Scotts Crossing

Scotts Crossing is a neighborhood on the Upper Westside of Atlanta.

Northwest Library at Scott’s Crossing

It is bordered by:[1]

  • Lincoln Homes on the west
  • Carver Hills and Carey Park (Atlanta) on the south
  • Norfolk Southern Railway line and the Riverside neighborhood on the north

The population is 1,165,[2] more than 90% African American. As of 2009, Scotts Crossing has a lower average household income ($24,947) than the city of Atlanta as a whole ($49,981).[3]

Negro league baseball star James "Red" Moore lived in Scotts Crossing as of February 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ NPU maps, City of Atlanta online Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Walk Score, retrieved 2012-01-19
  3. ^ CIty-data.com, retrieved 2012-01-19
  4. ^ Adena Andrews, "James 'Red' Moore still living the dream", ESPN, February 26, 2011
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