Historic Green Book hotel becomes affordable housing on Atlanta’s west side – CBS News

Historic Green Book hotel becomes affordable housing on Atlanta’s west side  CBS News

The WaluhaJe welcomed Black travelers during segregation and also hosted Thurgood Marshall before he became a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Those details place the property’s history in the era of segregated travel and identify Marshall as one of the hotel’s guests before his service on the nation’s highest court. The building’s past includes its role in accommodating Black travelers as well as its association with the future justice. The source identifies the site as a historic Atlanta property. It has been transformed into 102 affordable housing units with supportive services.

The conversion gives the former hotel a new residential use, while the building remains associated with the period when it welcomed Black travelers during segregation. Supportive services are part of the 102-unit affordable housing transformation. The account describes the project as a transformation of the historic property, connecting its current housing function with a past that included hosting Marshall and welcoming Black travelers. The site’s history and its conversion into housing are both part of the source account. The units include supportive services for residents.