Lenox is an underground metro station on the Gold Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Located in the affluent Buckhead district, it provides access to Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, which are located on Peachtree Street across the street from one another. It also provides connecting bus service, to Peachtree Industrial business district, Underground Atlanta, Emory-Crawford Long Hospital, The Arts Center, Midtown business district, Piedmont Hospital, and the Main Amtrak station.
The station was built on the site of Johnstown, a small community of about 30 African American families originally settled in 1912. The properties were acquired in the early 1980s and the houses razed to make way for the station.
The station opened on December 15th. 1984 when the northeast (now Gold) line was extended from Arts Center to Brookhaven/Oglethorpe.
The Station has Daily Free Parking & Overnight at US$5.00 per day and is Accessible.
October 8, 2018