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Capitol Homes area

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@ Atlanta History Center

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"Rear view of colored house at the corner of King Street and Fair Street."View of a house at the corner of King Street and Fair Street (later named Memorial Drive) 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