- Title:
- Atlanta Housing Authority photographs, 1940-1942
- Creator:
- Atlanta Housing Authority
- Publisher:
- Atlanta Housing Authority Photographs, VIS 96, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
- Date of Original:
- 1940/1942
- Subject:
- Bearcat Obie's Cafe (Atlanta, Ga.)
Martin Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Davis Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Connally Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Craven Alley (Atlanta, Ga.)
Fair Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Fraser Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
John Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
King Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Kingsley Alley (Atlanta, Ga.)
Kingstone Alley (Atlanta, Ga.)
Rhodes Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Terry Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Western Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Woodward Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Humphries Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Chapel Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Gemunden Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Greensferry Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Leonard Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Strong Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
John R. Hope Homes (Atlanta, Ga.)
Advertising--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--Georgia--Atlanta
Slums--Georgia--Atlanta
Housing authorities--Georgia--Atlanta
Public housing--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works - Type:
- Still Image
- Description:
- This collection contains images of substandard housing areas that were cleared for the Capitol, Hope, Grady and Herndon Housing Projects. It also contains images of the Aux Coal Storage Bins and a civil defense unit based at Techwood Homes. The images in this collection were created to document living conditions in these areas prior to their demolition. A key to the photographs' geographical locations is also stored with this collection. The key includes the project names, their geographical finding number, the number of units in the project, the year and the name and contact information of the manager and superintendent of each project. The captions on the back side of each photograph were added by the Atlanta Housing Authority.
The New Deal inaugurated the first urban public housing developments in Atlanta. In 1934, land was cleared to build Techwood Homes near the campus of Georgia Tech University and University Homes close to Atlanta University and Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Colleges. The Atlanta Housing Authority was established in 1938 to eliminate the city's substandard housing. Johns R. Hope Homes, State Capital Homes, Alonzo F. Herndon Homes, Henry Grady Homes, Clark Howell Homes and John J. Eagan Homes were the six slum clearance and re-housing developments proposed. The Atlanta Housing Authority is organized under Georgia law to develop, acquire, lease and operate affordable housing for low-income families. Today, AHA is the largest housing agency in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/AHA
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
