This 1971
photo looks south along Peachtree Street, packed with
cars, pedestrians and retail establishments (okay,
mostly cars), toward
Margaret Mitchell Square and, in the distance, Five
Points. The lower photo shows a much less
energetic street scene. At the time the lower shot was
taken, much of this stretch of Peachtree Street was closed
to facilitate construction of the streetcar
project, though apparently nobody told that to the the
driver of the white car headed toward the camera.
Photo credit: Dr. William A. Wood, courtesy of Andrew Wood.
To see how things looked from this perspective in 1961, head
over here.
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