Dan Sweat oral history interview, December 13, 1996
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Scope and Contents
Interviewed by Shep Barbash and Cliff Kuhn. Among topics discussed: Sweat's move to Central Atlanta Progress; Central Area Study; Alvin Ferst's role in getting Sweat to CAP; Augustus "Billy" H. Sterne, Chairman of Trust Company Bank; John Portman; Harold Brockey; CAP's agenda: housing and transportation; David Crane, architect; idea of making Techwood-Clark Howell Homes luxury housing; Atlanta Regional Commission; canvassing the residents of Techwood-Clark Howell; Arthur Baxter; First National Bank of Atlanta; George Goodwin; Maynard Jackson's election as mayor of Atlanta; Sam Massell; Convention Bureau; Leadership Atlanta; Leadership Georgia; Mills Lane; Jim Robinson; Ivan Allen; International Downtown Association; Sweat as bridge between Atlanta business community and city government; Homeless Task Force; Andrew Young; Joannah Adams; Connie Curry; Bill Bolling; Frank Carter; Park Central Community; Maynard Jackson's opposition to making Techwood-Clark Howell into luxury housing; Hungry Club; Maynard Jackson and affirmative action; Emma Darnell; Atlanta Housing Authority; HUD and Neighborhood Reinvestment Land; Edwin Sterne; Ed Smith; Gordon Jones; Les Purcells; Joel Cowan; Ben Brown; Bob Wood.
Dates
- Creation: December 13, 1996
Creator
- Sweat, Dan E., 1933-1997 (Interviewee, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available in Reading Room and online
Extent
1 item(s) (transcript (48 pages))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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