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From its founding in 1847, Atlanta has had a penchant for frequent street renamings, even in the central business district, usually to honor the recently deceased.As early as 1903 (see section below), there were concerns about the confusion this caused, as "more than 225 streets of Atlanta have had from two to eight names" in the first decades of the city.
990 Peachtree Street, NE 2008-06-10 Historic Crum & Forster Building: 771 Spring Street, NW 2009-8-25 Landmark Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant: 125 Edgewood Ave., NE 1989-10-23 Landmark Yes Feebeck Hall 96 Armstrong St., NE 1989-10-23 Historic First Congregational Church: 115 Courtland St., NE 1989-10-23 Landmark Yes Flatiron Building
It was later moved to what is now Trinity Ave., on the north side between Peachtree and Forsyth street. [5] The site is now a parking lot. Thereafter, one of the oldest houses in the city was the Huff House , built in 1855, upon the foundations of an older building dating from 1830. [ 6 ]
In 1952, Atlanta annexed Buckhead as well as vast areas of what are now northwest, southwest, and south Atlanta, adding 82 square miles (210 km 2) and tripling its area. By doing so, 100,000 new affluent white residents were added, preserving white political power, expanding the city's property tax base, and enlarging the traditional white ...
Peachtree Street as it travels through Midtown Atlanta streets with some variant of "Peachtree" highlighted. The Peachtree name is common throughout the Atlanta area. In fact, it is often joked by natives that half of the streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree, and the other half have five names to make up for it.
The city of Atlanta, Georgia is made up of 243 neighborhoods officially defined by the city. [1] These neighborhoods are a mix of traditional neighborhoods, subdivisions , or groups of subdivisions. The neighborhoods are grouped by the city planning department into 25 neighborhood planning units (NPUs).
In 1947, Georgia was a single numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 404. In 1954, 912 was assigned to its southern and central areas. The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area.
From its incorporation in 1847, the municipal boundaries of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were extended repeatedly from a small area around its railroad station to today's city covering 131.7 square miles (341 km 2). Prior to 1954, Atlanta was divided into political divisions called wards. The number of wards were increased as the city grew.