Joan Barnes Ross Interview, June 19, 2018

Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

2018-06-19

2010-2019

An interview with Joan Barnes Ross held at her home in the Cascade neighborhood of Atlanta, where she discusses her life and living in the Cascade neighborhood of Atlanta. Barnes-Ross is interviewed by Jayme Canty.

African American neighborhoods
Oral history
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta

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Cascade Oral History Project Collection

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00:01:05 Participant Biographic Background
00:02:37 Transition from Hometown to Atlanta: College Education to Bahamas to Atlana
00:03:12 Coming to Atlanta
00:03:45 Moving to Southwest Atlanta
00:05:01 Experiences in AUC
00:06:10 Moving to Cascade Area and Racial Background of Cascade
00:07:35 Transition of Cascade Area
00:08:10 Peyton Wall
00:10:16 Cascade and Development
00:12:38 Description of Specific Cascade Neighborhood
00:16:24 Desire to Stay in Cascade Area
00:19:34 Limited Resources in Cascade
00:23:20 Projects in Cascade; Long Life Cascade; NPUI
00:26:49 NPU (Neighborhood Planning Unit)
00:31:05 Participant�s Professional Career
00:33:33 Changes in Neighborhood demographics
00:35:00 Investor Interest in Cascade
00:41:00 Renters vs. Homebuyers in Cascade Area
00:45:00 Future projections of demographic makeup of Cascade area
00:47:58 Schools in Cascade Area
00:54:04 Landmarks: Greenbriar Mall and changes to Greenbriar Mall
00:57:35 Lack of Restaurants and Shopping on Cascade
00:58:00 Bruno�s Grocery Store and Shift in Grocery Stores in Area
00:59:33 Desired Businesses in Area
01:02:46 Advice for those considering moving to Cascade Area: Final Thoughts

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta--Cascade Neighborhood

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