ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, dʒˈeɪ.ˈɑːɹ. smˈɪθ ænd ˈɛm.ˈɛs. ɹˈæŋkɪn pˈʌblɪʃt ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɪnðɪ ɐtlˈæntə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt ðɛɹ nˈuː sˌʌbdᵻvˈɪʒən təbi dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɔn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪkɚz ɪn saʊθwˈɛst ɐtlˈæntə təbi kˈɔːld "sˈɪlvən hˈɪlz".
In April 1922, J.R. Smith & M.S. Rankin published an article in The Atlanta Constitution newspaper about their new subdivision to be developed on 100 acres in southwest Atlanta to be called "Sylvan Hills".