Scotts Crossing Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. http://www.atlantaga.gov/government/planning/npu_system.aspx NPU maps, City of Atlanta online
2. http://www.walkscore.com/GA/Atlanta/Scotts_Crossing/scotts-crossing Walk Score, retrieved 2012-01-19
3. http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Scotts-Crossing-Atlanta-GA.html CIty-data.com, retrieved 2012-01-19
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120607101914/http://espn.go.com/espnw/features-profiles/6159174/negro-leagues-first-baseman-james-red-moore-living-dream Adena Andrews, "James 'Red' Moore still living the dream", ESPN, February 26, 2011