Lightning was a neighborhood just west of
Downtown Atlanta
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, Georgia, north of the former extension of Magnolia Street, south of Simpson St. (now Joseph E. Boone Blvd.) and east of Northside Drive (
US 41). It was razed to make way mostly for the expansion of the
Georgia World Congress Center as well as the north end of the
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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[1975 Neighborhood Map, City of Atlanta]
Jacqueline Anne Rouse, ''Lugenia Burns Hope, Black Southern Reformer'', p.62
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As of 1975, east-west streets in Lighting were, from north to south: Simpson St. (northern border), Tyler St., Rock St., Mayes St., Thurmond St. Newton St., Foundry St., Magnolia Street (southern border) North-south streets in Lightning were, from west to east: Northside Dr. (western border), Haynes St., Mangum St., Elliott St. (eastern border).[
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References
External links
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1975 Neighborhood Map, City of Atlanta
* 1911 Sanborn fire maps of the area
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Former shantytowns and slums in Atlanta
African-American history in Atlanta