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Grady Homes area
Grady Homes area
TitleGrady Homes area
PhotographerUnknown
Caption"Rear view of houses facing Pratt Street. Note Henry Grady Hospital in background."
DescriptionView of homes on Pratt Street near downtown Atlanta that would later be cleared to build Grady Homes.
Geographic LocationAtlanta (Ga.)
Pratt Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
SubjectHouses--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Housing--Georgia--Atlanta
Slums--Georgia--Atlanta
Poverty--Georgia--Atlanta
Hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta
Corporate NameAtlanta Housing Authority
Grady Homes (Atlanta, Ga.)
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Originalcirca 1940
Date Digital2005
Type4 x 5 in. or smaller silver gelatin print
Digital FormatJPEG
Catalogue NumberVIS 96.03.05
CollectionAtlanta Housing Authority Photographs
PublisherKenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305
RightsThis material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
NotesGrady 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.
Sourceahc096003005a.jpg
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