page_title: Peachtree Street
section_title: Nomenclature
hierarchical_section_title: Peachtree Street / Nomenclature
caption_attribution_description: St. patrick's Day parade in Atlanta, 2013
context_page_description: Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta. Beginning at Five Points in downtown Atlanta, it runs North through Midtown; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead, the name changes to Peachtree Road at Deering Road. Much of the city's historic and noteworthy architecture is located along the street, and it is often used for annual parades, as well as one-time parades celebrating events such as the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola in 1986 and the Atlanta Braves' 1995 World Series victory.
context_section_description: The Peachtree name is common throughout the Atlanta area. In fact, it is often joked by natives that half of the streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree, and the other half have five names to make up for it.  While “Peachtree” alone almost always refers to this street or its continuations, there are 71 streets in Atlanta with a variant of “Peachtree” in their name. Some of these include:
  Peachtree Creek Road
  Peachtree Lane
  Peachtree Avenue
  Peachtree Circle
  Peachtree Place
  Peachtree Drive
  Peachtree Plaza
  Peachtree Way
  Peachtree Memorial Drive
  New Peachtree Road
  Peachtree Walk
  Peachtree Park Drive
  Peachtree Parkway
  Peachtree Valley Road
  Peachtree Battle Avenue (commemorating the Battle of Peachtree Creek)
  Peachtree Dunwoody Road (running between Peachtree Street and Dunwoody, Georgia)
  Old Peachtree Road (traces part of the route of the original Peachtree Trail for which the road is named; in Gwinnett County.)
  Peachtree is also seen in place names: 
  Peachtree Center is a major development of skyscrapers and other high-rises in downtown, with Peachtree Center Avenue running a block east of Peachtree Street.
  Peachtree City is a planned-suburb golf community located south of the city, in Fayette County.
  Peachtree Corners is also a planned suburb located north of the city, in Gwinnett County.
caption: Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Peachtree Street, 2013
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