ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of College Park is honoring the city’s original Black community in the Six West District by installing historic markers.

One of the markers is at the Wayman and Bessie Brady Recreation Center, which was the only recreation center for Black residents.

“The Brady Center named after two pioneers and they are truly responsible for putting a lot of young people on the right path,” Karen Jeremie, College Park Historical Society president, said.

During segregation, the rec center was a safe space for young people in College Park to play sports and have social gatherings.

“If you don’t know where you came from it’s kind of difficult to decide where you’re going,” Councilwoman Dr. Jamelle McKenzie said.

According to McKenzie, the idea for the markers started with a community group years ago.

Two others markers are also already installed, one for the College View Cemetery, where Black residents were buried dating back to the late 19th century.

There is also a marker for the One Square Mile, which was the Black business district.

Jeremie told Atlanta News First that Black residents were displaced in the One Square Mile, where there once stores, beauty parlors and barbershops.

“As a part of urban renewal program, the airport was supposed to consider building a fifth runway with their expansion,” she said. “So a lot of people were displaced.”

There are plans for more historical markers to be installed in the city.