Avondale Estates recently received the national designation “Classic Main Street,” one of roughly 100 cities in Georgia so honored. The designation gives the city access to a number of professional and design services like building design, site planning, parking design and other services for low or no cost and very low interest loans for commercial businesses and building rehabilitation. Last March, Avondale approved its Downtown Master Plan, which outlines redevelopment for much of its downtown and U.S. 278, the city’s main thoroughfare.

About the Author

Featured

Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez