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DOWNTOWN

You may soon notice that I use an pretty broad definition of  the concept of "downtown."  I have been able to temporarily overcome my compulsion to be literal because it makes the organization and presentation of these photos just a bit easier.  Laziness trumps literalism!

Downtown skyline postcard - 1966 

Downtown Skyline postcard

Misc. thumbnails of aerial postcards

Downtown aerial postcard (1976)

Downtown aerial postcard (1980 or later)

Downtown aerial postcard (1962 or so)

Downtown aerial postcard (mid 1960's)

Downtown aerial photo - 1933

Downtown aerial postcard (late 1960's)

Downtown aerial postcard (late 1970's)

Downtown aerial postcard (1976)

Downtown aerial postcard (1974)

Downtown aerial postcard (1965)

Downtown aerial postcard (1964)

Downtown skyline postcard (circa 1970)

Downtown skyline from North Ave bridge #1

Downtown skyline from North Ave bridge #2

Postcard - skyline from North Ave bridge #3

Downtown skyline - circa 1967

Downtown skyline - 1978

Downtown skyline from 14 St. bridge

Atlanta Auditorium Armory postcard

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium postcard (interior)

James Brown at Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium #1

Atlanta Municipal Auditorium #2

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #1

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #2

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #3

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #4

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #5

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #6

Atlanta Constitution Bldg #7

Auburn Ave. looking toward Peachtree St.

142 -148 Auburn Ave. - Atl. Life Ins. Co.

205 Auburn Avenue NE

228 - 250 Auburn Ave / Odd Fellows Bldg.

Odd Fellows Building Facts / Photos

Auburn Avenue at Bell Street

330 Auburn Avenue

407 Auburn Avenue - Ebenezer Baptist Church

Broad Street at Marietta Street #1

Broad Street at Marietta Street #2

Broad Street looking toward Walton St.

Broad Street looking north #1

Broad Street looking north #2

330 Capitol Ave SE / Ga. State Archives bldg.

Capitol lawn - postcard #1

Capitol lawn - postcard #2

133 Carnegie Way - Carnegie Bldg.

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception #1

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception #2

Capitol Building postcard

113 - 119 Cone St. / Robert Fulton Hotel

165 Courtland St NE - Marriott Hotel #1

165 Courtland St NE - Marriott Hotel #2

255 Courtland St. NE

Crescent Ave at Tenth St.

View from roof of the William-Oliver Bldg.

Edgewood Avenue from a Five Points rooftop

30 - 44 Edgewood Ave - Equitable Building

Edgewood looking towards Five Points

Edgewood Ave. / Trust Co. garage

Edgewood Ave.  - Eisenhower campaigns for President -1952

339 Edgewood Avenue

Edgewood at Boulevard #1

Edgewood at Boulevard #2

741 Edgewood Avenue

Eleventh Street at West Peachtree St.

Eternal Flame Of The Confederacy

First downtown tree planted by Women's Chamber of Commerce - 1964

First United Methodist Church

Five Points #1

Five Points #2

Five Points #3

Forsyth Street at Walton St. (courthouse)

Fulton Country Courthouse

Glenn St. General Electric plant

550 Glenn Street

Grady Hospital (the original)

Grady Hospital (the original, postcard view)

Steiner Cancer Clinic (of Grady Hospital)

Grady Hospital postcard

Grant Building (Walton at Broad)

The Grim Reaper / Fulton Co. Govt. Bldg.

Hastings Seeds on Marietta St.

Healey Building #1

Healey Building #2

Healey Building postcard

Howell House

Houston St #1

Houston St #2 / Parliament Motel

Houston St #3

Sparks Hall #1

Sparks Hall #2

50 Hurt Plaza - Hurt Bldg. #1

50 Hurt Plaza - Hurt Bldg. #2

50 Hurt Plaza - Hurt Bldg. #3

50 Hurt Plaza - Hurt Bldg. #4

Hurt Building postcard

Hurt Park (1949)

Hurt Park (another 1949 shot)

Hurt Park postcard #1

Hurt Park postcard #2

Hurt Park postcard #3

Hurt Park - Barry Goldwater rally (1964)

84 Luckie Street - Herren's Restaurant

99 Luckie Street - The Playboy Club

Hotel Ansley  postcard, Forsyth Street

Forsyth Theatre, Luckie St at Forsyth St.

Luckie Street

Map of downtown Atlanta (1950)

40 Marietta Street NW

55 Marietta Street NW - old City Hall bldg.

55 Marietta Street NW - Fulton Nat. Bank

Marietta Street - Henry Grady statue #1

Marietta Street (Grady statue) - postcard #1

Marietta Street (Grady statue) - postcard #2

Marietta Street (Grady statue) - postcard #3

Marietta Street - Henry Grady statue #2

Marietta Street - aerial view from 1934

Marietta Street - mid 1960's postcard

104 Marietta Street - Federal Reserve Bank

110 Marietta Street, NW (Glenn Hotel)

426 Marietta St.  - Sears warehouse #1

426 Marietta St.  - Sears warehouse #2

426 Marietta St.  - Sears warehouse #3

MARTA - Five Points construction 1978 #1

MARTA - Five Points construction 1978 #2

Misc. downtown views from 1970

Mitchell Street at Spring Street

Mitchell St  /  Peachtree St. intersection - #1

Mitchell St / Peachtree St. intersection - #2

68 Mitchell Street SW - City Hall

68 Mitchell Street SW - City Hall postcard #1

68 Mitchell Street SW - City Hall postcard #2

North Avenue at Piedmont

North Ave at West Peachtree #1 (C & S)

North Avenue at West Peachtree #2

Omni Complex / The World Of Sid & Marty Krofft

Omni International Complex #1

Omni International Complex #2

51 Peachtree Center Ave. (AT & T Bldg)

Peachtree St. at Decatur St.

34 Peachtree St. NE, Bank Of Georgia Bldg.

Peachtree Street postcard (1960s) - Five Points

Peachtree Street postcard (1930s) - Five Points

Parade down Peachtree to welcome the Braves

52 Peachtree St. NE - Muse's Dept. Store #1

52 Peachtree St. NE - Muse's Dept. Store #2

52 Peachtree St. NE - Muse's Dept. Store #3

74 Peachtree St - Flatiron Bldg under construction

74 Peachtree St - Flatiron Bldg postcard overdose

74 Peachtree St - Flatiron Bldg. #1

74 Peachtree St - Flatiron Bldg #2

Flag Day Parade along Peachtree Street (postcard)

108 Peachtree St. NE (Piedmont Hotel)

Postcard photo - downtown at night

100 Peachtree Street - Equitable Bldg postcard

127 Peachtree St. NE (Candler Building  #1)

127 Peachtree St. NE (Candler Building #2)

127 Peachtree St. NE (Candler Building #3)

127 Peachtree St. NE (Candler Building #4)

127 Peachtree St. NE (Candler Building #5)

Peachtree St. intersection w/ Williams St.

134 Peachtree St (Rhodes-Haverty Building)

134 Peachtree/ Rhodes-Haverty postcard

140 Peachtree Street / Hillyer Trust Bldg.

Postcard view from top of Candler Building

160 Peachtree Street (Five O'Clock Club)

Ebbtide Lounge, Dolphina, 1963

Richard B. Russell campaigns on Peachtree #1

Richard B. Russell campaigns on Peachtree #2

Peachtree St. at Ellis St.  #1 (looking south)

Loew's Grand Movie Theatre

Peachtree St at Ellis St. #2 (looking north)

176 Peachtree Street, Winecoff Hotel postcard

176 Peachtree Street, Winecoff Hotel

176 Peachtree Street, Winecoff Hotel

176 Peachtree Street, Winecoff Hotel

180 Peachtree St  #1 (Davison's Dept. Store)

180 Peachtree St  #2 (Davison's Dept. Store)

Roxy Theatre

211 Peachtree Street, First Baptist Church

Regenstein's Department Store #1

Regenstein's Department Store #2

Atlanta's first official Governor's Mansion

Postcard showing Governor's mansion

Roxy Theatre - Peachtree St. at Cain St.

Grady Hotel - 210 Peachtree Street NE

Grady Hotel postcard - 210 Peachtree St. NE

Peachtree Plaza Hotel - 210 Peachtree St. NE

Peachtree Plaza Hotel - 210 Peachtree St. NE

215 Peachtree Street (Hard Rock Cafe)

218 Peachtree Street - Atlanta Masonic Temple

Aerial view of Peachtree Center complex

Marsh Business College, Peachtree at Harris

Polaris Restaurant at the Regency Hyatt

Polaris Restaurant matches

265 Peachtree St - Regency Hyatt postcard #1

265 Peachtree St - Regency Hyatt postcard #2

265 Peachtree St - Regency Hyatt postcard #3

Peachtree at Harris St, as seen on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, 06/25/1960

270 Peachtree Street, Ga. Power HQ

330 Peachtree Street, Peachtree Motel

Frances Hotel article, Atlanta Weekly, 1984

Peachtree Street at Ralph McGill looking south

Frances Hotel on Peachtree Street

Aerial postcard showing Frances Hotel

St Joseph High School

355 Peachtree Street  -  Imperial Hotel

Links to ads for night clubs in Imperial Hotel

384 Peachtree Street (Medical Arts Bldg)

435 Peachtree St. - St. Luke's Episcopal Ch.

450 Peachtree Street (Hub Motors)

478 Peachtree Street (W. W. Orr Building)

Pine Street at Peachtree Street

Pine Street looking toward Peachtree St.

537 Peachtree Street / Rufus Rose Mansion

Peachtree St. at Linden Avenue

Postcard looking north along Peachtree St.

Columbia Theatre, 583 Peachtree St.

Peachtree St. looking toward North Ave.

Peachtree St. at North Ave.

Aerial view of First National Bank of Atlanta

View from roof of Ponce de Leon Apt. Bldg.

659 Peachtree / Georgian Terrace Hotel

659 Peachtree / Georgian Terrace Hotel

659 Peachtree / Georgian Terrace Hotel

659 Peachtree / Georgian Terrace Hotel

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #1 (1946)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #2 (1946)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #3 (1951)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #4  (1956)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre postcard #1

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #5 (1956)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre #6 (1958)

660 Peachtree St NE - Fox Theatre postcard #2

237 Peters Street

238 Peters Street - Swift Meats

256 Peters Street

Peters Street looking north toward downtown

283 Peters Street

309 Peters Street

Peters Street looking north

Peters Street looking north

395 Piedmont Ave. - Civic Center postcard #1

395 Piedmont Ave. - Civic Center postcard #2

Buttermilk Bottom / Spirit of Atlanta 45

Buttermilk Bottom, Life Magazine photo, 1959

Buttermilk Bottom, Life Magazine photo, 1959

414 Ponce de Leon Ave.

Postcard - Atlanta Skyline - 1956 or so

Railroad Gulch (FDR funeral procession)

Railroad Gulch - Terminal Station

Railroad Gulch - Terminal Station

145 Ralph McGill Boulevard

Rialto Theatre #1

Rialto Theatre #2

Rich's Department Store postcard

Rich's Dept. Store #1

Rich's Dept Store #2

Rich's Dept Store #3

Rich's Dept. Store #4

Rich's Dept Store #5

Rich's Dept. Store #6

99 Spring Street / Southern Railroad Bldg

160 Spring St. NW / American Motor Hotel

708 Spring Street #1

708 Spring Street #2

718 Spring Street

726 Spring Street

675 Stewart Avenue #1

675 Stewart Avenue #2

Tenth St. at Piedmont Park

Spring St, Peters St, and Trinity Ave #1

Spring St, Peters St, and Trinity Ave #2

Spring St at Mitchell St - Terminal Station

Terminal Station postcards

Spring Street at Cone Street

State Capitol postcards

Underground Atlanta Wax Museum

Underground Atlanta postcard

Underground Atlanta

The Varsity - North Ave at Spring St.

The Varsity - North Ave at Spring St.

Villager Inn

148 Walker Street

Wall Street, looking west

Kimball House - Wall St. at Pryor St.

135 Walton Street

Walton St at Cone St #1

Walton St at Cone St #2

Washington Street Viaduct postcard

Washington St SW at Trinity St SW

265 Washington Street SW

West Peachtree at Linden, Industrial Life & Health Insurance Company Building

600 West Peachtree St NW Life Of Ga. bldg

1018 West Peachtree St. - WAGA #1

1018 West Peachtree St. - WAGA #2

1018 West Peachtree St. - WAGA #3

Plaza Park postcard #1

Plaza Park postcard #2

Plaza Park - hippies and winos protest police!

Eiseman Building, 74 Whitehall St. SW

Whitehall St at Alabama St #1 (looking east)

Whitehall St at Alabama St #2 (looking west)

Whitehall/Peachtree at Alabama St. #3

Connally Building

Whitehall/Peachtree Street #2

Whitehall/Peachtree Street #3

Whitehall/Peachtree Street #4

Peachtree St. at Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

Peachtree St. nr Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.

227 Whitehall Street

West Peachtree at Baltimore Place

875 West Peachtree St.

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