An Atlanta Home’s 60-Year Journey To Vacancy And Disrepair

1004 Lookout is a vacant property in Northwest Atlanta. Its journey to becoming an eyesore follows the decline of the neighborhood.

Kaitlin Kolarik / WABE

If you follow Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway west toward the edge of Atlanta city limits, you’ll find a neighborhood called Almond Park.

One resident described the area as a piece of country in the city. The lots are large, and they’re lined with tall trees.

But the property Dustin Hillis, a city council member, came out to see is not so idyllic.