Joyland, Atlanta
Joyland is a neighborhood of small, single family homes in southeast Atlanta, Georgia and site of a former 1921 amusement park built for African Americans. It is bordered by the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) freeway on the west, High Point on the north, Pryor Avenue and The Villages at Carver on the east, and Amal Heights on the south. History. On May 16, 1921, Joyland Park, an amusement park for African Americans was opened in the area, according to its ads in the "Atlanta Independent" at the time, "the only shady park" where African Americans "could enjoy themselves