East Point Main Street Association, Inc. – PO Box 91274, East Point, GA 30344

To preserve and enhance the downtown area as the heart of
East Point, communicating a sense of place, community pride and heritage, while providing for a successful business and
residential environment.

Downtown Flashback Feature

A Stretch of Main Street . . . 100 Years Ago

Top: A view of Main Street circa 1907 looking south from West Cleveland Avenue. The first three buildings in the foreground are still standing. According to the 1920 Atlanta City Directory, the space that is currently the Corner Tavern was occupied by Dr. T. F. Guffin (physician) and Dr. J. A. Yeast (dentist). The Turning Point Chiropractic & Wellness Center was Christians Pharmacy and the H&R Block was W. F. Upchurch Meats. The Uptown Sports Bar & Grill was occupied by the East Point Post Office on its north side and R. D. Moore (grocer) to the south, and the professional office building (2791 Main Street) was the Bank of East Point. — Marguerite Murray

Bottom: Current view of Main Street looking south from West Cleveland Avenue.

Main Street 1907

Main Street Today

Sources: Pictorial History of East Point, Georgia, published by East Point Historical Society, Inc., 1982, reprinted 2004, p. 123.; http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/Year/EastPoint1911/, “Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1922” web site.; 1919-1920 Atlanta City Directory

Be sure to visit the East Point Historical Society at 1685 Norman Berry Drive to learn more about our city’s history. Museum & Archives - Free Admission
- Thursdays 1 - 4 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Phone: 404-767-4656