On Auburn Avenue NE east of Courtland St NE, on the left when traveling east.
Alonzo Herndon was born into slavery in Walton County, Georgia, in 1858. After moving to segregated Atlanta, Herndon opened several barbershops including the upscale Crystal Palace in 1902. In 1905, he purchased a small mutual aid association that . . . — — Map (db m185910) HM
On Auburn Avenue east of Courtland Street NE, on the left when traveling east.
I call it my Auburn Avenue, the street which is known all over America as the center of activity among black people in the south.
I.P. Reynolds, letter carrier and writer
Here, in the days before desegregation, blacks . . . — — Map (db m185991) HM
