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The hotel was also notable for its Peachtree Ballroom, which was the largest in Atlanta when it opened, seating 3,500 people. [14] It has since been surpassed by the Georgia International Convention Center, which lays claim to having the largest ballroom in the state of Georgia. [15] Westin Peachtree, center, background, Atlanta skyline
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.
Truist Plaza is a 265.48 m (871.0 ft) 60 story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. It was designed by John C. Portman Jr. of John Portman & Associates and built from 1989 to 1992. In the mid-1990s, Portman sold half of his interest in the building to SunTrust Banks , which then moved its headquarters to the building and prompted a name change from ...
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.
Once Metropolitan Parkway reaches Whitehall Street (the southern portion of Peachtree Street), the parkway turns into Northside Drive northward to Marietta. Once it reaches Hapeville, it is called Dogwood Drive, and it ends at Central Avenue. US 19/US 41/SR 3 continues east down Central Avenue.
Bank of America Plaza (colloquially called the pencil building [6]) is a supertall skyscraper between Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Atlanta.At 311.8 m (1,023 ft), as of February 2024 the tower is the 23rd tallest building in the United States, [7] the tallest building in the Southeastern region of the United States, [8] and the tallest building in any U.S. state capital, overtaking the 250 m ...
230 Peachtree Street 116 m (381 ft) 31 floors 1965 [7] [8] Peachtree Center North (Gas Light Tower) 235 Peachtree Street 101 m (331 ft) 27 floors 1968 [9] [10] Peachtree Center South 225 Peachtree Street 101 m (331 ft) 27 floors 1970 [11] [12] Hyatt Regency Atlanta: 104 m (341 ft) 24 floors 1967 [13] [14] Harris Tower 233 Peachtree Center NE
It is the deepest station in the MARTA rail system, at 120 feet (37 m) below Peachtree Street. [3] It serves the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, and has access to Georgia State University via the Atlanta Streetcar. It is the first station north-northeast of the rail system hub at Five Points, and is one of the busiest ...