When developed in 1905-1908, it was the first Atlanta suburban neighborhood designed for automobiles,[2] featuring wide, winding roads rather than the grid pattern typical of older streetcar suburbs.

Streets were planned like parkways with extensive landscaping, while Winn Park and McClatchey Park are themselves long and narrow, extending deep into the neighborhood.

It was more fashionably located, astride Peachtree Street and adjacent to the city's largest public park.

[5] With Edwin Ansley's former residence serving as the governor's mansion and the Piedmont Driving Club adjacent, the area remained upscale until the 1960s when a slight decline was experienced with some residences turning into boarding houses.

Zoned schools include: Media related to Ansley Park at Wikimedia Commons