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Joyland is a neighborhood of small, single family homes in southeast
Lee Ann Lands, ''The culture of property: race, class, and housing landscapes in Atlanta''
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Later the Joyland Park public housing project was built in the area.
Arthur Langford Park
in 1995, in honor of city councilman, Georgia state senator (1984–1994) and minister Arthur Langford, Jr. Joyland also has a street named after him, Arthur Langford, Jr. Place.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
and site of a former 1921 amusement park built for African Americans.
It is bordered by the Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) freeway on the west, High Point on the north, Pryor Avenue and The Villages at Carver on the east, and Amal Heights on the south.
History
On May 16, 1921, Joyland Park, an amusement park for African Americans was opened in the area, according to its ads in the ''Atlanta Independent'' at the time, "the only shady park" where African Americans "could enjoy themselves". At the opening a number of prominent Atlantans spoke: *Mayor James Key *Big Bethel AME Church
The Big Bethel AME Church is the oldest African-American congregation in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and according to AME historical documents, it is the mother church of AME in North Georgia. It is located at 220 Auburn A ...
pastor Rev. Dr. Richard Henry Singleton
* Wheat Street Baptist Church pastor Rev. Dr. P. James Bryant
* Jessie O. Thomas, founder of the Atlanta University
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School of Social Work and first director of the Southern Field Division of the National Urban League
*Prominent black physician and founding member of the Atlanta NAACP
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chapter Dr. William F. Penn
In 1926 a subdivision for African Americans, also called Joyland Park, was built here. Residents included farmers, farmhands and laborers. Lots were around in size./ref>
Later the Joyland Park public housing project was built in the area.
Government
The neighborhood is part of NPU Y.Parks
Joyland Park at the center of the neighborhood was renameArthur Langford Park
in 1995, in honor of city councilman, Georgia state senator (1984–1994) and minister Arthur Langford, Jr. Joyland also has a street named after him, Arthur Langford, Jr. Place.
See also
References
{{Atlanta neighborhoods Amusement parks in Georgia (U.S. state) 1921 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Neighborhoods in Atlanta