- Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Techwood Homes, circa 1950
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1950
- Subject:
- Housing--Georgia--Atlanta
Houses--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia--Atlanta
Techwood Homes (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Techwood Homes public housing in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Techwood Homes was the first public housing project in the United States. It was dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, but not completed until 1936. Techwood Homes was initially provided public housing for white families only. It was operated by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Techwood Homes was demolished in 1996 to make way for Centennial Place during the 1996 Summer Olympics. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 33.28.27
ahc033028027a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/MJohnson/id/656
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white safety film
- Original Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
