Morningside

Morningside is a neighborhood of homes in the northeast quadrant of Atlanta. Its borders are roughly defined by Cheshire Bridge Road and the Seaboard Railroad line on the north; the intersection of Briarcliff and Johnson Roads on the northeast; the Cumberland/East Rock Springs Road intersection on the east; Amsterdam Avenue and Lanier Blvd on the south and southeast; and Monroe Drive and Piedmont Road on the west.  These boundaries include Lenox Park, which is joined at the hip with Morningside.   The area on either side of Johnson Road between East Rock Springs Road and where Briarcliff Road merges was originally Johnson Estates, but it is part of Morningside now.  You may see the name in real estate ads because the houses are generally bigger and grander than that South of East Rock Springs road.

Developed in 1931, Morningside is a Toney in town neighborhood known for its short commute times and central location, the area is known for its subdivisions, like Noble Park, University Park, Johnson Estates and Hyman Park.

It has a strong civic association staffed entirely by neighborhood volunteers. This group, officially named the Morningside-Lenox Park Association, was formed several decades ago to fight a highway that was planned to rip right through the middle of the neighborhood. The neighborhood group fought the Highway Department and won, and this commitment to neighborhood quality-of-life has continued to this day.

The information about the civic association can be found at www.mlpa.org