills either by Simpson Road or Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. The area was established in the 1940s and 50s and has been comprised of mostly African Americans since then. Hunter Hills neighbors the AUC which is currently comprised of Morehouse, Spelman, Morris Brown and Clark Atlanta. The Atlanta University Center educates some 10,000 or more students each year, many of whom reside in the Hunter Hill area. Location wise, this community is moments away from the downtown and midtown areas.

Like many of its west side counterparts, Hunter Hills experienced an economic decline that has last some 30 years now. Since then, it has been a slow process for this community to redevelop and stabilize. In 2005 the city embarked on plans to create a park that would be larger than Atlanta’s Piedmont park. That park, Westside Park, would be a major landmark for the yet to be completed beltway project. As of 2011, there has been no word to the status of this project although residents are eagerly awaiting some form of progress.

Hunter Hills is a neighborhood located near several historically black colleges and universities and is the direct neighbor to Clark Atlanta University. There are a great many benefits to the Hunter Hills residents, and not just their physical proximity to higher education. Where there are institutions of higher learning, there are reduced housing accommodations, and local restaurants and stores that provide good food, and services at a cost most students can afford.

The other nice thing about the Hunter Hill neighborhood is the fact that its right off historic Martin Luther King Jr Drive. A little bit of Atlanta and national history are readily available to those who seek to find it. Residents of Hunter Hill can enjoy Anderson Park and many other smaller parks for fitness and plenty of healthy recreation.

Public transportation is easily accessed, good schools are within the community, and local conveniences are readily accessible. Hunter Hill is a decent Atlanta neighborhood.