Downtown Atlanta is the
central business district of
Atlanta
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,
Georgia, United States. The larger of the city's two other commercial districts (
Midtown and
Buckhead), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters;
city
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,
county
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,
state, and federal government facilities;
Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions. It measures approximately four square miles, and had 26,700 residents as of 2010. Similar to other central business districts in the United States, it has recently undergone a transformation that includes the construction of new condos and lofts, renovation of historic buildings, and arrival of new residents and businesses.
Geography
Downtown is bound by
North Avenue to the north,
Boulevard to the east,
Interstate 20 to the south, and Northside Drive to the west. This definition includes central areas like
Five Points, the
Hotel District
The Hotel District is a neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The district's name is derived from it being the home to many hotels, one of them being the famous Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. The Hotel District is generally c ...
, and
Fairlie-Poplar, and outer neighborhoods such as
SoNo and
Castleberry Hill
Castleberry Hill is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, adjacent to and southwest of Downtown Atlanta. It is a federally recognized historic district since 1985 and became a City of Atlanta Landmark District in 2006.
History
The area in the cit ...
.
Th
Atlanta Downtown Improvement District(ADID) organization, though, defines a much smaller downtown area measuring just one and two tenths square miles. This area is roughly bound by North Avenue to the north, Piedmont Avenue and the
Downtown Connector to the east, Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Courtland Street, and Edgewood Avenue to the south, and the railroad tracks to the west. This area only includes the core central business district neighborhoods of Fairlie-Poplar, Five Points, the Hotel District, Centennial Hill, and
South Downtown
South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. South Downtown is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Govern ...
.
History
The history of downtown began in 1826 with
Wilson Lumpkin
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and
Hamilton Fulton
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surveying a possible canal route between
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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, and
Milledgeville, Georgia's
capital
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at the time. In 1833, Lumpkin, who had become governor, requested that the state legislature charter three railroad lines. By 1836, the state-financed
Western and Atlantic Railroad, linking the middle of Georgia to the other states north and west, was granted a charter by the legislature, which was signed into law by Lumpkin. As a result, the town named Terminus was founded in 1837, named for the end of the railroad line. Terminus received a name change in 1842 when the town's 30 inhabitants voted to change the town's name to Marthasville, in honor of Governor Lumpkin's daughter.
By 1845,
John Edgar Thomson
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, chief engineer of the
Georgia Railroad, suggested that Marthasville's name be changed. The first suggestion was "Atlantica-Pacifica", which was shortened to "Atlanta".
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, accessed June 8, 2008 In 1847, Atlanta was incorporated, with the town limits extending in a one-mile (1.6 km) radius from the mile marker at the railroad depot.
By the outbreak of the Civil War, Atlanta was a major railroad hub and manufacturing center, making it a target for the
Union Army
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. In 1864,
General William T. Sherman
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burned Atlanta to the ground during his
March to the Sea, making Atlanta the only major American city to be destroyed by war.
Atlanta's first resurgence began during
Reconstruction
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. In 1868, Georgia's state capital was moved to the city from
Milledgeville. By the 1920s, a downtown business sector ringed by residential districts had emerged.
Professional sports came to Atlanta in 1965 with the construction of
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium and the relocation of the
Braves from
Milwaukee
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. The
National Football League
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awarded the city the
Falcons
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Adult falcons ...
expansion team in 1966. The
Hawks
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arrived in 1968, even though
Omni Coliseum, the city's basketball arena, did not open until 1972. Two of the teams continue to play their home games downtown at
Mercedes-Benz Stadium and
Philips Arena
State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Le ...
.
Business growth in the 1970s resulted in significant development in Downtown, most notably in
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pe ...
and the
Hotel District
The Hotel District is a neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The district's name is derived from it being the home to many hotels, one of them being the famous Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. The Hotel District is generally c ...
. Economic development in these areas shifted the commercial center of the city to an area along Peachtree Street that was north of
Five Points, however, despite the construction of the MARTA central station there in 1975. By the mid-1980s, Peachtree Center had become the core of a dedicated hotel-convention district that lay at the heart of the Downtown economy, even as the remainder of Downtown Atlanta deteriorated markedly.
The closure of
Underground Atlanta in 1979 due to an increase in crime contributed to perceptions that Downtown was dangerous, and the 1980s saw a significant decline in population. By 1990, Five Points was a "vacant shell of its former self," while Downtown as a whole was largely an "archepelagic assemblage of fortified enclaves inhabited in the daylight hours by government office workers, conventioners, and college students, and in the night by a substantial population of homeless persons."
The
1996 Olympic Games, along with the transformation of
Georgia State University from a commuter school to a traditional college, initiated a resurgence of Downtown that continues today. They resulted in
Centennial Olympic Park, which was built as a physical memorial to the games in the former industrial area west of Five Points. In the following decade, Centennial Olympic Park spurred the creation of a Downtown tourist district anchored by the
World of Coca-Cola, the
Georgia Aquarium, the
CNN Center
The CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, is the international headquarters of the Cable News Network ( CNN). The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building. The facility's commercial office space is occ ...
, the
Center for Civil and Human Rights, and the
College Football Hall of Fame.
Following the 1996 games, Georgia State University president Carl Patton, an urban planner, initiated a university-led transformation of Downtown that sought to make Georgia State "a part of the city, not apart from the city." Dubbed the Main Street Master Plan, Patton's vision has been executed through billions of dollars of urban construction, boosting Downtown's economy and population.
On March 14, 2008, at approximately 9:40 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
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, an
EF2 tornado
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hit Downtown with winds up to . It caused damage to Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, the
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, the CNN Center, and the
Georgia World Congress Center. It was the first time a tornado touched ground in Downtown since weather record keeping began in the 1880s. While there were dozens of injuries, there was only one fatality.
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'', March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
Cityscape
Downtown contains some of the tallest buildings in Atlanta. The tallest building in Atlanta, the
Bank of America Plaza building, is situated between
Midtown Atlanta and Downtown. Rising at , Bank of America Plaza is also the tallest building in any of the U.S. state capitals, and one of the tallest buildings in the United States outside of
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Downtown is the heart and the largest of the three business districts of the city. This area contains striking architecture dating as far back as the 19th century. Some of the most famous and/or tallest buildings in Downtown include:
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Westin Peachtree Plaza
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Georgia-Pacific Tower
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Flatiron Building
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SunTrust Plaza
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191 Peachtree Tower
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Centennial Tower (or known as 101 Marietta)
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Equitable Building
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Healey Building
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Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)
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Candler Building (Atlanta)
The Candler Building is a 17-story high-rise at 127 Peachtree Street, NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. When completed in 1906 by Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler, it was the tallest building in the city. This location where Houston (now John Wesle ...
*
Hurt Building
Neighborhoods
Downtown is divided into nine subdistricts:
*
Castleberry Hill
Castleberry Hill is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, adjacent to and southwest of Downtown Atlanta. It is a federally recognized historic district since 1985 and became a City of Atlanta Landmark District in 2006.
History
The area in the cit ...
*
Centennial Hill
Centennial Hill is district at the northern edge of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The name was originally coined by Hines Interests and applied only to their planned development in the area. Although the development was never started and the land l ...
*
Fairlie-Poplar
*
Five Points
*
Hotel District
The Hotel District is a neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The district's name is derived from it being the home to many hotels, one of them being the famous Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. The Hotel District is generally c ...
*
Luckie Marietta
The Centennial Park District, formerly the Luckie-Marietta District, is a district of Downtown Atlanta named after the walkable neighborhood and entertainment district that surround Centennial Olympic Park. The district was originally created in 2 ...
*
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pe ...
*
SoNo (south of North Avenue)
*
South Downtown
South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. South Downtown is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Govern ...
Economy
Downtown contains over of office space; combined with Midtown as the central business district they make up over 48 million sq ft, more than the CBDs of
Dallas
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, and
Miami
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. Downtown's economy is also driven by its government facilities, venues, and retail options.
Governmental facilities
The Federal government maintains a strong presence in Downtown. The
U.S. Census Bureau has its Atlanta Regional Office in the
Centennial Tower and the Atlanta Regional Census Center in Suite 1000 in the Marquis Two Tower in the
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pe ...
. The
National Transportation Safety Board operates the Atlanta Aviation Field Office in the Atlanta Federal Center in Downtown Atlanta. The
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building was built and "designed and constructed to accommodate the rapidly expanding volume of the
Postal Service, which was then oriented around a single, central processing facility."
The
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
The Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center is the ninth largest federal building in the United States and the largest in the southeast. The building houses 5,000 employees for dozens of federal agencies and combines four distinct structural elements i ...
is the ninth largest federal building in the United States and the largest in the southeast. It "houses 5,000 employees for dozens of federal agencies and combines four distinct structural elements in central downtown, equaling ." The
Richard B. Russell Federal Building, a mixed-used office building, contains the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and offices for several other federal agencies, including the Department of Energy's regional office.
Further north in the
Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown is the
U.S. Court of Appeals. This court takes federal cases from the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. It is officially named the
Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building, named after a former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the predecessor court to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit).
Downtown is also marked by its state, county, and city government facilities. The
Georgia State Capitol, the seat of the government for the State of Georgia, is located
South Downtown
South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. South Downtown is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Govern ...
. Its gold dome is visible from the
Downtown Connector. The Fulton County Government Center, the seat of the Fulton County Government, is located on Pryor Street. The
Fulton County Courthouse is located directly across the street from the Fulton County Government Center. A few blocks away from the U.S. Court of Appeals is the
State Bar of Georgia building, the former location of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta before it moved to its Midtown location in 2001.
Venues and convention centers
Downtown is home to most of the city's major sporting venues.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium is home to the
Atlanta Falcons, the city's NFL team, and
Atlanta United FC, the city's MLS team. Mercedes-Benz Stadium also hosts major
college football
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events, including the annual
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
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, the
SEC Championship Game
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, the
Celebration Bowl, and the
Peach Bowl
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. In its vicinity is
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Le ...
, the home of the
Atlanta Hawks, the city's NBA team. It is located directly across Centennial Olympic Park Drive from the CNN Center. Just south of Interstate 20 are the Georgia State University baseball, basketball, and
football stadiums—the latter built from the legacy of the defunct
Centennial Olympic Stadium and
Turner Field.
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle is a mid-size concert hall located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Opening in 1911 as a church, the building was converted into a music venue in 1996. It is owned and managed by concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and has a ...
, located on Luckie Street, is a music concert hall built in 1910 for the Tabernacle Baptist Church. In 1996 it was converted into a House of Blues Club for the Olympics. It was renamed "The Tabernacle" in 1998. The concert hall is four stories and can seat 2600.
AmericasMart is a wholesale trade center consisting of four buildings totaling seven million square feet.
The Mart hosts several trade shows every year including Market Wednesday, Atlanta Apparel, Atlanta Spring Immediate Delivery, and The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. Some permanent showrooms are open daily, though many are open only part of the time or during trade shows.
Clustered around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the CNN Center, the
Georgia World Congress Center is a state-owned convention center. Opened in 1976, it was the first state owned and operated major convention center in the United States. As the fourth largest convention center in the United States and with of space, more than a million people attend conventions at the Georgia World Congress Center annually, and as many 125,000 people attend a single event.
Retail
Located near the MARTA Five Points Station,
Underground Atlanta is Downtown's shopping and entertainment district. During the 1920s, streets in the area were raised above the ground (and the railroad tracks) for a better flow of traffic. Under these viaducts is a district for entertainment and shopping. It contains retail stores, restaurants that serve a variety of different foods, and several nightclubs in Kenny's Alley. The Mall at
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pe ...
, located on Peachtree Street, has 60 specialty shops, including six full-scale restaurants, as well as a regular food court, a conference center in the South Tower. It also includes the Peachtree Center Athletic Club, which contains a full service athletic facility. Transit access is provided MARTA's Peachtree Center station that is directly connected to it.
Diplomatic missions
The
Consulate-General of Argentina, The
Consulate-General of Germany,
Consulate of Belgium, and the
Consulate-General of South Korea are located in
Peachtree Center
Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pe ...
. The
Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is located in the
Georgia-Pacific Tower.
Parks
Woodruff Park
Woodruff Park, named for Robert W. Woodruff, is located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The park's are north of Edgewood Ave, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE. The park includes a fountain, a performance pavilion, a ...
, named after
Robert W. Woodruff
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, is a park in Downtown located a block away from
Five Points. The park is the location of the iconic
Phoenix Memorial, which memorializes Atlanta's rise from the ashes of the Civil War. Built as a legacy of the
1996 Olympic Games,
Centennial Olympic Park, located on area of Downtown, is the largest downtown park in the United States developed in the last 25 years.
A famous part of the park is the Fountain of Rings, the world's largest interactive fountain utilizing the Olympic symbol of five interconnecting rings. The park hosts many events, such as music concerts and a fireworks display for the Independence Day holiday.
Hurt Park with its lighted fountain was an attraction in the 1940s and 1950s, and is a reminder of a bygone time.
Attractions
Just north of Centennial Olympic Park is the
Georgia Aquarium, the world's third largest aquarium, after
Marine Life Park in Singapore built in 2012 and the
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China built in 2010. The Georgia Aquarium remains the largest aquarium in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere, with more than of fresh and marine water. It is listed as one of the "1,000 Places to See Before You Die". The
World of Coca-Cola, situated near the Georgia Aquarium at
Pemberton Place, is a permanent exhibition to the history of
Coca-Cola
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. Downtown is in the process of bringing new attractions to the area, particularly in the area clustered around Centennial Olympic Park. In June 2008, Atlanta was selected for the future home of the National Health Museum. It will be near Centennial Olympic Park where it is estimated to attract between 1.1 and 1.4 million visitors per year.
Education
Georgia State University, a four-year public research institution, has been a major force in Downtown's resurgence. Downtown has benefited from the flurry of GSU-related construction and land acquisitions as the institution undergoes its transformation from a commuter school to a traditional university. In the early 2000s, under then-president Carl Patton, the university undertook the creation of a master plan that would make GSU "a part of the city, not apart from the city." The resulting $1 billion master plan has led to 14 new or renovated university buildings, including academic structures, student dormitories, dining halls, and sporting facilities. The result is a reinvigorated Downtown, especially in the areas around
Woodruff Park
Woodruff Park, named for Robert W. Woodruff, is located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The park's are north of Edgewood Ave, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE. The park includes a fountain, a performance pavilion, a ...
and
Sweet Auburn
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.
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Transportation
Downtown is a transportation hub for the entire region. The Downtown Connector runs north and south through the district. The Connector is the primary freeway artery for the city. Downtown is also served by Interstate 20, which creates the southern border of Downtown. Downtown also has many surface streets that serve as alternatives to the Downtown Connector.
MARTA's east–west and north–south subway lines converge in the middle of Downtown at the Five Points station
Five Points is a metro station of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the transfer point for all rail lines and serves as the main transportation hub for MARTA. It provides access to St ...
. The North-South Line has four additional stops at Garnett (in South Downtown
South Downtown is a historic neighborhood of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. South Downtown is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Govern ...
), Peachtree Center
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, and Civic Center (in SoNo). The east–west line has two additional stops at Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center and Georgia State Georgia state or ''variation'', may refer to:
Primarily
* Georgia State University ("State", "Georgia State"), a state university
* Georgia (U.S. state) ("Georgia state"), a state of the United States of America
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.
See also
*Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta. Beginning at Five Points in downtown Atlanta, it runs North through Midtown; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead, the name changes to Peachtree Road ...
* Midtown Atlanta (Central financial and residential district of Atlanta)
* Buckhead (Northern financial and residential district of Atlanta)
* List of tallest buildings in Atlanta
* List of skyscrapers
* Peachtree-Pine shelter
* 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak
References
External links
*
Official Website
for the City of Atlanta
Central Atlanta Progress, Atlanta Downtown Improvement District
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Neighborhoods in Atlanta