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Atlanta murders of 1979–1981 begin. 1980 ... Atlanta Downtown Improvement District established. Sister city relationship established with Cotonou, Benin. [48]
1980. pop. 425,022 - metro 2,233,324. 1980 CNN launches, Turner ... The center of gravity of Downtown Atlanta correspondingly moved north from the Five Points area ...
On October 13, 1980 a furnace boiler exploded at the day care center, killing four children and a teacher. Residents of Bowen Homes suspected the blast was related to the Atlanta child killings of 1979-1981, but it turned out that the boiler's water had been drained for maintenance at the end of the previous heating season and not refilled.
Downtown Atlanta is the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The largest of the city's three commercial districts (Midtown and Buckhead being the others), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, county, state, and federal government facilities; Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions.
Pages in category "1980s in Atlanta" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Omni was also home to the NHL's Atlanta Flames (now the Calgary Flames) from 1972 until 1980, and the Atlanta Knights of the IHL (1992–1996). In 1994, the Knights became the only pro team to win a championship in the building, when they won the Turner Cup .
The Atlanta Central Library in Downtown Atlanta is the main library and headquarters of the Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System. [1] The visual conceptualization of the building was influenced by mid-century modernism and the International Style, with the exterior cladding and surface being Béton Brut; an architectural aesthetic that later became known as Brutalism or Brutalist.
September 18, 1980 The Fulton County Courthouse , built between 1911 and 1914, is a historic courthouse building located at 136 Pryor Street SW in Atlanta , seat of Fulton County, Georgia . It was designed by noted Atlanta-based architect A. Ten Eyck Brown (1878–1940), along with the Atlanta firm of Morgan & Dillon . [ 2 ]