Not Quite Times Square
This is Atlanta in 1951. The Lowes Grande on the left? Today, that’s where you’ll find the Georgia-Pacific Building. This photo and a handful of wonderful other images of our fair town can be found in the Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection at the University of Indiana University. (Found via MeFi.)
Cool!
No, not quite Times Square, but a hell of a lot more lively than it is now.
Wow, I just checked out the link. I had never seen those photos before – a veritable collection of most of the biggest losses of Atlanta architecture – the Kimbal House, the Haverty Building, the old Peachtree Arcade building, Terminal Station, the Degive Theater. Look how much more downtown used to look like a downtown. This city was gutted, starting with the demolition of the Kimball house, during the late 1950s through the late 1970’s.
It’s Indiana University, not University of Indiana
Every time I see the old Terminal Station I want to cry.