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.
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.