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Cumberland | |
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 Office buildings in Cumberland | |
  Cumberland Location inCobb County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°52′34″N84°27′35″W / 33.8761°N 84.4598°W /33.8761; -84.4598 | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| County | Cobb |
| Elevation | 738–1,050 ft (225–320 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
• Total | 103,000 (approximately) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 30339 |
Cumberland is anedge city inCobb County located in anunincorporated area of the northwestAtlanta metropolitan area, Georgia, United States. It is situated ten miles (16 km) northwest ofDowntown Atlanta. TheAtlanta Braves ofMajor League Baseball (MLB) play their games atTruist Park in Cumberland.
Cumberland has changed immensely over the past 50 years. From 1927 to 1960, the area containedCamp Bert Adams, aBoy Scout reservation which still has a road bearing its name in the Vinings vicinity (the camp moved in 1960 to a site south ofCovington). The area began seeing growth followingWorld War II, but major development did not occur untilCumberland Mall opened as Georgia's largest and metro Atlanta's sixth enclosed regional mall in 1973. A decade later, the first office tower ofCobb Galleria was built on 86 acres (350,000 m2) of prime space in what became the heart of the Cumberland district. This paved the way for several other towers,retail strips andhotels. In 1988, property owners formed the Cumberland Community Improvement District (Cumberland CID), the first in Georgia.[1]
The CID, aself-taxing district, has raised millions and has completed severalinfrastructure improvements in the area since its inception.[2][3][4] During the summer of 1994, the Cobb-Marietta Exhibit Hall and Coliseum Authority built the $48 million Cobb Galleria Centre by renovating the existing mall there, and it has become another success for the district. A few small shopping centers were constructed in the mid-1990s, and a Cumberland Mall expansion and renovation was completed in 2006. Construction was completed on theCobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in late 2007, addingnightlife to the area. TheAtlanta Opera, founded in 1979, moved its base to this location.
Cumberland houses some ten million ft2 (930,000 m2) of retail, with its focal point being Cumberland Mall.[citation needed]
In 2017, theAtlanta Braves openedTruist Park andThe Battery Atlanta, a mixed-use development surrounding the ballpark.[5]
Attractions include:
Highways include US Highway 41 (Cobb Parkway), I-75, and I-285.
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