Lightning was a neighborhood just west of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, north of the former extension of Magnolia Street, south of Simpson St. (now Joseph E. Boone Blvd.) and east of Northside Drive ( US 41). It was razed to make way mostly for the expansion of the Georgia World Congress Center as well as the Georgia Dome, and the area later became home to Mercedes-Benz Stadium . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
As of 1975, east-west streets in Lighting were, from north to south: Simpson St. (northern border), Tyler St., Rock St., Mayes St., Thurmond St. Newton St., Foundry St., Magnolia Street (southern border) North-south streets in Lightning were, from west to east: Northside Dr. (western border), Haynes St., Mangum St., Elliott St. (eastern border). [1]
References
- ^ a b 1975 Neighborhood Map, City of Atlanta Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today
- ^ "Residents of Community Told They Won't Be Homeless Because of Dome", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 2, 1988
- ^ Atlanta Fire Dept. Commemorative Yearbook, p. 139
- ^ Max Blau, Lightning Struck, The Bitter Southerner
- ^ Jacqueline Anne Rouse, Lugenia Burns Hope, Black Southern Reformer, p.62
External links
- Newberry, Brittany. "Black Neighborhoods and the Creation of Black Atlanta". Digital Exhibits. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library.
- 1975 Neighborhood Map, City of Atlanta
- 1911 Sanborn fire maps of the area: northern, southern