Eiseman Bldg, 74 Whitehall St. SW

Seen here is a 1970s view Eiseman building, located at 74 Whitehall St. SW, later renamed Peachtree Street. The Eiseman building (1901 - 1975) is the structure with the 3 arched windows. This is one of the buildings that were razed to make way for the Five Points MARTA station. A portion of the building's facade was partially reconstructed inside the station. Scroll down and check it out. Directly behind the Eiseman Building is the First National Bank tower. And on the right is the Connally building in its short version. In the 90s, it was extensively renovated and several floors were added. More information on the Eiseman building can be found over on the excellent atlhistory.com web site. Google map

Thanks to Jeff Morrison for sending in all the photos on this page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for information on the guided downtown tours Jeff occasionally gives.

Unseen Underground is a unique walking tour of the area known as the Railroad Gulch. This includes the railroad junction that was the very reason for Atlanta's existence, the zero milepost marker at the center of it all, the elevated viaducts that allowed the streets to span over the tracks and created the "underground" condition, and the various railroad stations that are all long since gone. In the process, we explore a surreal network of spaces concealed beneath the city streets. And along the way we learn some fun history about how this area has shaped the growth of our city from the very beginning.

If you're interested, Jeff says you can send him an email and he'll contact you next time he conducts one of these excellent tours. He can be reached at jemorrison @ bellsouth.net (just remove those extra spaces on either side of the "@" symbol).