United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981921/1960The first Citizens Trust Bank building was located on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta from its founding in 1921 until the 1960s. The Sweet Auburn district formed the center of the African American business and residential community in Atlanta early in the twentieth century.Photograph of the exterior of the first Citizens Trust Bank building, which was located on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia from its founding in 1921 until the 1960s. The building exemplifies the Art Deco architectural style. The Sweet Auburn district formed the center of the African American business and residential community in Atlanta early in the twentieth century.On August 16, 1921, Citizens Trust Bank opened on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta. Its founder, African American businessman Heman Perry, served as the first chairman of the board, and Henry C. Dugas was Citizens Trust's first president.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/citizens-trust-bankForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/citizens-trust-bankForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBanks and banking--Georgia--AtlantaFinancial institutions--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaArt deco (Architecture)--Georgia--AtlantaBank buildings--Georgia--AtlantaCitizens Trust Bank (Atlanta, Ga.)Architecture, Modern--20th centuryAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Old Citizens Trust Bank BuildingStillImage