Public spaces -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on those areas, such as streets, parks, places of public accomodation, etc., which are freely accessible to the public.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Real Estate Board appraisals
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1281
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...
Dates:
1919-1983, undated; Majority of material found in 1924-1983
Atlanta Urban Design Commission records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1272
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative records and documentation of the creation of AUDC through meeting minutes, reports, newspaper articles, and correspondence. The records also contain data collected about historic nominations of properties and neighborhoods, and records from the Cooperation of Olympic Development in Atlanta (CODA). Historic nomination forms include the nominee's history, correspondence, meeting minutes from the commission, and nomination and acceptance packets. The bulk...
Dates:
1973-2008, undated
Atlanta Urban Design Commission visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS443
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images, historic property surveys, and maps which depict Atlanta and its neighborhoods. AUDC generated these materials, gathered by trained volunteers and unidentified photographers, to document and study the neighborhoods and important structures to gauge their historic significance. Materials depict residences, commercial buildings, streetscapes, religious structures, schools, cemeteries, industrial sites, parks, and government buildings. Also included are city...
Dates:
1912-2005, undated (bulk 1973-1995)
Cumberland-Sherwood Park records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS987f
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records produced during the planning of Cumberland-Sherwood Park. Records include a status report and budget proposal. Of particular interest are questionnaires completed by community members that detail opinions on which amenities to include in the park.
Dates:
1982