Thomasville Heights Housing Projects
General information
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°42′29″N 84°21′36″W / 33.7081°N 84.3600°W / 33.7081; -84.3600
StatusDemolished
No. of units350
Construction
Constructed1967
Demolished2010
Other information
Governing
body		Atlanta Housing Authority

Thomasville Heights was a 350-unit public housing project in Atlanta, Georgia, built in 1967, demolished in 2010, and the remainder of the Thomasville community which is section-8 housing Forest Cove Apartments (also known as Villa Monte or 4 Season) is also scheduled to be demolished. Forest Cove (formerly Villa Monte) was constructed in 1971 with 404 units originally owned by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Like all of Atlanta’s other housing projects, it deteriorated and became very dangerous throughout the late 70s, 80s and 90s. After being scheduled to be demolished in 1999, a private investor bought and made plans to renovate turning the community into a Section 8 housing project; one of the main reasons they still exist today. It remains one of the most dangerous housing projects ever constructed in Atlanta. [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]

References

  1. ↑ Ma'Lika (27 April 2015). "To Develop or To Demolish: Closing of Atlanta Housing Projects".
  2. ↑ Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Atlanta cop killer re-sentenced 25 years after murder". myajc.
  3. ↑ "ATLANTANS' FEELINGS MIXED ON VERDICT". The New York Times. 1 March 1982.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta child killings trial opens Monday".
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