Underground Atlanta Photos |
Rail lines, starting in 1836, made Atlanta prosperous by shifting the cotton trade to this crossroads & then made Atlanta the major target of the North during the Civil War. In the 1920s, the gulch in which the rail lines ran were bridged over to make a viaduct street above them. The Depression plunged much of the Underground area into dormancy until 1968 when conversion to shops & restaurants started. Today the section of the city called Underground Atlanta is an active entertainment district. |
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| See also: Atlanta |
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| Steps of Underground area of Atlanta, where shops & activities occupy old rail station area. | Fountains landscape in Atlanta Underground. | Steps lead from Atlanta Underground to modern Peachtree downtown. | Subway station entrance at Atlanta Underground. |
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| Promenade through Atlanta Underground shopping area. | Former rail station preserved at Atlanta Underground. | Antique locomotive decorates Atlanta Underground. | Chevrolet light panel truck (1949) displayed at Atlanta Underground. |
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| Skyline of downtown Atlanta above Whale mural of Underground city. | Detail of Right Whale mural (1993) by Wyland in Underground city. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |