Box 3, Folder 6, Document 12

Box 3, Folder 6, Document 12

August 23, 1968

Mr. Lester Purcell,
Deputy Director

Atlanta Housing Authority
Hurt Building

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Purcell:

As a participant in the Cornerstone Project,
located at 493 Martin Street, S.&., Atlanta, Georgia,
I sat in on an informal seminar with Daniel Sweat in
which he outlined Atlanta's efforts to improve physical
and social conditions in Atlanta's “ghettoes". Among
the items he mentioned was the Atlanta Housing Authority's
plans to use mobil home industry techniques to construct
temporary relocation housing in an urban renewal area.
As this Agency is planning to construct interim relocation
housing in an urban renewal area in Washington, D. C.,
I asked Mr. Sweat for further details about the project
and he suggested that I contact you.

In Washington we are attempting to construct
economically feasible interim housing modules which
will meet the code requirements of the District of
Columbia. We have not yet advertised for bids but
we expect to do so shortly. In view of the experimental
nature of this undertaking, we would like to learn as
much as possible from other cities' experiences in
developing temporary relocation housing. We therefore
would appreciate it if you could send us any material
you feel free to release at this time concerning how
Atlante has approached the construction of temporary
relocation housing in an urban area and whether building
code requirements were involved afd how they were met.




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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Ces
Mr. Daniel Sweat,

Henry i/ Fisher Hee

General Attorney

Coordinator of Federal Programs

Mayor's Office
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia