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Government & Communities

Chamblee refugees and immigrants who repopulated the Community
city’s neighborhoods and continued its growth.

Global Appeal, Community Feel Community Events Characteristics

Each October, the eclectic epicenter of • Population around 30,000
Chamblee began as a downtown Chamblee hosts a community and • Over 7 square miles
small rail town known food festival known as the Taste of Chamblee. • Urban city with
as Roswell Junction and In addition to amazing food, the event features international flair
the SEC college football games on two giant LED
incorporated as Chamblee screens and a family friendly kid zone. Visitors • Restaurants feature cuisine
from around the world
in 1908. The city originally can reach the festivities via MARTA by taking • I-285 and 1-85 border the city
was made up of dairy farms, the Gold Line to Chamblee Station and heading • MARTA rail station and several
railways, and Camp Gordon – north on Peachtree Road. For information, visit MARTA bus stops
tasteofchamblee.net.
a military operations site that • Home to DeKalb Peachtree
Airport (PDK) – the second
served 40,000 military service • City Hall | Mayor R. Eric Clarkson busiest in Georgia
5468 Peachtree Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341
members during WWI chambleega.com • 770-986-5010 • Home to Atlanta’s Chinatown
and WWII. • Parks & Recreation • Nine parks host a wide array

3540 Broad St., Chamblee, GA 30341 of events
770-986-5010
The next phase of the Chamblee’s identity
was industrial, but as manufacturing and indus- • Public Works Department • Chamblee Police
try faded from the area, Chamblee’s affordable 3210 Cumberland Dr., Chamblee, GA 30341 3518 Broad St., Chamblee, GA 30341
home prices and proximity to Atlanta attracted 770-986-5010 770-986-5005 (non-emergency)

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