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1864 view of Whitehall Street (now Peachtree) looking south from Alabama Street.
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1940s view of the Hurt Building and the Derby Show (originally the Atlanta Theatre).
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1940s view of the Hurt Building and the Derby Show (originally the Atlanta Theatre).

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1890s view of Peachtree (then Whitehall Street) looking toward Wall Street with the Kimball House looming in the background.

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1890s view of Peachtree (then Whitehall Street) looking toward Wall Street with the Kimball House looming in the background.

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1870s view of Peachtree looking north from Line Street (later renamed Edgewood Avenue).

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1870s view of Peachtree looking north from Line Street (later renamed Edgewood Avenue).

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Late 1890s view of Edgewood Avenue looking east toward Pryor.

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Late 1890s view of Edgewood Avenue looking east toward Pryor.

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1940s view of Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue including Big Bethel AME Church.

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1940s view of Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue including Big Bethel AME Church.

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Then and now pic of the Swan House library in the 1960s.
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Then and now pic of the Swan House library in the 1960s.

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Downtown Connector during rush hour in 1967.

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Downtown Connector during rush hour in 1967.

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1969 view of Central Avenue.

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1969 view of Central Avenue.

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Early 1900s view of Atlanta’s historic Georgian Terrace Hotel.

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Early 1900s view of Atlanta’s historic Georgian Terrace Hotel.

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Then and now view of Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre in 1962.

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Then and now view of Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre in 1962.

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Then and now view of Atlanta’s Margaret Mitchell House after burning in 1996. This is the historic house where Gone With the Wind was written.
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Then and now view of Atlanta’s Margaret Mitchell House after burning in 1996. This is the historic house where Gone With the Wind was written.

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Then and now view of Atlanta’s Margaret Mitchell House in 1991. This is the historic house where Gone With the Wind was written.
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Then and now view of Atlanta’s Margaret Mitchell House in 1991. This is the historic house where Gone With the Wind was written.

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Photo mash-up showing Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital (formerly Wesley Memorial Hospital) during the 1950’s and today.
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Photo mash-up showing Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital (formerly Wesley Memorial Hospital) during the 1950’s and today.

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1910 view of the Buckhead Triangle.

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1910 view of the Buckhead Triangle.


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