Scope and Contents These records comprise approximately 10,000 appraisals produced by the Atlanta Real Estate Board. These appraisals detail properties in Atlanta and surrounding cities within the Metro Atlanta area, including East Point, Decatur, Druid Hills, Sandy Springs, College Park, Brookhaven, and Marietta, as well as other areas in Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, Gwinnett, and other neighboring counties. The appraisals document the monetary value of properties throughout Metro Atlanta, serving...

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This collection contains a research paper submitted by Fanny Jarvis Bruce, a masters student at the Georgia State University School of Urban Life, titled A Comparative Study of Land Values for a Sector of Atlanta and Fulton County for the years 1920 and 1970. There are also survey maps that she used for the study, many of which show her notes.

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This collection includes city maps of Atlanta and its suburbs, as well as plat maps drawn to facilitate the purchase of new homes in neighborhoods and subdivisions in Fulton, DeKalb and Cobb counties. The maps illustrate the physical growth of the city of Atlanta and the creation of neighborhoods in and around the city in the latter half of the 19th century through the late 20th century.