Adamsville (Atlanta) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the
west side of Atlanta, Georgia. It's located where I-20 and I-285 meet on the
west side.
Entertainers Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby
are from Adamsville. Adamsville is on the western out-scapes of Atlanta,
Georgia.
The skating rink Cascades, was used for the movie ATL is located in
Adamsville.
In the year 2000, the city of Atlanta parks & recreation started construction
on a new recreation center. It was finished in 2003 at the price of $13.1
million. The recreation center is known as the Adamsville Natatorium and
Gymnasium. The 103,000-square-foot (9,600) building features an indoor
50-meter pool and a gymnasium and is 10 times larger than the existing
Adamsville Recreation Center.
The new Adamsville Natatorium and Gymnasium was built on 9.42 acres
(38,100) of land. The recreation center also includes racquetball courts,
offices, meeting space, a parking lot for 185 cars and a quarter-mile
walking trail encircling the site.
History
Founded as a farming village, it was possibly named for early resident
G.W. Adams who farmed there in 1882 when it was called Lick Skillet. The
name was changed to Adamsville in 1906.
Movie Film
ATL is a 2006 American comedy-drama film, and the feature film directorial
debut of music video director Chris Robinson. The screenplay was written
by Tina Gordon Chism, from an original story by Antwone Fisher. The film
is a coming-of-age tale concerning Rashad, played by rap artist T.I., in his
film debut, and his friends in their final year in high school. The film also
stars Big Boi of OutKast, Evan Ross, Jackie Long, Lauren London, and
Mykelti Williamson. Filming took place over a 45-day schedule in Atlanta.
ATL opened on March 31, 2006, and on its opening weekend the film
grossed a total of $11,554,404, ranking third in the U.S. box office. It
eventually went on to gross a little over $21 million dollars, making it a
success but not a large one due to its $20 million budget. The film
received mixed though generally favorable reviews from critics, and was
nominated for numerous awards. The film is rated PG-13 for drug content,
language, sexual material, and violence.
Adamsville is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the
west side of Atlanta, Georgia. It's located where I-20 and I-285 meet on the
west side.
Entertainers Killer Mike, Bone Crusher, and Stevie-the-Steve-Man Corby
are from Adamsville. Adamsville is on the western out-scapes of Atlanta,
Georgia.
The skating rink Cascades, was used for the movie ATL is located in
Adamsville.
In the year 2000, the city of Atlanta parks & recreation started construction
on a new recreation center. It was finished in 2003 at the price of $13.1
million. The recreation center is known as the Adamsville Natatorium and
Gymnasium. The 103,000-square-foot (9,600) building features an indoor
50-meter pool and a gymnasium and is 10 times larger than the existing
Adamsville Recreation Center.
The new Adamsville Natatorium and Gymnasium was built on 9.42 acres
(38,100) of land. The recreation center also includes racquetball courts,
offices, meeting space, a parking lot for 185 cars and a quarter-mile
walking trail encircling the site.
History
Founded as a farming village, it was possibly named for early resident
G.W. Adams who farmed there in 1882 when it was called Lick Skillet. The
name was changed to Adamsville in 1906.
Movie Film
ATL is a 2006 American comedy-drama film, and the feature film directorial
debut of music video director Chris Robinson. The screenplay was written
by Tina Gordon Chism, from an original story by Antwone Fisher. The film
is a coming-of-age tale concerning Rashad, played by rap artist T.I., in his
film debut, and his friends in their final year in high school. The film also
stars Big Boi of OutKast, Evan Ross, Jackie Long, Lauren London, and
Mykelti Williamson. Filming took place over a 45-day schedule in Atlanta.
ATL opened on March 31, 2006, and on its opening weekend the film
grossed a total of $11,554,404, ranking third in the U.S. box office. It
eventually went on to gross a little over $21 million dollars, making it a
success but not a large one due to its $20 million budget. The film
received mixed though generally favorable reviews from critics, and was
nominated for numerous awards. The film is rated PG-13 for drug content,
language, sexual material, and violence.
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