Scotts Crossing

Neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia

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

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

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

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33°48′8.53″N 84°28′10.38″W / 33.8023694°N 84.4695500°W / 33.8023694; -84.4695500

[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