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The area that is now the Buckhead district was annexed by Atlanta in 1952, following an earlier attempt by Mayor William B. Hartsfield in 1946 that was voted down by residents. [5] In 1956, an estate known as Joyeuse was chosen as the site for a major shopping center to be known as Lenox Square , starting the development of Peachtree Road as a ...
Southern Railway's 1918 facility, named Peachtree Station but known locally as Brookwood Station, has been Atlanta's only long-distance passenger rail stop since 1970. Amtrak took over Southern's Crescent route in the '70s, which (as of 2015) continues to operate between New Orleans and N.Y. City .
Tag Team is an American hip-hop/pop-rap duo residing in Atlanta, Georgia. They are known almost solely for their 1993 single "Whoomp! (There It Is)", which appeared in numerous advertisements, films, and television series. [1] [2] The duo is made up of Cecil Glenn (DC, the Brain Supreme) and Steve Gibson (Steve Rolln). [1]
Nathan Deal (GA-9) - Became a Republican in 1995; Ralph Hall (TX-4) - Became a Republican in 2004; Jimmy Hayes (LA-7) - Became a Republican in 1995; Virgil Goode (VA-5) - Became a Republican in 2002; Parker Griffith (AL-5) - Became a Republican in 2009, returned to the Democrats in 2014; Michael Parker (MS-4) - Became a Republican in 1995
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, along with the Carter Center, was dedicated in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 1986, Carter’s 62nd birthday. His faith undeniably informed every effort at ...
The Glenn Building was built in 1923. That same year, construction of the Spring Street viaduct led to a boom in development on the west side of downtown Atlanta which included the nearby Bona Allen Office Building. The ten-story building was designed by Wadley B. Wood of Washington, D.C., and originally served as an office building.
Glenridge Hall was built by Atlanta businessman and co-founder of Georgia Power [1] Thomas K. Glenn in 1929. Located on 400 acres (160 hectares) of farmland north of Atlanta in what is now Sandy Springs, the Tudor Revival house was designed by Atlanta architect Samuel Inman Cooper and required approximately a year for 60 men to build.
Richardson was born on January 12, 1960, in Douglas County, Georgia, [9] where he graduated from Douglas County High School in 1978. In 1981, Richardson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia State University and earned his Juris Doctor in 1984 as a member of the first graduating class from the Georgia State University College of Law.