Peyton Road Wall
In 1962, the “City Too Busy to Hate” built a physical wall across Peyton Road to stop Black families from moving into Southwest Atlanta. Discover the definitive history of the “Atlanta Berlin Wall,” the fierce civil rights backlash, and the brilliant real estate strategies that ultimately dismantled segregation in the Cascade corridor.
Mangum Manor and Lynhurst Acres
First carved from the woods in the 1950s, Mangum Manor and Lynhurst Acres became home to prominent Atlanta leaders, including Mayor Maynard Jackson. Discover the history of these two connected subdivisions and how their residents helped drive the retail revival of Cascade Road.
Harlan Terrace and Chalet-Peyton Woods
Following the fall of the 1962 Peyton Road barricades, incoming homeowners transformed these overlapping subdivisions into a highly organized community that actively shaped the Peyton Road corridor.
Audubon Forest
Platted in 1945 with bird-named streets and 99-year restrictive covenants, Audubon Forest residents utilized corporate influence and a secret buyout fund to resist integration during the 1960s.
Peyton Forest
Developed in the 1950s with literary street names, Peyton Forest became the focus of the 1962 Peyton Road Wall, a physical barricade erected by the city to halt housing integration.