Atlanta's "Main Street"

By 1920, Auburn Avenue had become the "Main Street" of Black Atlanta. Many prominent African Americans lived along or near this prosperous commercial avenue, where the city's leading Black enterprises and institutions could be found, including real estate and construction firms, newspapers and funeral homes, insurance companies and banks. From Courtland Street to Jackson Street, storefronts and offices accommodated African American physicians and dentists, photographers and florists, craftsmen and grocers. Churches, fraternal groups, hotels, and entertainment establishments contributed to the vitality and spirit of cooperation and mutual aid that permeated this bustling corridor.

Atlanta, Georgia · United States