Dr. Charles R. Adams
Physician, politician, and county commissioner, Dr. Charles R. Adams used New Deal relief funds to modernize Fulton County while steering public park investments toward private suburban tracts.
Kenmore Parks
Platted directly opposite the John A. White municipal golf course in 1939, Kenmore Parks offered pre-war buyers custom brick homes with pre-paid municipal infrastructure and no city assessments.
Cascade Manor
Developed at the terminus of the Whitehall-Beecher streetcar line, Cascade Manor used the 1939 “Talking Home” phenomenon to spark a pre-war housing boom on Cascade Road.
Beecher Hills
Carefully platted across 253 acres in the late 1930s, Beecher Hills was built directly over visible Civil War earthworks to create a tranquil, low-density residential neighborhood.
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.
Cascade Heights
From an ancient indigenous thoroughfare and Civil War battlefield to a 1920s suburban experiment and the premier address of Atlanta’s Black middle class, explore the definitive history of Cascade Heights.