Tag: Downtown
The Atlanta Streetcar is good for tourists. What about regular commuters?
There’s little doubt that the Atlanta Streetcar, which finally started service a few weeks ago, will be a good thing for the city’s tourism business. But what about everyday use? Is the streetcar a practical option for people who live and work within walking distance of its 12 stops? People like me?
Polaris
There we were, sitting along a black-and-white petrified wood bar twenty-two stories up, looking out at the Atlanta sky, now blood-orange after a summer storm. Many have wondered if Polaris—atop the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, once the tallest building in the city—still has a decent view.
Elevate will bring murals, installations, and dance parties to Downtown Atlanta
The Elevate public art program is designed to jump-start economic development in blighted parts of Downtown—and be a heck of a party.
A preview of the College Football Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, the College Football Hall of Fame held its media preview, inviting the press to get the full Chick-fil-A Fan Experience before the attraction opens on Saturday. Upon arrival, grunting silhouettes in full...
College football Hall of Fame serves as a high-tech pantheon to gridiron gods
When the college football Hall of Fame opens in downtown Atlanta on August 23, visitors can expect more than dusty artifacts and stern-faced busts. A high-tech pantheon to gridiron gods, the $66.5 million hall replaces old digs in South Bend, Indiana.
No, you can’t ride the Atlanta Streetcar. But you can look at these sneak peek photos.
The Atlanta Streetcar is delayed—again. While it looked like the $100 million project might be up and rolling in late summer, the new target date is November. After ballooning budget issues and multiple delays...
The Center for Civil and Human Rights connects Atlanta legacy and current conflicts
As its name suggests, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, which opens to the public on Monday, is about two struggles—the American one that was fought primarily in the South in the latter half of the twentieth century, and the worldwide one that involves oppressed peoples in distant (and not-so-distant) lands. While there’s an obvious thematic linkage between the American Civil Rights Movement and the broader human rights one, the line between them must have been a challenge for the Center’s designers to straddle. One has a built-in narrative, with a beginning and middle (if not yet an ending), and the other requires navigating the vast space beneath the human rights umbrella, whether it’s oppressed women in Africa, child laborers in Pakistan, or tortured activists in Burma.
Preview: Center for Civil and Human Rights
Nearly a decade ago, Evelyn Lowery, Juanita Abernathy, and Andrew Young met with then mayor Shirley Franklin to officially launch a project that civic leaders had been dreaming about for far longer. That vision comes to life this month as the Center for Civil and Human Rights opens its doors.
Taking a spin at the Polaris
The reimagined Polaris opens to the public June 10. The iconic revolving restaurant that first opened in 1967 now houses two living room spaces, a bar, and a small restaurant. There's a definite emphasis on cocktails and socializing over dining.
The Polaris Comes Full Circle
From the moment you push the oval Polaris button inside the glass elevator of the Hyatt Regency, the stomach-flipping wonder returns. In nineteen seconds, you’re rocketed up the atrium’s hanging ivy–accented twenty-two stories, through the roof, and out into the Downtown sky. Then you ascend into the space-pod lounge, hovering 312 feet above the lobby of the forty-seven-year-old hotel.
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