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The 3 acres (12,000 m 2) of land on Virginia Avenue where 11 houses had been taken and demolished to make way for a Virginia Avenue exit, however, was finally opened in 1988 as John Howell Memorial Park, in memory of Virginia–Highland resident and anti-freeway activist John Howell, who died from complications of HIV in 1988.
In the U.S. most medium-density or middle-sized housing was built between the 1870s and 1940s [10] due to the need to provide denser housing near jobs. Examples include the streetcar suburbs of Boston which included more two-family and triple-decker homes than single-family homes, [10] or areas like Brooklyn, Baltimore, Washington D.C. or Philadelphia [10] which feature an abundance of row-houses.
Virginia and N. Highland commercial node. The retail node at the corner of North Highland and Virginia is the neighborhood's namesake and main shopping and dining area. It has been well known since the 1990s for its restaurants. [1] Atlanta institution Murphy's is located at the southwest corner. [2]
Low-rise high-density housing refers to residential developments which are typically 4 stories or less in height, have a high number of housing units per acre of land, and have between 35-80 dwellings per hectare. [1] This housing type is thought to provide a middle ground between detached single-family homes and high-rise apartment buildings. [2]
Prominent examples in Hong Kong include Severn 8, in which a 5,067-square-foot (470.7 m 2) townhouse sold for HK$285 million (US$37 million) in 2008, or HK$57,000 (US$7,400) per square foot, a record in Asia, and The Beverly Hills, which consists of multiple rows of townhouses with some units as large as 11,000 square feet (1,000 m 2). Commonly ...
The History of Virginia–Highland, the Intown Atlanta neighborhood, dates back to 1812, when William Zachary bought and built a farm on 202.5 acres (0.819 km 2) of land there. At some point between 1888 and 1890 the Nine-Mile Circle streetcar arrived, making a loop of what are now Ponce de Leon Avenue , North Highland Avenue, Virginia Avenue ...
Highland County is known by the nickname "Virginia's Switzerland" or "Virginia's Little Switzerland", [107] [108] in reference to the steep mountains and valleys. [ 109 ] [ 110 ] The mountains of Highland have historically attracted many tourists to the region, including Henry Ford , Thomas Edison , Harvey Firestone , and other prominent ...
Virginia Highlands may refer to: Virginia-Highland, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia ("Virginia Highlands" is a very common though incorrect variation of the name)