Weekly Acorn #20
West Polo Rd is the oldest segment of the road. It begins at Robinhood Rd and runs east ending at Reynolda Rd. East Polo Rd picks up at Reynolda Rd and continues east and ending at Indiana Av. There are quite a few neighborhoods along West Polo Rd, but I am not going to list them all. I am going to mention a couple of neighborhoods that begin along Reynolda and extend out along West Polo Rd. Here They are:
Amherst, Polo Grove, and Polo Grove Addition – (no est. date listed) these neighborhoods begin at the intersection of Polo Rd and Reynolda Rd and run west for a couple of blocks. They were all clumped together without any specific boundries of designation other than the entire plat of all three.
Reynolda Rd (West side only) – Extends north of Polo Rd to include the veterinary clinic (2600) and the former home of Dr Cox (2608). Then it extends south of Polo Rd to include Dr Speas’ house/office (2598), Clyde Myers’ house (2594), and Dr Speas’ first home/office (2586) on Reynolda.
Polo Rd (formerly Mount Tabor Rd) – Beginning at Reynolda Rd and extending west to the first lot past Wake Dr on the north side and to 1718 Polo on the south side.
Owen Dr (formerly Montgomery St/Oak Dr) – Beginning at Polo Rd and extending south one block and ending at 2560 Owen on the west side and 2551 Owen on the east side. This street does continue several blocks south, but is part of another neighborhood (Polo View) and also has been divided by Silas Creek Pky extention.
Polo View – (no est. date listed) this neighborhood picks up adjacent to Amherst, Polo Grove, and Polo Grove Addition and runs west to where Speas Elementary School is now located. It also includes the area between Polo Rd and Reynolda Rd west.
Reynolda Rd (west side only) – Beginning at Silas Creek Pky bridge (formerly 2576 and 2566) and extending south to 2422 Reynolda Rd just before the BB&T Business Center (formerly Western Electric).
Polo Rd (formerly Mount Tabor Rd and also Polo Dr) – Beginning at 1735 Polo on the north side and running west and ending at 1839 Polo (at Polo View). Then beginning at 1732 Polo on the south side and running west and ending at 1830 Polo (at Meadow View Dr).
Henning Dr – This street begins at Reynolda Rd (between 2440 and 2512) and extends west ending at Owen Dr. This street originally ended at Quincy Dr. The original plats and old maps show it as extended all the way to Polo Rd (between houses 1798 and 1800). Silas Creek Pky extention has now divided the original street and as a result, Quincy Dr was extended about one block southeast.
Owen Dr (formerly Montgomery St/Oak Dr) – Picking up at 2540 on the west side and 2539 on the east side and continuing south and ending at Henning Dr. The original street has now been divided by Silas Creek Pky extention.
Quincy Dr (formerly West Dr) – This street branches west from Owen Dr, then curves south a couple of blocks and ends. This street gained an additional block of what was originally Henning Dr when Silas Creek Pky extention was cut through.
Meadow View Dr – This street only exists on the original plat and old maps. It is located on the south side and just west of 1830 Polo Rd and is about one block long. I do not think it was ever used. It may have been intended as a right of way to some property further south off Polo Rd.
Polo View – This street only appears as a driveway now. I seem to remember it being a short street with oil and gravel. It is located on the north side and just west of 1839 Polo Rd and is about one block long. I believe it served as an access road to some property behind 1839 and 1903 Polo where Polo Oaks is now located. It is only used for driveway access for those two addresses now.
Wake Drive Neighborhood – Wake Dr branches off the north side of Polo Rd on the west end of Polo Grove. Since it is another neighborhood, I will not be including it in this post.
One last thing, Ransom Rd was formerly Old Brookstown Rd as indicated on a 1955 map.
In my next post I will discuss the history of Polo Rd.