- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Dedication of Techwood Homes
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1935-12-29
- Subject:
- Dedications--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports and recreation facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Presidents--United States
Public speaking--Georgia--Atlanta
Athletic fields--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology. Grant Field
Georgia Institute of Technology. Bobby Dodd Stadium
New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia--Atlanta
Techwood Homes (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking at Grant Field, on the campus of Georgia Tech, during his visit to Atlanta for the dedication of Techwood Homes. The man seated in the hat and gray coat just behind Roosevelt is Georgia Tech President M. L. Brittain.
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 82.48.38
ahc082048038a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/326
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
