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After integration, African-Americans began to take their business outside the district, and the construction of the Downtown Connector sliced through its heart. The neighborhood began a downward spiral, exacerbated by white flight. Devon Lee, the 31-year-old great-grandson of Pal’s founder – and now the bar’s current owner – says the toll caused by years of crime, vagrancy and vacancy hasn’t been easy to wipe away.
“You wouldn’t have seen the progress on Edgewood if [the city] hadn’t done something with the less-than-desirable elements,” he says.
Just as Cabbagetown and the Old Fourth Ward have attracted new residents and development, the Edgewood-Auburn corridor is also seeing changes. The demolition of Grady Homes and increased police patrols have served to clear out some – but not all – of the panhandlers and street criminals who frequented the area. Likewise, the closing of the nearby Hilliard Street Residence Hotel – dubbed “Pink City” by locals for its reputation as a prostitution pit stop – has helped reduce the stigma of lawlessness the area gained over the years.

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