Unpacking the Hidden History of Summerhill

Sitting just below the interchange between the Downtown Connector
and Interstate 20, the neighborhood of Summerhill holds a storied
past. Over the decades, the area faced segregation, being gutted by
expressways and housing two major stadiums at once. Business boomed
on Georgia Avenue in the '40s and '50s, but by the 1970s the area
saw more concentrated poverty and riots. When the Olympics came to
Atlanta in 1996, Summerhill housed the opening ceremonies at
Centennial Olympic Stadium, which would eventually become Turner
Field and then later the Georgia State Stadium.