The area became popular when a train depot for the Georgia Railroad, was built near Clifton Rd and Dekalb Ave.
Affluent families were coming to Edgewood for the convenient travel time from downtown and stayed for the lively community.
Kirkwood is immediately to the east of Edgewood, with Reynoldstown just to the west, and Candler Park to the north.
The Edgewood Retail District is a 44 acre (17.6-hectare) mixed-use village located off Moreland Avenue, on the fringe of Little Five Points.
Built by Sembler on land formerly owned by Atlanta Gas Light in northwest Edgewood, it is made up of 531,287 square feet (49,358.2 m2) of retail,[3] including the first intown Lowe's home improvement store.