Downtown Chamblee
Chamblee
Going Global While Staying Local By Amy Meadows
T
here’s good reason why the City of
progressive, vibrant, diverse, authentic
diverse cities in Georgia, and everyone is
Chamblee’s motto is “Community
and beautiful,” says Brittney Lindsay,
welcome. This is the place to be right now.”
Feel and Global Appeal.” Located
community engagement manager for the
only 14 miles northeast of Downtown
City of Chamblee. “It is one of the most
A Continental Crossroads
Atlanta, this DeKalb County gem is
Atlanta may have an impressive and
enjoying a remarkable renaissance as of
well-deserved reputation as an interna-
late, which has allowed it to become one
tional city, but Chamblee also has drawn
of the metro area’s most dynamic and
a preponderance of the metro area’s im-
sought-after cities. While Chamblee has
migrant community, creating a spectac-
always been renowned for its distinctive-
ular patchwork of cultures that co-exist
ness, it has recently found itself in the
in a way that most large regions simply
spotlight as DeKalb’s fastest-growing city
cannot duplicate. And those wonderful
and a multicultural mecca for those who
cultures are on proud display in a variety
want to live in a truly diverse community
of locations throughout the city.
with notable international flair and a
To start, Chamblee is home to a stretch
unique quality of life. “Chamblee’s spirit is creative, fresh, 16 KNOWAtlanta WINTER 2022
of the seven-mile-long Buford Highway Chamblee Rail Trail
International Corridor, known locally
