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By 1872 the Atlanta Constitution called it "a considerable little town outside the corporate limits of Atlanta" which had two grocery stores. [1] Blooming Hill is commemorated by a sculpture at the Hyatt Midtown hotel. [4] During this period 10th Street was also known as Bleckley Avenue. [5] By 1883 the area was rechristened "North Atlanta". [6]
999 Peachtree is a high-rise class A office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1987 by Heery Architects and Engineers , the building is situated on the Midtown Mile , at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Tenth Street .
The Atlanta Beltline is 22-mile long multi-use corridor on a former railway corridor which encircles the core of Atlanta, Georgia.The Atlanta Beltline is designed to reconnect neighborhoods and communities historically divided and marginalized by infrastructure, improve transportation, add green space, promote redevelopment, create and preserve affordable housing, and showcase arts and culture.
In December 2012, the Atlanta BeltLine requested proposals for a railroad-themed piece of public art as part of their Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibit. The BeltLine offered up to $20,000 for the piece (covered through a donation from the Georgia Chapter of the International Interior Design Association) and in total received over 20 applications, with Phil Proctor's submission being chosen. [1]
Ten Peachtree Place is a high-rise class A office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia.The building was designed by Michael Graves and completed in 1989. It currently serves as the headquarters for Southern Company Gas.
The Whitehall Street Retail Historic District is a historic district in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The district is centered on Peachtree Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and includes Broad, Forsyth, and Mitchell Streets. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.
The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. [3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower.
The 2.1-million-square-foot (200,000 m 2) building, one of the largest by volume in the Southeast United States, was used by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1926 to 1987 and later by the City of Atlanta as "City Hall East". The building's lot covers 16 acres (65,000 m 2). Ponce City Market officially opened on August 25, 2014.