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Government & Communities

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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