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        Clarkston                           Today, the cultural landscape of Clarkston   Community



        Where Possibilities Grow            represents the accuracy of this distinction.  Characteristics
                                                    Community Events
        Originally established as              Clarkston is one of America’s most diverse   •    Population around 13,000
        a railway stop between              communities. Since 1994, the Clarkston   •    Just over 1 square mile
                                                                                   •    Home to Georgia Piedmont
        Atlanta and Athens and the          Community Center has served as a gathering   Technical College
        rest of the Eastern Seaboard,       place for people of more than 50 nationalities to   •    Home to Georgia State
                                            come together as one community. Everyone is
        Clarkston was incorporated          welcome to celebrate Clarkston’s diversity and   University’s Clarkston Campus
        in 1882. The city evolved           strengths through education, recreation, and the   •    75% of the population is
                                                                                    under 40
        into one of Atlanta’s pioneer       arts. The nonprofit provides unique experiences   •    Over 80% of businesses are
        suburbs. Over the last 35 years,    along with valuable resources to new and   immigrant owned
                                            longtime residents. For more information visit
        the city has welcomed refugees      clarkstoncommunitycenter.org.         •    Wonderful amenities
        from more than 50 countries,        •  City Hall  |  Interim Mayor Awet Eyasu   –   Clarkston Community Center
        including Ethiopia, Somalia,         1055 Rowland St., Clarkston, GA 30021   –   Clarkston’s Friendship
                                                                                     Forrest Park
        Eritrea, Vietnam, and Nepal.         clarkstonga.gov • 404-296-6489         – Forty Oaks Nature Preserve
                                            •  City Hall Annex                      –   Milam Park, Pool, &
                                             1055 Rowland St., Clarkston, GA 30021   Tennis Courts
           During the late 1990s, the city was identified   404-296-6489           – Dog Park
        by the United States’ Asylum Program for
        Refugees as an ideal destination for resettlement   •  Public Works
        because of trends of relocations to the area,   3620 Montreal Creek Ct., Clarkston, GA 30021
        affordable housing, and transportation options.   404-296-6489
                                                                                    Community


        Doraville                                   Community Events                  Characteristics


                                               Every October, the Center for Pan Asian   •    Population around 10,000
        Diversity, Vitality, Community      Community Services holds a TEA Walk. TEA   •    Approximately 3.6 square miles
                                            stands for “together empowering all”. Residents   •    Centrally located
                                            come together to celebrate the diversity of   •    10 miles northeast of downtown
        Originally little more than         Doraville with a two-mile march on a section   Atlanta
        a whistle-stop on the               of Buford Highway. More than 3,000 people   •    Convenient access to I-85, I-285
        Southern Railway, Doraville         from more than 20 countries share and show   and MARTA rail
        was founded in the1830s as          the strength of this inclusive community. At   •    Diverse
        an agricultural settlement.         the end of the TEA Walk, attendees from an   •    Progressive leadership
                                            array of ethnic groups, schools, and religious
                                                                                  •    Welcoming to immigrants
        Dairy, poultry, and produce         organizations share refreshments, dance,    •    Historic neighborhoods
        farms once covered present-         enjoy live music, and listen to inspiring    •    Active civic organizations
        day Doraville.                      speeches from local leaders. For more   •    Citywide nondiscrimination
                                            information visit teawalk.org.         business ordinance

                                                                                  •    More than 100 independently
           After surviving the Civil War, it was a typical   •  City Hall  |  Mayor Joseph Geierman   owned international restaurants
        small town with hardware stores, lumber   3724 Park Ave., Doraville, GA 30340   •    Parks with playgrounds and
        yards, pharmacies, and grocery stores when      doravillega.us • 770-451-8745  picnic areas
        Doraville incorporated in 1871. A General   •  Parks & Recreation        •    Film production hub that is
        Motors manufacturing facility changed the city   3037 Pleasant Valley Dr., Doraville, GA 30340   home to Third Rail Studios
        drastically in the late 1940s. From 1947 to 1962,   770-936-3850         •    Assembly Yards mixed-use
        the city grew more than it had in the previous                            development
        100 years. Over the last 20 years, Doraville has   •  Public Works      •    Corporate headquarters of Serta
        become an international community that is   3883 Flowers Rd., Doraville, GA 30360   Simmons Bedding
        proud of its diversity, vitality, and community.  770-936-3855
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                                                                        DeKalb Chamber of Commerce     404-378-8000     DeKalbChamber.org
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