In 1885, the Atlanta Electric Railway built a line along Capitol Avenue, and construction of housing began in what is now Peoplestown.

The construction of the Downtown Connector in the 1960s required the teardown of some houses on the western side of Peoplestown.

Additional houses were torn down in the mid-1980s when the Connector was widened, as a result of the defeat of I-485 by intown neighborhoods such as Virginia-Highland and Inman Park.

[3] The Atlanta Beltline Southeast Trail defines the southern-most border of the Peoplestown neighborhood.

In addition to new development, Peoplestown contains examples of Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, and Craftsman architecture.