The history of the City of Chamblee, incorporated in 1908, is closely linked with the development and use of modern transportation in the United States.

In the early 20th century, the city sat at the crossroads of two rail lines—one for passengers traveling north to Charlotte, North Carolina, the other for goods and workers. By the 1940s, Chamblee’s Camp Gordon was the site of a training facility for Navy and Marine Corps aviators.