The Northwoods Area Neighborhood Association (NANA) is a volunteer-led not-for-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the character, history, and sense of community within the Northwoods Historic District and Greater Northwoods Area in Doraville, Georgia and DeKalb County. Our mission is to sustain and build relationships among all neighbors, celebrate our neighborhood’s architecture & the diversity of its people, and promote our neighborhood, and the surrounding areas.

Our current project supports the continued preservation and public recognition of the Northwoods Historic District and its five adjoining neighborhoods: Northwoods, Gordon Hills, Gordon Heights, Fleetwood Hills, and Sequoyah Woods. The Northwoods Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 2014, having been established in 1952 as affordable housing for workers at Doraville’s GM plant. This designation reflects the neighborhood’s unique role in Georgia’s post-war suburban development.

In 2018, NANA initiated a grassroots effort to install historic street sign toppers in the district. This project was partially funded through a small Cross Keys Initiative grant and generous contributions from residents.

Unfortunately, due to limited resources, only half of the district received signage, and no further progress has been made since then.

We are now finishing what we started.

Based on an updated quote from the original vendor, due to inflation and other reasons, the remaining project cost is approximately $5,000 to purchase and install 20 additional toppers. We are currently seeking matching grant opportunities to minimize the amount needed to be raised by the community. If received, the fundraising goal will be updated accordingly.

Completing this project will ensure that streets in every neighborhood in the district will be marked with uniform, historically themed toppers, reinforcing neighborhood identity and educating visitors about our community’s significance. Our goal is to complete the project before the end of the 2026 calendar year.

Your support will help us preserve a piece of Georgia’s history and strengthen the sense of pride in our community. Every contribution brings us closer to completing this important project.

SPONSOR A WHOLE TOPPER!

Donate $250 to sponsor a specific intersection topper. Contact us and share the neighborhood & number you are sponsoring. (i.e. Northwoods #1)

NORTHWOODS

1.) Bagley Drive & Chamblee Tucker Road

2.) Bagley Drive & Brook Park Way

3.) Lambeth Circle & Lambeth Lane

4.) Fairlane Drive & Raymond Drive

5.) Raymond Drive & Wheeler Drive

GORDON HILLS

1.) Wilton Avenue & Clearview Avenue

2.) Wilton Avenue & Pine Street

3.) Pine Street & Poplar Avenue

GORDON HEIGHTS

1.) Chestnut Drive & Buford Highway

2.) Oakmont Avenue & Buford Highway

3.) Chestnut Drive & Beechwood Avenue

4.) Chestnut Drive & Bonnie Avenue

FLEETWOOD HILLS

1.) Fairlane Drive & Chestnut Drive

2.) Fairlane Drive & Belaire Circle

3.) Fairlane Drive & Belaire Circle

4.) Holiday Place & Chamblee Tucker Road

SEQUOYAH WOODS

1.) Poplar Street & Indian Lane

2.) Santa Fe Trail & Cherokee Road

3.) Santa Fe Trail & Cherokee Road

4.) Santa Fe Trail & Aztec Road

Learn more about our historic district, our greater neighborhood, and its history at Historic Northwoods District.