The Old Fourth Ward, often abbreviated O4W, is a neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The neighborhood is best known as the location of the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic site.GeographyThe Old Fourth Ward's borders: West: Piedmont Avenue, across which is Downtown Atlanta East: the BeltLine, across which are Poncey-Highland and Inman Park North: Ponce de Leon Avenue, across which is Midtown Atlanta South: MARTA Green Line and Oakland Cemetery, across which are Grant Park and Cabbagetown The exception is the area west of Boulevard and south of Freedom Parkway which, although historically part of Atlanta's Fourth Ward ((Atlanta)|BoulevardFreedom Parkway]] itself, in the 1890s described as "one of the most desirable residence streets in the city," has for decades been notorious citywide as a center of crime and drug activity, as well as the highest concentration of Section 8 housing in the Southeastern United States. However, in January 2012, City Councilman Kwanza Hall revealed a seven-point "Year of Boulevard" strategy to revitalize the corridor.
