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Bedford Pine

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View of residents and commercial space on Forrest Avenue (later named Ralph McGill Boulevard) in the Bedford Pine neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.Slums; Ghettos; street scenes; coca cola; coke; louie's; louis; barber shop; barber shops; barbershop; barbershopsBedford Pine is an area in Atlanta, Georgia bounded by North Avenue on the north end, Highland Avenue to the south, Boulevard to the east, and Piedmont Avenue to the west. The area was annexed by Atlanta in 1870 and developed until a fire destroyed businesses and homes in 1917. After the fire, the neighborhood deteriorated in value and maintenance as middle class residents moved away and were replaced by people at or near the poverty line. Most of the structures in the neighborhood were destroyed during the 1960's and 1970's in urban renewal projects. New housing was constructed during the decades that followed, and Georgia Power Company chose the area for its headquarters in 1979.
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