Tanyard Bottom

Photograph of Tanyard Bottom a.k.a. Tech Flats

Tanyard Bottom, also known as Tech Flats, was a shantytown just south of Georgia Tech along Techwood Drive.[1] It was replaced in the 1930s with the Techwood Homes, America's first public housing project. It is currently the site of Centennial Place Apartments.

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Shantytowns and slums
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Tanyard Bottom
Tight Squeeze

33°46′5.71″N 84°23′32.57″W / 33.7682528°N 84.3923806°W / 33.7682528; -84.3923806

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Charla. "Old Atlanta". The Mainline. Retrieved 6 January 2022.


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