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Flyer showcasing event in Washington Park celebrating the centennial of the park and neighborhood

An issue of the Historic Westside News, a publication that tells the area's history, as well as discussions on current events and conditions in the neighborhood

Photograph depicting many historic buildings on MLK Jr. Drive, once known as Hunter Street. From left to right the buildings are : Citizens Trust Bank, the Calloway Building, (unknown), and the former Atlanta Inquirer headquarters. Image included in…

Selection of a 1919 map of Atlanta showing the railroad yards in West Atlanta

Print showing the Atlanta University campus around 1900

Map showing the plans for the 1922 Atlanta racial zoning ordinance. The neighborhood of Washington Park is outlined for reference purposes.

Photograph showing the pool at Washington park. The pool opened in July 1922 and was the only one constructed specifically for the Black population of Atlanta

Group of students posing outside the Ashby Street School. This photograph depicts the original building, which was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1922 and 1926. The building was built anew in 1928.

Advertisement for the Sunset Park development area, before the area was cemented as "Black" and before Heman Perry's investment. The ad praises the area and the amenities that will be installed.

Photograph of Ruby Blackburn, a well-established community activist in Washington Park, swearing in poll at E.R. Carter Elementary School, previously known as the Ashby Street School. Blackburn is located in the center of the image, wearing…