Downtown Atlanta is a business district district in Georgia, USA. The largest of the three commercial districts of the city, it is the location of many headquarters or regional; city, county, state and federal facilities; Georgia State University; Sports venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions. It measures about four square miles, and has 26,700 residents in 2010. Similar to other central business districts in the United States, it has recently undergone a transformation that includes the construction of new condominiums and loft, renovation of historical buildings, and the arrival of new residents and businesses.
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Geography
The city center is tied up by North Avenue in the north, Boulevard to the east, Interstate 20 to the south, and Northside Drive to the west. The definition of Downtown includes central areas like the Five Points, the Hotel District and Fairlie-Poplar and the inner-city areas of SoNo and Castleberry Hill.
However, the Downtown Downtown District (ADID) organization of Atlanta, defines a much smaller city center area of ​​only one and two tenths of a square mile. This area is roughly constrained by North Avenue to the north, Piedmont Avenue and Downtown Connector to the east, Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Courtland Street, and Edgewood Avenue to the south, and the railroad to the west. This area only covers Fairlie-Poplar's main business districts, Five Points, Hotel Districts, Centennial Hill and Downtown South.
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History
The history of downtown began in 1826 with Wilson Lumpkin and Hamilton Fulton conducting a railway route survey between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Milledgeville, the Georgian capital at the time. In 1833, Lumpkin, who had been a governor, requested that the state legislature charter three railways. In 1836, the state-financed West and Atlantic Railway, connecting central Georgia with other states in the north and west, was established by the legislature and signed into law by Lumpkin. As a result, a town called Terminus was founded in 1837, named for the end of the railway line. Terminus received a name change in 1842 when the city's 30 residents decided to rename the city to Marthasville, in honor of Lumpkin's daughter.
In 1845, John Edgar Thomson, chief engineer of Georgia Railroad, suggested that the name Marthasville be changed. The first suggestion is "Atlantica-Pacifica," which is shortened to "Atlanta." In 1847, Atlanta was erected, with city limits extending within a mile (1.6 km) radius of mile markers at the railway depot.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Atlanta was the hub of major railways and manufacturing centers, making it the target for the Union Armed Forces. In 1864, General William T. Sherman burned Atlanta to the ground during "March to the Sea," making Atlanta the only major American city ever destroyed by the war.
Atlanta's first revival began during Reconstruction. In 1868, the state capital of Georgia was transferred to the town of Milledgeville. In the 1920s, the business sector in the city center surrounded by residential districts has emerged.
Sports professionals came to Atlanta in 1965 with the construction of the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and Braves relocation from Milwaukee. The National Football League bestowed the city of the Falcons expansion team in 1966. The Hawks arrived in 1968, though the Omni Coliseum, the city's basketball arena, did not open until 1972. Two teams continued to play in downtown gajes at Mercedes- Benz Stadium and Philips Arena.
The business growth of the 1970s resulted in significant developments in Downtown, especially in the Peachtree Center and Hotel Districts. Economic development in these areas shifted the city's commercial center to the area along Peachtree Street located north of Five Points, however, although the construction of MARTA's central station was there in 1975. By the mid-1980s, the Peachtree Center had become the core of the district hotel-specific convention located in the heart of Downtown's economy, even when the rest of Downtown Atlanta deteriorated. The closure of the Atlanta Underground in 1979 due to increased crime contributed to the perception that Downtown was dangerous, and the 1980s experienced a significant population decline. In 1990, the Five Points were "empty shells of the previous self," while the Downtown as a whole was largely a "archepelagic collection of fortified pockets inhabited by daylight by government office workers, conventions, and students, and at night. by a large homeless population. "
The 1996 Olympics, along with the transformation of Georgia State University from the commuter school into a traditional college, started the revival of Downtown that continues to this day. They produced the Centennial Olympic Park, built as a physical warning for the game in the former industrial estate west of Five Points. In the next decade, Centennial Olympic Park spurred the creation of a Downtown district moored by Coca-Cola World, Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center, Center for Civil Rights and Human Rights, and College Football Hall of Fame. After the 1996 game, Georgia State University president Carl Patton, a city planner, initiated a University-led Center transformation that seeks to make the state of Georgia "part of the city, not separate from the city." Dubbed the Main Street Master Plan, Patton's vision has been run through billions of dollars in urban development, which has boosted the economy and the Downtown population.
On March 14, 2008, at approximately 21:40 Eastern Daylight, the EF2 tornado category hit the City Center with wind speeds up to 135 miles per hour (217 km/h). This caused damage to the Philips Arena, Georgia Dome, Centennial Olympic Park, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, CNN Center, and Georgia World Congress Center. This is the first time a tornado has touched the ground at the Downtown since weather records began in the 1880s. Although there are dozens of injuries, there is only one death.
Cityscape
The Downtown area is among the tallest buildings in Atlanta. The tallest building in Atlanta, the Bank of America Plaza building, is located between Midtown Atlanta and Downtown. At 1,023 feet (312 m), Bank of America Plaza is also the tallest building in one of the US state capital, and the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago.
The city center is the heart and the largest of the three business districts of the city. This area contains a striking architecture dating from the 19th century. Some of the most famous and/or tallest buildings in Downtown include:
- Westin Peachtree Plaza
- Georgia-Pacific Tower
- Flatiron Building
- SunTrust Plaza
- 191 Peachtree Towers
- Centennial Tower (otherwise known as 101 Marietta)
- Equal Building
- Healey Building
- Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)
- The Candler Building (Atlanta)
- Hurt Building
Nearby Areas
The city center is divided into nine subdistricts:
- Castleberry Hill
- Centennial Hill
- Fairlie-Poplar
- Five Points
- Hotel District
- Luckie Marietta
- Peachtree Center
- SoNo (south North Avenue)
- Downtown of the South
Economy
Downtown contains over 26,000,000 square feet (2,400,000 m 2 ) of office space; combined with Midtown as the main business district they make over 48 million square feet, more than the Dallas CBD, and Miami. The Downtown economy is also driven by government facilities, venues, and retail options.
Government facilities
The Federal Government maintains a strong mind in Downtown. U.S. Census Bureau has the Atlanta Regional Office at Centennial Tower and the Atlanta Regional Census Center in Suite 1000 at the Marquis Two Tower at Peachtree Center. The National Transportation Safety Agency operates the Aviation Field Office of Atlanta at the Atlanta Federal Center in Downtown Atlanta. Martin Luther King Federal Building, Jr. built and "designed and built to accommodate the rapidly growing volume of the Postal Service, which is then oriented around a single facility, processing center." The Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center is the ninth largest federal building in the United States and the largest in the southeast. It "houses 5,000 employees for dozens of federal agencies and combines four different structural elements in central city center, equivalent to 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m 2 )." The Federal Building of Richard B. Russell, a 1,250,000 square feet (116,000 m 2 ) office building, contains the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and offices for some other federalities. institutions, including the regional offices of the Department of Energy. Further north in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown is the US Court of Appeals. The court took federal cases from the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. It is officially named the Appeals Court building of Elbert P. Tuttle AS, named after the former US Chief Justice Court Judge for the Fifth Circuit (his predecessor's trial to the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit).
The city center is also marked by state, district, and municipal government facilities. The Georgia State Capitol, the seat of government for the State of Georgia, is located in the Southern City Center. The golden dome is visible from Downtown Connector. The Fulton County Government Center, the center of Fulton County Government, is located on Pryor Street. The Fulton County Courthouse is located just across the street from the Fulton County Government Center. A few blocks away from the US Court of Appeals was the State Bar of Georgia building, the former location of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta before moving to the Midtown site in 2001.
Event and convention center
The city center is home to most of the city's major sports venues. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is home to the Atlanta Falcons, the city's NFL team, and Atlanta United FC, the city's MLS team. The Mercedes-Benz Stadium also hosts other sporting events, such as the NCAA Peach Bowl, NCAA Chick-Fil-A classic kickoff, and SEC Championship Game. Nearby are the Philips Arena, the Atlanta Hawks home, the city's NBA team, and the Atlanta Dream, the city's WNBA team. Located directly on Centennial Olympic Park Drive from CNN Center. Just south of Interstate 20 is the Georgia State University baseball stadium and the baseball stadium.
Tabernacle located on Luckie Street, is a concert hall built in 1910 for the Tabernacle Baptist Church. In 1996 it was changed to the House of Blues Club for the Olympics. It was renamed "The Tabernacle" in 1998. The concert hall is four floors and can accommodate 2600.
AmericasMart is a wholesale trade center consisting of four buildings covering seven million square feet. The Mart hosts several trade shows every year including the Wednesday Market, Atlanta Clothes, Atlanta Spring Delivery Soon, and the Atlanta International Market Gifts and Home Furnishings. Some permanent showrooms are open every day, although many are open only part of the time or during trade shows.
Clustered around the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and CNN Center, the Georgia World Congress Center is a state-owned convention center. Opened in 1976, it is a major state-owned and operated convention center in the United States. As the fourth largest convention center in the United States and with 1,400,000 sqÃ, ft (130,000m 2 ) space, over a million people attend the convention at Georgia World Congress Center every year, and as many as 125,000 people attend one event.
Retail
Located near the Five Points MARTA Station, Underground Atlanta is Downtown's shopping and entertainment district. During the 1920s, roads in the area were raised above the ground (and railroads) for better traffic flow. Under these viaducts is the district for entertainment and shopping. It contains a retail store, a restaurant that serves a variety of different foods, and some nightclubs at Kenny's Alley. The mall at Peachtree Center, located on Peachtree Street, has 60 specialty stores, including six full-scale restaurants, as well as a regular food court, conference center at South Tower. It also includes the Peachtree Center Athletic Club, which contains a full service athletic facility covering 72,000 square feet (6,700 m). Transit access is provided by a MARTA Peachtree Center station directly connected to it.
Diplomatic missions
Consulate General of Argentina, Consulate General of Germany, Consulate of Belgium and Consulate General of South Korea are at the Peachtree Center. The Consulate General of the United Kingdom is located in the Georgia-Pacific Tower.
Garden
Woodruff Park, named Robert W. Woodruff, is a 6 acre (24,000 m) park in the city center located one block away from Five Points. This park is an iconic Phoenix Memorial location, reminiscent of Atlanta's rise from the ashes of the Civil War. Built as a legacy of the 1996 Olympics, Centennial Olympic Park, located in the 21-acre (85,000 m 2 ) area of ​​Downtown, is the largest urban park in the United States developed in the last 25 years. year. The famous part of the park is the Fountain of Rings, the largest interactive fountain in the world that utilizes the Olympic symbols of five interconnecting rings. The park hosts many events, such as music concerts and fireworks performances for Independence Day holidays. Hurt Park with its fountains became an attraction in the 1940s and 1950s and reminds us of a bygone era.
Attractions
Just north of Centennial Olympic Park is Georgia Aquarium, the second largest aquarium in the world, after the Singapore aquarium built in 2012, with over 8 million million US gallons (30,000 m 3 ) freshwater and marine. It's listed as one of the "1,000 Places to See Before You Die". The World of Coca-Cola, located near the Georgia Aquarium at Pemberton Place, is a permanent exhibit for Coca-Cola history. Downtown is in the process of bringing new attractions to the area, especially in areas that crowd around Centennial Olympic Park. In June 2008, Atlanta was elected to the future home of the National Health Museum. It will be near Centennial Olympic Park where it is expected to attract between 1.1 and 1.4 million visitors per year.
Education
Georgia State University, a four-year public research institute, has been a major force in Downtown revival. The city center has benefited from GSU-related construction work and land acquisition as it is transforming from a commuter school to a traditional university. In early 2000, under president Carl Patton, the university devised a master plan that would make GSU "part of the city, not separate from the city." The $ 1 billion parent plan has resulted in 14 new or renovated university buildings, including academic structures, student dormitories, dining rooms and sports facilities. The result is a resurgent city center, especially in the area around Woodruff Park and Sweet Auburn.
Transportation
Downtown is a transportation hub for the entire region. The Downtown Connector runs north and south through the district. The Connector is the main freeway artery for the city. The city center is also served by Interstate 20, which creates the southern border of Downtown. The city center also has many road surfaces that serve as an alternative to Downtown Connector. The east-west and north-south lines of the MART meet in the center of the City Center at the Five Points MARTA station. The North-South Line has four additional stops at Downtown-Garnett (in South Downtown), Peachtree Center, and Civic Center (on SoNo). The East-West Line has two additional stops at Downtown-Dome/Philips Arena/GWCC/CNN and Georgia State.
See also
- Peachtree Street
- Midtown Atlanta (Atlanta's central financial and residential district)
- Buckhead (Financial district and north Atlanta neighborhood)
- List of tallest buildings in Atlanta
- List of skyscrapers
- Peachtree-Pine shelter
- 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak
References
External links
- Downtown Atlanta travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official Website for the City of Atlanta
- Atlanta Progres Center, Downtown Atlanta Repair Center
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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