Thomasville Heights Projects
Thomasville Heights was a 350-unit public housing project in Atlanta, Georgia, built in 1967, demolished in 2010, and replaced with section-8 housing, Forest Cove Apartments.[1] The project made national headlines in the 1970s and 1980s with the child abduction cases and the murder of Officer Johantgen.[2][3][4]
| Thomasville Heights Housing Projects | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Status | demolished |
| No. of flats | 350 |
| Construction | |
| Constructed | 1967 |
| Demolished | 2010 |
| Other information | |
| Governing body | Atlanta Housing Authority |
References
- Ma'Lika (27 April 2015). "To Develop or To Demolish: Closing of Atlanta Housing Projects".
- Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Atlanta cop killer re-sentenced 25 years after murder". myajc.
- "ATLANTANS' FEELINGS MIXED ON VERDICT". The New York Times. 1 March 1982.
- "Atlanta child killings trial opens Monday".
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