- Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photograph Collection, 1957-1992 and n.d., (bulk 1965-1975)
- Title:
- Underground Atlanta
- Creator:
- Jillson, Floyd, 1926-2011
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- Cityscapes
Office buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Shopping centers--Georgia--Atlanta
Entertainment--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 looking west towards the entrance of Underground Atlanta under Central Avenue with the Atlanta skyline in the background
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 71.71.27
ahc071071027a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Jilson/id/369
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Jilson:369/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm color transparency
- Original Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
