Disclaimer: Stephanie and I carpooled to save gas, so these will be joint posts. Also, we are very disappointed with blogger's formatting limitations and cannot be held accountable for the layout of these posts.
Similar to White suburban migration,African American housing conditions in the city prompted movement to suburban areas. Areas like Sweet Auburn and the 4th Ward (pictured above) were becoming increasingly densely populated and rundown (according to a 1947 survey, 72 percent of black occupied dwellings were substandard).
Washington Park
According to Wiese, in Atlanta as early as the 1910's and 20's families built homes to the West of Atlanta University(175-6). This is one of the first examples of comprehensive planning for African American's in the nation.
Washington Park (pictured), a middle class neighborhood, was first developed in the 1920's by Herman Perry, a housing developer interested in promoting the movement of black's to Atlanta's west side of town.
Today this neighborhood still boasts many ameneties, including the Park, a Marta Station, and a YMCA, and is populated by upper middle class black families who are often still connected to Atlanta University Center.
Good, guys--the photos came out right, I think. I don't know why Google makes Blogspot so difficult to use. Good photos.
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