Cascade History

Tag: Dr. Charles R. Adams

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    Cascade Community Club

    Operating from a 1936 WPA-built stone clubhouse, the Cascade Community Club served as the powerful civic and political engine of Southwest Atlanta before collapsing in a 1949 financial scandal.

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    George L. Wilson

    Operating out of his Cascade Road office, George L. Wilson utilized political alliances and 99-year restrictive covenants to engineer the suburban expansion of Southwest Atlanta.

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    Adams Park

    Sculpted from local granite by WPA laborers in the 1930s, the 158-acre Adams Park was developed amidst political controversy before becoming the battleground that desegregated Atlanta’s municipal golf courses.