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Article, "Work Rushed to Complete House," Atlanta Daily World, October 28, 1934
Article describing the features of the Ashby Theatre, which was opening the following day
Article, "Washington Park Fine Place," Atlanta Daily World, June 16, 1932
Newspaper article describing the virtues of Washington Park (the park, not the neighborhood).
Article, "MARTA Begins Clearing Path For Railway System," Atlanta Daily World, February 15, 1974
Article discussing the beginning of demolitions in Washington Park, making way for the construction of a future MARTA rail line
Article, “Negro Gridder Out at Georgia” The Atlanta Constitution, 1966 April 7
Newspaper article discussing Ken Dious, the first Black student at UGA to to walk-on to the UGA football team
Article, “Blacks List Demands In University Rally,” by Phil Gailey, The Atlanta Constitution, 1969 April 18
Newspaper article summarizing a rally organized by the Black Student Union
Cartoon, “Jeepers, I don’t know if he’s the same as he use to be or not!” Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1961 January 18
Political cartoon on the subject of the riot against Charlayne Hunter
Cartoon, “--Bootle to Tuttle to Black --”, Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1961 January 11
Political cartoon by Clifford Baldowski originally published in the Atlanta Constitution
Cartoon, “...De-Lib-er-ate...Deliberate speed?...” Clifford Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution, 1955 March 16
Political cartoon by Clifford Baldowski originally published in the Atlanta Constitution
Certificate, Washington Park Neighborhood 100th Anniversary Proclamation, May 11, 2019
Proclamation of the 100th anniversary of the Atlanta neighborhood of Washington Park. It lists all of the unique characteristics and history of the neighborhood.
Brisbane Park, Atlanta
This park, which stood near the present site of Phoenix Park in Southwest Atlanta, was the site of many Georgia football games in the 1890s, as Atlanta was both a convenient place to travel for both teams and fans, but also because it was home to…