Uncategorized Davis Street School 19 May 2021 Davis Street Instructors Davis Street SchoolDates Active: 1887 – 2016Location: Corner of Thurmond and Spencer streets Constructed in 1887 on donated land from the city of Atlanta, the Davis school opened…
Uncategorized Crogman School 19 May 2021 Dr. CrogmanClark Atlanta University Faculty Photo - Circa 1903 - 1910 photo of Clark Atlanta faculty. Dr. Crogman is seated in the middle. Crogman SchoolDates Active: 1923 – 1979Location: 1093 West…
Uncategorized Crew Street School 19 May 2021 1919 Crew Street School. Courtesy of Atlanta History Center archives.1920 Photo of Crew Street School. Courtesy of Atlanta History Center Archives Crew Street Grammar SchoolDates Active: Feb. 14, 1872 – Oct.…
Uncategorized Calhoun Street School 19 May 2021 1896 Calhoun Street 5th & 6th Grade Class Photo1894 Calhoun Street 4th Grade Class Photo1911 Sanborn Map showing location of Calhoun Street SchoolThe Atlanta Constitution. Nov 27, 1919 article concerning…
Uncategorized Opportunity School 19 May 2021 A 1940’s headline announcing the new location for The Atlanta Opportunity School. Opportunity SchoolDates Active: 1921 – ?Address: 18 Auburn Ave & 10 West Mitchell Street (in 1923), 30312Neighborhood: Sweet Auburn…
Uncategorized O’Keefe Junior High School 19 May 2021 1891 Photo of Dr. O'Keefe's home. Photo Courtesy of Georgia ArchivesAerial view of the size of O'Keefe's buildingPlot photo of Dr. O'Keefe's burial stone in Oakland CemeteryPhoto of Dr. Daniel…
Uncategorized Oakland City School 19 May 2021 Sanborn Map detailing the location of the Oakland Public School. Notice the scarcity of homes surrounding the school? Also, notice the size of the homes. Oakland City SchoolDates Active: 1919 –…
Uncategorized Luckie Street School 19 May 2021 Luckie Street SchoolAddress: 488 Luckie StreetDates Active: February 29, 1872 – 1970’s?Neighborhood: Downtown Atlanta The Luckie Street school was among one of the few schools to open in 1872 as part of the…
Uncategorized Lucille Avenue School 19 May 2021 Lucille Avenue SchoolAddress: 189 Harris StreetDates Active: 1915 – 1922Neighborhood: West EndName Change: Joel Chandler Harris School Lucille Avenue School opened in 1915, in the West End Area off Harris Street. With an enrollment…
Uncategorized Lee Street School 19 May 2021 Closer view of Lee Street School on the 1911 Sanborn Map1911 Sanborn Map detailing the location of Lee Street Schools. One can tell a lot about the neighborhood based on…