Swift Meats on Peters Street in the Castleberry Hill district just south of downtown.
Date: 1951
According to Atlanta historian Franklin M Garrett, the area that is now Castleberry Hill was known as Snake Nation in the 1840's and was characterized by a wide assortment of criminal behavior: prostitution, thievery, cockfighting, and general lawlessness.
GSU FILE: LBGPNS10-094a
TOP PHOTO COURTESY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPT, PULLEN LIBRARY, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Peters Street, looking north toward the Swift Meats building.
Date: 03/12/04
