Douglasville, Georgia
Population: 20,065
Located in Douglas County
The core area of downtown Douglasville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district; an outstanding example of a turn-of-the-century southern railroad town. The majority of the buildings are one- and two-story brick structures dating from the mid-19th century into the early to mid-20th century. Most are of Victorian era commercial design set flush with the sidewalk. Styles of the buildings include Victorian with details of the Romanesque, Italiante, and Queen Anne periods. Many of the doorways and windows have Gothic arched openings and hooded windows. The dominant landscape feature is the railroad right-of-way running east-to-west through downtown. While downtown continues to host a diversity of professional, retail, and government functions, the construction of Interstate 20 through Douglasville several miles to the south of downtown drew much of the retail shopping activity into corridors perpendicular to the interstate highway at the locations of exits for state highways 92 and 5. Arbor Place, a 4 million square foot regional mall at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Chapel Hill Road, will further diminish the central role of downtown in meeting residents´ primary shopping needs, but creates wonderful opportunities for continued development as a location for specialty shops and restaurants. Covering over 2000 acres with a five mile walking trail, picnic shelters, fishing docks, bait shop, boat rentals, Civil War ruins and nature preserve, Arts and Crafts festivals, Civil War reenactments. Douglasville Parks and Recreation Five parks including football, softball and baseball fields, walking track and fitness trail, outdoor pool, tennis courts, handicap-accessible playground, fishing lake, picnic pavilions and a miniature train. Ten parks including tennis courts, softball, football, soccer fields, volleyball courts, playgrounds, picnic area, jogging track, fishing lake, basketball courts, batting cages. Clinton Nature Preserve Over 200 acres with nature trails, a walking track, a log home, picnic areas and an amphitheater. Cultural Arts Center of Douglasville/Douglas County The CAC serves as the headquarters for cultural activity in the area and is housed in Nearby Attractions: (25 miles or less from Douglasville) Six Flags over Georgia Downtown Atlanta Buckhead Major Metro Area Malls Turner Field/Atlanta Braves Georgia Dome/Atlanta Falcons World of Coca-Cola Underground Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center White Water/American Adventures Phillips Arena SCI-TREK Science Museum Zoo Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park Courtesy of the City of Douglasville
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