Candler Park is a neighborhood in intown Atlanta, in zip code 30307, about 5 minutes east of downtown and just south of Ponce De Leon Avenue. This National Register of Historic Places neighborhood is one of Atlanta's first suburbs and was founded as Edgewood in 1890.

The neighborhood is home to many talented people, great shops, bars, and everything eclectic. It's a family-friendly neighborhood with a focus on walkability and livability.

The Candler Park Neighborhood Organization (CPNO) exists to support the neighborhoods interests, and has been around since 1971. CPNO bylaws are available here.

Candler Park has a rich and interesting past. Read about CPNO's history here. You can check out some old maps and images in this Flickr gallery.

Here are some nice Candler Park photos, courtesy of JoJo Ross. Here is atlanta-midtown.com's Guide to Candler Park and here is the Wikipedia entry about Candler Park.

Candler Park Neighborhood Organization puts on an annual festival in Candler Park known as Fall Fest. This is popular festival attended by 10,000 people, and includes a great band line-up, artists' market, children's activities, 5K road race, tour of homes, and more. Fall Fest is the most recent in a long tradition of Candler Park festivals.

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Google maps: McClendon Ave + Clifton Rd intersection in Candler Park.

Candler Park is home not only to a diverse group of people, but also to some less conventional neighborhood residents. Goats and chickens live in Mulberry Fields Community Garden and Green Space, an open meadow oasis in the heart of Candler Park.