Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
"Is True Backbone of the City,"
Says John 0. DuPree, Prom
inent Real Estate Man.
CHANGE NAME OF WHITEHALL
Best Known Street in America
With the Exception Of Fifth
Avenue and Wall St. 4

What makes PeachtTee Of such i'm
portance as q thoroughfars? What
causes the tide Of business to swing
sharply to the right, going north
ward, at the intersection OF Baker
Street, and follow the winding Peach
tree, when II is possible for business
to move in a straight line out West
Peachtree? viii parallel streets ever
detract greatly from the glory Of
Peachtree2
Most local real estate men don't see
any rival streets looming up to con-
tend with Atlanta's classic PeRchtree.
Some of these would even change the
name of Whitehall and recognize
Peachtree as tho true backbone" of
the city, extending in its axis-like
fashion from the Central OF Georgia
Railroad on the south to the remoter
regions of North Fulton County. One
OF them Is John Q. DuPree, Of the
realty firm Of W. I. & John Q. Du-
Pree, who has long sung the praises OF
Peachtrae and contiguous sections to
prospective investors.
Whitehall Sentiment.
"Of course, there is considerable
sentiment attaching to the name
whitehall" declared Mr.. DuPree.
but the present arrangement OF
names should be changed The two
streets come into each other in a par
aIel line, and this is confusing. Peach
tree, extended far enough to the south,
would pass through or very near
Jacksonville, which is a consumma-
ton devoutly to be wished. We need
an the room for expansion that we
can get.
"Peachtree is the best known street
in America to-day with the eXcep-
ton Of Fifth Avenue. Broadway and
Wall Street in New York. and "a
very few others. Letters addressed to
people on 'Peachtree, United states
Of America, have reached their desti-
nation without mention OF Atlanta or
Georgia. Peachtree is the axis about
which all Atlanta, and consequently
all Fulton County, and / might say
the entire state, revolves, and the
reason for il is obvious. Peachtree is
tho highest point on a ridge which
extends Tor miles and miles On
either side the land slopes away gen.
tly. Cow paths and pioneer wagon
trails are usually found along such
heights, and such a trail was estab
lished along this ridge many years
before the Atlanta Of to-day was even
dreamed of.
Peaohtree Maintains Stride.
"Giyen that much of a start In pio-
neer development, Peachtree has
maintained the stride. has never fallen
behind and never Will Parallel and
intersecting avenues may grow as
they viii, but they must always be
tributary and subsidiary to Peach
tree.
"Tll tell you what has made Peach
tree what il is. Every thorOughfare
leading anywhere comes more or less
directly into Peachtree Decatur
Street and EdgewoOd Avenue feed il
with the best that comes out Of De-
Kalb County, EdgewoOd. kirkwoOd
and Inman Park; Houston Street
brings in the COpenhiil trade; Ponce
DeL,on and other streets contribute
the Druid Hills and East Lake bust
ness; Piedmont Avenue, with its cap
illdry streets, throws into il a steady
stream from the Rock Springs section.
Roswell. Prachtree. DunWOOdy, PAGES
Ferry. Decatur, Powers Ferry. Howell
Mil and a dozen other roads in the
county uy 10 1T like the needle TO the
magnet, bearing their burden of bust
ness ana people from Marietta, nos-
well CbumbIee, NOrcross and similar
suburbs. Marietta Street is the trib-
utary feeding It from the great and
pouulous section 10 the west. White
hall Street filings into it the life or
the rich country which stretches 10
the southwark
Cross Town Streets.
Great as Peachtree Is. however. il
should not take all the vitality from
the streets and roads which have con-
tributed to IFS success. These thor
oughfares should Doe strengthened
wherever POSSIBLE with better pay
ing and more houses, and in the
downtown districts, with substantial
business buildiugz. 4 crying need or
the city Is crOss-t0Uu streets which
/ lead somewhere. a glance at the
city map shows that there Is uUs a
single street which crosses Peachtree
which goes to important points on
both sides, where the general public
would find 10 of benefit 10 travel one
exception TO this might be Marietta
Decatur buL the exception IS stu not
q good one. The reference is mainly
ro ear line streets. hut the rIle FOL
lows more COZ less with all streets
Nearly a'l tuu.IU-Hil.s- which alr-
.sgoT uu one -ii.e vf FHarat--C stop at
.fa-. hitter highway instead or cou-
rfrut-g through This is WAY Che Cits
is building SEQ much in uorti-gud-
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