- Collection:
- Manning, Selvage & Lee Forward Atlanta Campaign Photographs, 1960-1970
- Title:
- Underground Atlanta
- Publisher:
- Manning, Selvage & Lee Forward Atlanta Campaign Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1970
- Subject:
- Bars--Georgia--Atlanta
Stores and shops--Georgia--Atlanta
Business districts--Georgia--Atlanta
Lampposts--Georgia--Atlanta
People--Georgia--Atlanta
Underground Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of pedestrians in Underground Atlanta, a shopping and entertainment district in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
In the 1920's a viaduct was built over Alabama street to help relieve traffic congestion. The old Alabama street was named Lower Alabama Street and the new street created over the viaduct was named Upper Alabama Street. Businesses moved their shops to the upper level and the lower level was mostly neglected. In 1968 the area was declared a historic site and in 1969 Underground Atlanta opened in Lower Alabama Street as an entertainment district. The district was closed in 1980 due to rampant crime but revitalized and reopened in 1989. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 113.63.06
ahc113063006a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/forwardatl/id/66
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
