Box 15, Folder 5, Document 33

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"TOM BURRESS" :
PHILADELPHIA DEVELOPING CONSULTANT
“INVITED BY MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD, INC.

Tom Burress formerly with the
Greater Phisaceiphia Enterprises.
This group has bern able to build
shopping centers in that city,
housing and industrial development,
Now owner of a Consulting Firm of
which he organized, was invited to
Atlanta-to offer guidiance and

suggestions to Model Neighborhood,
ai De LTCe Inc,
ots “+ Mr, Burress met briefly with

SP MOPS 5 Sou the Mayor and was welcomed by the

-- PLe Soowert, ox. Lycll Scott, — Honorable Ivan Allen to the ever
8 John 100d, iS, :2rtho cour progressing city. Mr, Burress's
nOSe Lattio .nsley, cli Sor; experiences was a great success to
“aGuibers OF ..6k 26%) Se Model Neighborhood, Inc, He gave
Loci:ctt, -1s, Port: DE ee the organization the kind of
ater erestrey, rinlo 4 inspiration that they will surely
BYSG OV Ae vas consider priccless.

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Aeeiied G ® bs ris would pro= a Press Conference and’ Mr, Burress
voc bly se $0 wocel gave a news release of the Philadel
i~iborhood "hits, End wie Co. wni=phia Devcloping Program. [Edward

oS 48 lia i tic letter intent Moody, Model Neighborhood's Exec.
nis txtielo!is* deans DLolisned. Director also gave a Model
ednesday night, we went to a Neighborhood, Inc., news release,
neighborhood called #Old Town", One news item was the opening of a’
This section of Chicago is a re- . Garmont Manufacturing Co., community
habilitated stretch, similar to owned and employed. This is one of
Atlanta's plan to redevelope the Model Neighborhood's Inc., industric
viaduct beneath downtown Atlanta developments in Model Cities Arca.
It contains some very creative
designs, Some of the old ideas AE BEDE DICK SIDI MEAS A 2 CK
were restored and Old Town is
quite ah attractive site. It is ENTER SUPSRVISOR WANTED
now a tourist and residental neigh- my
borhood, all located within a few Mechanicsville Community Center
blocks, 389 Bass St., is advertising for

Thursday‘morning we visited a Supervisor, to conduct the various
"Lower North", our first stop was activitics and programs of the Centr
the Olivett Community Center, Mrs.Interviews will be held on Tuesday”
Lillian Kimire, the director was November 24th, from 9:AM to 12:PM,
very hospitable and a wonderful

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hostess. The Center reecives vari~
ous moans of support in being
funded, One is the United Appeal
the other, long cstablished orza~
nizations. ‘It was through this
center that, T. U. F., (The
United Friends) wes granted

267,000 (no strings) for noighbor- |

hood developments, I will tell
about it later.

Olivett Community Ccnter
displayed to me, what can be
programed with the proper funds.
How a community center can be
effective with cnough funds,

A neighborhood center in Atlanta
that is a community supported and
community sorved, can do the same
identical thing,

Leter Thursday morning we
went to the Ts U. #., contor,

Mr. Michacl Hollis is the TUF
co-ordinator, 1t was very inter-
esting to lear of their involve-
ment. They have optioned some
property and plan to build eleven
units of housing in the community.
Thore is a Credit Union and the
Housing Development committee, to
name a fow One thing I romenbor
of importance was whet Mr. Hollis
said; “In this city we use the

Politicians for all they are worth.

We apply pressure and in time we
got results’. This isa .good
recommendation for all Atlanta
voters,

Thursday afternoon we visited
“Lower North Community Center.“

We toured the center, whercin we
sew; day care classes, a pool room
and a TV-Radio repair. A day

care class on the second floor?

In Georgia this is prohibited,

The conter is part of a high-

rise public housing project.
Twenty one stories with forty
cight units per floor,

In the lete afternoon we went
to the Model Cities offices, We
Listened to some renarks that
we have heared reneated again
and said before and now again,

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Is Hose> Cities a clearance
program

No, It is a rehabilitation
progrem, Rebuild and rehabi-
litate minium amounts of
streets and blocks at a time.

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LIGHTS ON Wut’ iY MACHINE AND SAYS:

"Sinee you cannot tell me
what the Extension's Managers jobs
are suppose to be, I will let
you in on something."

"The Steering Committce of
the Model Citics Mass Convention
is being presented in the Model
Cities. plan as the Organizational
Community Development Corporation

of the Model Cities Area." What
do you think of that? Better find
out. if it's trues

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Thursday evening we toured several "EXPLORER NEWS"
slum communities. ‘Ve saw mode.
town apartnents. (aparsments con- Mechanicsville explorers will
pletely furnished, four bedrooms). go to Fort Benning for the week end
We returned to Olivett community of December 15th, Approximately
center Friday morning and -net with ton boys from & eross section of
a Lincoln Park representative and the area will attend,
he explained their community plans
to us,
We returned to Old Town and had
dinner, Afterward, we checked out HEDIS AES ARIS AEA AE
and boarded the home bound plane
at 4:10 Pli, we were one hour getting
airborne, fe arrived in Atlanta
at 7:30 PM, amma :
Model Neighborhood, Inc., will
share with the Community organization "“@TRLS CLUB"
in Chicago the programs it proposes.
NS Mechanicsville Girls Club hes
eee ee been invited to Roosevelt Hall on
03 Fair Street. They have also been
_ EDITORIAL ; asked by The Grady Homes Girls
MBLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP-VILL WORK" Club to attend a Thanksgiving
Model Neim borhood, Inc., is Banquet on Friday, November 22nd,
an example of huw to get biack from 6:PM until 8:PM
involved in cconomic ownership.
With the assistance of som. business-
men of Metro Atlanta, a Garment EDIE DIST PAIS SII I
Manufacturing Co., will open at
55 Georgia ave., 5, soon, This
is relatively small, ‘The plane THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
will employ 13 ladics, uplift the
income of some of them, This is "TTAKE NO LITTLE PLANS, THEY HAVE
‘Entrepreneurship", and it's NO MAGIC TO STIR MEN'S BLOOD.
black owned, black operated ond Maki BIG PLANS;AIM HIGH IN HOPE
Green" returns, AND VORK, LET YOUR WATCHVORD BE
It is great to know thet there ORDER AND YOUR BEACON, BEAUTY‘
ere Exchange houses in Atlanta daniel burnhan
willing to loan at 100% risk, money
to promote this cntrepreneur con-
cept. The Machine would like to
ask; are they going to produce
action? In Philedclphia a group
of Banks are jointly londing
money to these cconomic development
corporations, Is this what ijtlanta
banks are going to do? The Ilinchine-
feels that Model Neighborhoo?, Inc,,
is by far, the best qualificc iJon-
Profit Organization in Atiauta
awaiting this assistance.

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MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD, INC.
‘we 700 McDANIEL ST, 5, W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30310

MR. DAN SWEAT

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COLANTA, GEORGIA 30303


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