Atlanta's Auburn Avenue. (Photo: © The National Trust for Historic Preservation / Photo by Stan Kaady)Sweet Auburn Historic District
Atlanta
In 1992, the National Trust named this once-vibrant mile-and-a-half African-American neighborhood, the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr., one of its most endangered places. Since then many houses have been rehabbed. But the commercial corridor still needs help, so it’s back on the list.
