Neighborhood planning -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Community Relations Commission documents
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1228
Scope and Contents
This collection contains minutes, reports, and other items generated by the Atlanta Community Relations Commission. These items document the Commission's establishment; relations with Atlanta Public Services; and reports on housing, discrimination, and race relations. Of particular interest is correspondence pertaining to segregation in schools, real estate, and employment.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1966-1968
Atlanta Housing Authority records of the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the West End Area
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1043
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan application for the West End Area, submitted in 1960. This application documents the details for the renewal projects and includes rationales for selecting the area, descriptions of the area, lists of resources to be used to accomplish the plan, maps of the area, land use maps, and official city of Atlanta budget and planning forms. In addition to the application there are manuals detailing minimum property standards for...
Dates:
1958-1967
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
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. Records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS591
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection consists primarily of the records of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. The collection includes a small amount of material (1929-1952) from predecessor organizations: Central Atlanta Improvement Association, Greater Atlanta for Annexation, Inc, and the Central Marietta Street Association. The collection also includes early correspondence regarding the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and the construction of viaducts and bridges in downtown Atlanta in the 1920s and...
Dates:
1924-1994, undated
Elizabeth P. Ruddiman's records of Midtown Neighborhood Association
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1243
Scope and Contents
This collection contains administrative files of the Midtown Neighborhood Association. Included are association by-laws, city ordinances, correspondence, financial statements, and receipts, meeting minutes, membership rosters, traffic and rezoning reports, and community events. The annual Midtown Tour of Homes is documented by posters, pamphlets, and programs advertising the event. Of particular note, there are early planning materials for the Midtown Story...
Dates:
1971-1995, undated
Park Pride landscape architectural drawings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS348
Scope and Content
This collection contains various types of landscape architectural drawings that document a history of park planning by Park Pride. Drawings include hand-colored renderings, pencil sketches, design and conceptual plans as well as master plans that provide details of park vision plans. Also a part of the collection are plans that highlight community input and priorities. Many of the drawings were created by Walt Ray, landscape architect and former director of park visioning for Park...
Dates:
1979-2021, undated
Park Pride records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1158
Scope and Content
This collection contains minutes, clippings, and a report providing details of Atlanta parks prior to the creation of Park Pride. Also included in the collection are conceptual and master park plans and visioning reports which document the work of Park Pride and the communities with which they partner. Periodicals published by Park Pride as well as conference materials from annual meetings hosted by Park Pride are also a part of the collection.
Dates:
1905-2022, undated
Series IV: Planning and Development Committee records, 1957-1973
Series
Scope and Contents
This series contains committee meeting minutes from the Planning and Development Committee which reviewed and evaluated living conditions in Atlanta neighborhoods to ensure their suitability for citizens. The Planning and Development Committee also took considerations from the Department of Planning and Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board on urban renewal matters. The committee originally reviewed redevelopment of areas that included Butler Street, Atlanta University Center,...
Dates:
1957-1973