- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Big Bethel Towers Opening
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1972-12-10
- Subject:
- Churches--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Big Bethel Towers (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Auburn Avenue, 33.755509, -84.376596 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Big Bethel Church (foreground) and Big Bethel Towers (background) when it opened on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Big Bethel Towers, a residential high-rise located at 210 Auburn Avenue, opened in 1972. The Big Bethel AME Church, located at 220 Auburn Avenue, spearheaded the construction of tower to provide housing for its elderly, low-income members. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.302.009
ahc101302009.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/742
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:742/manifest.json
- 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.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
