Greenbriar is a middle-class
neighborhood of southwestern Atlanta, Georgia. Greenbriar is a long strip along the east side of the
Perimeter (I-285) stretching from
Langford Parkway to just south of Stone Road. It is bordered by Atlanta's "Southwest" neighborhood across Langford Parkway to the north, Ben Hill Forest across the Perimeter to the west, and by the city of
East Point on the east and south.
Greenbriar is part of
neighborhood planning unit The neighborhood planning unit (NPU) is a community-scale governmental structure used in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.
History
The system was established in 1974 by Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Holbrook Jackson. His aim was to ensure that c ...
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Greenbriar Mall
Greenbriar Mall is a shopping mall in the Greenbriar neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia that opened in 1965. The anchor stores are Beauty Master, Dollar Tree, Greenbriar Furniture, Macy's (closed April 2021), and Citi Trends. There are 2 vacant a ...
is located in the neighborhood.
Demographics
Greenbriar's zip code 30331 was more than 95%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
at the 2000 census. The median household income of $41,353 was slightly below the Atlanta average of $49,981.
Notable companies
In 2008,
Tyler Perry
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opened
Tyler Perry Studios
Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) is an American film production studio in Atlanta, Georgia founded by actor, filmmaker, and playwright Tyler Perry in 2006.
In 2019, Perry celebrated the grand opening of his newest Atlanta studio location; he purchase ...
on a site away from the mall on Greenbriar Parkway.
In addition, several recording studios call the area home: including Stack Em Entertainment, Hood South Studios, and Dirty Music.
References
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Neighborhoods in Atlanta