North Highland Ave Northeast, Inman Park

South of Ponce de Leon, Highland Avenue is a working-class neighborhood with dozens of apartment buildings with homes under $1000 a month. They range in style from depressing concrete panelak to arty Brooklyn-style railroad flat. There's an independent video store here, as well as a tavern or two and a gas station with a convenience store.

North of Ponce de Leon, Highland Avenue is half the namesake of the geographically desirable Virginia-Highland neighborhood (also incorrectly called the Virginia Highlands by hoi polloi), and rentals are generally above $1000. Streetside parking is never sufficient to serve the small shops, including a Ben and Jerry's scoop shop and some independent restaurants with fiercely delicious offerings (I recommend the artisanal Margherita pizza at Osteria 832), and there are a few pay lots available. Don't park and walk away from a shop-owned space, though, as you'll be booted or towed.

North of Morningside Drive, the neighborhood becomes (what else?) Morningside, and shortly thereafter, Highland becomes Johnson, which merges into Briarcliff.