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Harry Kamensky collection (MC 290)

Photographs of Columbus, Georgia's downtown business district taken during the 1970s.

More About This Collection

Creator
Kamensky, Harry, 1925-1994

Date of Original
1970/1979

Subject
Central business districts--Georgia--Columbus
Historic buildings--Georgia--Columbus

Location
United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771

Medium
photographs

Type
Still Image

Description
Photographs related to either Kamensky's redevelopment work in downtown Columbus., Harry Kamensky is best remembered for developing Rankin Square, the Iron Works Convention & Trade Center, and the Hilton hotel. He also held a degree in geology, served in World War II, ran a family scrap metal business, E. Cohn Co., and was both chairman of the Muscogee County Democratic Party (1974-1978) and president of the Historic District Preservation Society. Several obituaries describe him as a visionary, especially in his efforts to redevelop downtown Columbus and advocate historic preservation. Kamensky was born on May 27, 1925 to immigrant parents from Eastern Europe and murdered October 17, 1994, by a former employee.

Metadata URL
http://digitalarchives.columbusstate.edu/items/browse?collection=6

Original Collection
Harry Kamensky Collection (MC 290), Columbus State University Archives, Columbus, Georgia

Holding Institution
Columbus State University. Archives

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