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Title	Big Bethel Towers Opening
Photographer	Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
Description	View of Big Bethel Church (foreground) and Big Bethel Towers (background) when it opened on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Geographic Location	Atlanta (Ga.) Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Subject	Churches--Georgia--Atlanta Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta Historic buildings--Georgia--Atlanta Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Corporate Name	Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Atlanta, Ga.) Big Bethel Towers (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Original	1972 December 10
Date Digital	2009
Type	35 mm black and white negative
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 101.302.010
Collection	Boyd Lewis Photographs
Related Collections	MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes	Big Bethel Towers, a residential high-rise located at 210 Auburn Avenue, opened in 1972. The Big Bethel AME Church, located at 220 Auburn Avenue, spearheaded the construction of tower to provide housing for its elderly, low-income members.
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Big Bethel Towers Opening

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