Box 21, Folder 43, Document 24

Box 21, Folder 43, Document 24

824 HURT BUILDING *s ATLANTA 3, GA. « JACKSON 3-6074

) HOUSING AUTHORITY of tHe city of ATLANTA, GEORGIA



July 2h, 1967

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

Ebenezer Baptist Church is moving intc the fieid of helping to
supply good housing for low and moderate income families. This pro=
minent Negro church has been awarded the contract for land in the
Rawson-Washington Urban Redevelopment Area on which they will build
a total of 152 housing units, including a 12-story building designed
for senior citizens, financed under FHA's 221 (d)(3) program.

We hope you will attend the contract signing on Monday, July 31st,
at 2:00 P. M. at the office of the Atlanta Housing Authority. This
proposed residential project endeavors to provide a meaningful total
community complex for this area, and representatives of the press,
radio and television have been invited. A copy of the press invitation

is enclosed.
Ae

Lester H. Persells
Director of Redevelopment