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And just like that - the Atlanta LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement is complete! ![]()
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Mayor Andre Dickens announced the completion of Atlanta LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement on August 31st at the Mayors Annual Black Gay Pride Reception.![]()
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The City of Atlanta’s history is rich, varied, and complex—reflective of the communities, events, and people that make it the thriving city it is today. Understanding Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ history is critical to fully understanding the city’s history. The context statement shows the LGBTQ+ community is an important part of that history.![]()
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The context statement will facilitate the identification, documentation, and ultimately preservation of sites associated with Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community. With this initiative, Atlanta joins major US cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC in proactively documenting sites significant to the LGBTQ+ community.![]()
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The City of Atlanta in partnership with Historic Atlanta was a recipient of a Certified Local Government Grant through the Historic Preservation Fund during the 2021 grant cycle for the purposes of creating this report.![]()
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Read more at the link to the policy/planning workshop in our bio.![]()
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Yesterday, we got to explore Baltimore Block! Built in 1885, these row houses are a rare building form in Atlanta. ![]()
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Why do you think we don’t see more row houses in Atlanta?![]()
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Days like this still bring out the best In ATL. @191peachtreetower from the roof of Davison’s![]()
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Historic Atlanta’s Policy/ Planning Workshop is exploring options for its next planning initiative. ![]()
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We looking for YOUR feedback via a public survey to establish our next priorities.![]()
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Take our Programs Priorities Survey today - link in bio![]()
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#saveatl #historic #atlanta #atl #public #engagement #preservation #atldowntown #historical #planning #civilrights #historiccorridor #blackculture #womenshistory #immigrantstories #survey
The development of the Southern Railroad, like the belt railroads of American cities in the early 1900’s, is extremely important to tell the story of the City of Atlanta. Belt railways like the Southern Railroad allowed the expansion of industrial activities in cities while avoiding dense population centers like downtown Atlanta.![]()
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Today, the many of the belt railways surrounding the City of Atlanta have been reinvisioned as a 22-mile corridor known as the Atlanta Beltline which retains many historic warehouse buildings along the historic railroad.![]()
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As we wrap-up the Atlanta LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement, a trailblazing study of LGBTQ+ historic places and spaces in the city completed in partnership with the City of Atlanta, Historic Atlanta’s Policy/ Planning Workshop is exploring options for its next preservation planning initiative. ![]()
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We looking for YOUR feedback via a public survey to establish our next priorities.![]()
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Take our Programs Priorities Survey today - link in bio![]()
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#saveatl #historic #atlanta #atl #public #engagement #preservation #atldowntown #historical #planning
Today marks is the first day of women’s history month and we want to highlight a very special place in need of some love. ![]()
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This is the adult home of Grace Towns Hamilton, who was the first Black woman elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1966. She was born in 1907, spent her first years inside Atlanta University’s South Hall and then moved to the house next door when she was 3. This piece of land was her family’s garden, but in 1950 the ranch-style Hamilton House was built.![]()
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Historic Atlanta would like to see this house restored and preserved, so that the rich history of University Place, the Towns/Hamilton families, and AU can be easily shared with everyone who visits.![]()
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The National Park Service recently announced a grant of $1 million to help restore two historic homes in Vine City in 2022.![]()
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Surprise! It looks like the Atlanta Streetcar is back serving downtown Atlanta and Historic Sweet Auburn. ![]()
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Coming down between the old Davison’s/Macy’s Building and the Carnegie Building, we felt that the streetcar was striking a pose for us.😍![]()
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Built in 1919-1920 by Architect Charles Hopson, St. Mark's AME is a particularly rare example of the mission revival style in the City of Atlanta. Moreover, the church has stood as a landmark to the surrounding communities of English Ave. and Vine City and is significant for its association with the historic shift in racial patterns known as "white flight," a trend that ultimately led to the sale of the building Western Heights Baptist Church to the Black community.![]()
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The building has received a zoning overlay category as a "Landmark Building/Site"![]()
Alterations, construction, and demolition permits must be approved by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission![]()
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Atlanta is continuing to diversify the types of places that we consider historic - Kudos to all involved.![]()
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Read the designation report at the link in our bio!![]()
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