The Midtown Atlanta Archive

A blog focused on the history and development of Atlanta's built environment with special emphasis on Midtown

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Drawings by Philip Trammell Shutze for the Atlanta Camellia Show, held at the Biltmore Hotel and the Georgian Terrace Hotel. 1948-1954

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Drawings by Philip Shutze for the renovation of the building that housed decorating firm M. Dwoskin and Sons. Shutze began renovations on the building in 1939 - these documents date from 1948 and 1955 when work progressed on it and the building adjoining it to the south. Previously located at 757-763 Peachtree Street, the structure was demolished in 2010. Photo credit: Architecture Tourist.

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2007 vs 2014 - southeast corner of Peachtree at 11th Street

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2007 vs 2016 - Southeast corner of 14th and West Peachtree Street

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2012 vs 2016 - south side of 13th Street between Piedmont and Juniper

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2012 vs 2016 - south side of 13th Street between Piedmont and Juniper

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2010 vs 2016 - south side of 11th Street between Piedmont and Juniper 

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2010 vs. 2016 - west side of Piedmont Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets.  The yellow house had a sign out front reading “Hi Firefighters!”

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Wimbish House on Peachtree Street Built 1898

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Architect's proposal for a new Piedmont Hospital building, April 21, 1953. Atlanta

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“View of George Laws posing in front of a construction crane in defense of The Performance Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia.” Midtown, 1980s

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Peachtree Street, Midtown 1988

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Peachtree Street, Midtown 1988

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1987 - Peachtree at Ponce

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Various views of the Peachtree Street (between 6th and 7th) mansion in Midtown that was used by the American Red Cross.  A modern building for the organization was constructed in front of this house in the 1950s, but it survived behind it until a fire in the 1980s.

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1915 architectural rendering of the Georgian Terrace Hotel and the Ponce Apartments - Midtown Atlanta