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Grady Homes area

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@ Atlanta History Center

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"Looking east on Gilmer Street."View of homes on Gilmer Street near downtown Atlanta that would later be cleared to build Grady Homes.street scenes; social conditions; substandard housing; public housingGrady Homes was a public housing development built in 1942 to accommodate poor African American families. Located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, Grady Homes was demolished in 2005 and replaced with mixed-income housing.

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Atlanta History Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia