Jamaaliver wrote:The neighborhoods, once home to Martin Luther King Jr., have historically been known as having the highest crime rates in the city. Half of the homes are vacant. Every day those residents walk out of their homes, look outside and see a shrine to sports that cost $1.6 billion to build. Much of that money could have been used in Westside Atlanta communities that can desperately use the resources.
I wish The Undefeated could have used a lead photo from English Ave or Vine City than the south downtown angle (Mitchell Street) they used for the article. However, even the pictured "neighborhood" went through quite a transformation back in the 1960s and 1970s.
If anybody needs a great primer on what happened to that part of downtown (Five Points and places to the south), this here is an excellent rabbit-hole to slip down in your spare time. The subject area is, coincidentally, where the Ressler Bros are currently sinking their developer teeth.
https://www.atlantastudies.org/the-rise-and-fall-of-atlantas-skid-row/~lw3