Grove Park

Grove Park is a northwest Atlanta, inside-the-perimeter neighborhood bounded by: Grove Park was named for Dr. E. W. Grove, president of the Grove Park Development Company. Grove Park was developed in the 1920’s & 1930’s by various developers, but primarily by the Grove Park Development Company. The community was initially known as Fortified Hills, a name stemming form the Civil War. Grove named the streets for his wife, Gertrude, his daughter Evelyn, and his son, Edwin. Other street names are believed to have been inspired by his grandchildren: Matilda, Hortense, Emily, Elizabeth, Francis, Eleanor, Florence, Margaret, and Eugenia. Many of the side streets created in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s are wide, tree-lined avenues with well-tended...