Capitol Homes area
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@ Atlanta History Center
Description
"Kingsley Street looking west. Note dome of State Capitol in background. All houses shown were occupied by colored people."View of a young boy on Kingsley Street in an area that would later be cleared to build Capitol Homes in Atlanta, Georgia.street scenes; social conditions; substandard housing; public housingCapitol Homes was a public housing development located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Completed in 1941, Capitol Homes was initially segregated for white families. The development was demolished in 2003.
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Atlanta History Center
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Digital Library of Georgia