Atlanta building murals past and present

jfsatlbldr · #1 Posted: **Feb 18, 2007, 9:59 PM**

Anyone remember these scattered around downtown? The older scanned slides date back to the mid 70's;

cabasse · #2 Posted: **Feb 18, 2007, 10:32 PM**

those are awesome, especially 3 and 4. look at the pedestrian traffic! if we could bring those [pedestrian] levels back today; i guess downtown didn't really decline until the 80s?

so how many slides do you have left to scan, joe?

SteveD · #3 Posted: **Feb 18, 2007, 11:33 PM**

great slides! yeah, I remember most of those..the first pic isn't ringing a bell though...

MarketsWork · #4 Posted: **Feb 19, 2007, 12:37 AM**

Great shots, Joe! Just seeing the old C&S logo took me back in an instant, and seeing proud old Rich's again just about made me cry. I had fogotten all those colorful murals around Five Points. Atlanta was an exciting place back in the 1970s, when everybody wanted to come here to work and play. I am glad to see much of that same excitement returning as a new generation discovers that it wants to live intown, too.

By the way, what is/was that old building with all the turrets to the immediate west of The Equitable building in the second photo? I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't recognize it.

jfsatlbldr · #5 Posted: **Feb 19, 2007, 1:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by MarketsWork

Great shots, Joe! Just seeing the old C&S logo took me back in an instant, and seeing proud old Rich's again just about made me cry. I had fogotten all those colorful murals around Five Points. Atlanta was an exciting place back in the 1970s, when everybody wanted to come here to work and play. I am glad to see much of that same excitement returning as a new generation discovers that it wants to live intown, too.

By the way, what is/was that old building with all the turrets to the immediate west of The Equitable building in the second photo? I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't recognize it.

That's the Forsyth Street Theater and Office building. The theater was behind the office building. I am scanning a lot of my old 'vintage' gone but not forgotten buildings so watch for a future post.

sabino86 · #6 Posted: **Feb 20, 2007, 4:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by jfsatlbldr

Anyone remember these scattered around downtown? The older scanned slides date back to the mid 70's;

Well, that mural is definitely gone (building was demolished). Just walked by that area today as a matter of fact.

Keep 'em coming!!!

LSyd · #7 Posted: **Feb 24, 2007, 3:18 AM**

awesome thread. more old scans please. thanks for posting these.

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BardSeed · #8 Posted: **Feb 24, 2007, 10:21 PM**

wow, i love these. thanks for posting them! i for one say bring back the huge technicolor murals and quick.

ikcyzrteip · #9 Posted: **Feb 24, 2007, 11:41 PM**

i love murals!

olga · #10 Posted: **Feb 25, 2007, 11:01 AM**

Cool. I love old pics like these.