- Collection:
- Cortlandt F. Luce, Jr. Photographs, 1948-1988, undated
- Title:
- Underground Atlanta
- Creator:
- Luce, Cortlandt F., Jr., 1907-1992
- Publisher:
- Cortlandt F. Luce Jr. Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1970-09
- Subject:
- Business districts--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 an unidentified area of 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 114.65.04
ahc114065004a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Luce/id/111
- Rights Holder:
- Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 35 mm color transparency
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
