When gazing at Atlanta’s skyline, the distinct cylindrical shape of the Westin Peachtree Plaza immediately draws the eye. Opened in …
Atlanta History
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Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Druid Hills looks like a home plucked from a storybook. Henry Hornbostel, responsible for the …
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Adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown, Grady was one of the first two high schools established under Atlanta Public Schools …
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It’s hard to believe the Georgia-Pacific building in busy, corporate downtown Atlanta stands where “Gone With the Wind” premiered in …
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Opened in 1960, jazz club La Carrousel featured mega-famous headliners such as Aretha Franklin. Its other claim to fame: La …
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Jacobs’ Pharmacy – the site of the first Coca-Cola sale – was founded in 1879 by Dr. Joseph Jacobs. The …
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Coca-Cola and Atlanta began their iconic relationship 130 years ago when Atlanta pharmacist and former Confederate colonel Dr. John Pemberton …
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The old Sears building, built in 1925, had become an abandoned 2.1-million-square-foot ruin. Visit the property now and you’ll fight …
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One of three penitentiary facilities created by the 1891 Three Prisons Act, which also created the Federal Prison System, sits …
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When looking at a map, it’s easy to see Virginia-Highland was a planned development, with most of the streets built …
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With the exception of crimes and deaths, there was little news coverage of the African-American community in the 1920s in …
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Modern-day Atlanta went through various stages before finally becoming the city we know today. One of these stages started in …
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Nestled between present-day Ponce City Market and the Ponce portion of the BeltLine used to be “the finest park in …
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There is no denying that Atlanta is steeped in history. As the cradle for the civil rights movement, the city …
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Founded in 1976, the Atlanta location of Trader Vic’s has been a favorite with locals and visitors. The tiki-themed restaurant …
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Atlanta’s oldest and only Catholic hospital was established in 1880 by Sister Cecilia Carroll, who, along with three other nuns, …
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Following the release of “The Birth of a Nation” and Leo Frank’s lynching, the Ku Klux Klan experienced a revival …
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Cabbagetown’s Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts have only been around about two decades, but the building’s origin dates back to the …
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In 1916, a former Ford retail sales manager named Ernest Beaudry was already purchasing and selling Ford Model T automobiles …
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The Castle has been attracting attention throughout Atlanta ever since its construction began around 1909. The unusual house was designed …
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, Buckhead’s Sardis Cemetery remains historically significant as an example of …
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In 1913, Atlanta’s first luxurious high-rise apartments opened at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Peachtree Street. The …
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Atlanta’s famous African American educator and race leader John Hope was born into an elite black family. His father, a …
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Atlanta’s New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church dates back to 1869 when African Americans began gathering to worship at “camp …
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Before the Galloway School was formed, the prominent Neoclassical building in Chastain Park served as a white poorhouse for the …
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In the early 1950s, the newly formed Atlanta Figure Skating Club was already a U.S. Figure Skating member, but its …
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In the heart of downtown Atlanta stands a 127-year-old, 10-foot bronze statue. The monument was erected to honor Henry W. …
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Known as the greatest amateur golfer ever, Bobby Jones was born in Atlanta in 1902. Bobby was named a golf …
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In 1895, nearly 800,000 visitors gathered in Piedmont Park for the Cotton States and International Exposition.
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According to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the Buckhead building that once housed the Southeast’s first library bindery is …