Atlanta Union Station (1853)

First Atlanta Union Station before its destruction in 1864

First Atlanta Union Station after its destruction, 1864

Atlanta's first Union Station, also known as Union Depot (1853–1864) was the original depot of Atlanta, Georgia. It was designed by architect Edward A. Vincent. It stood in the middle of State Square, the city's main square at the time, where Wall Street now is between Pryor Street and Central Avenue. It was destroyed in General Sherman's burning of the city during the Battle of Atlanta. Atlanta's 1871 Union Station was built on the site.

References

Storey, Steve. "Atlanta Union Station of 1853". Rail Georgia.

Atlanta landmarks

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Skyscrapers

Historic (pre-WWII)	Candler (1906) Flatiron (1897) Healey (1914) Hurt (1926) J. Mack Robinson (Empire) (1901) The Metropolitan (1911) Rhodes-Haverty (1929) Southern Bell (1929) William-Oliver (1930) Winecoff Hotel (1913)

Downtown	25 Park Place (Trust Company of Georgia) 55 Marietta Street (Fulton National Bank) 191 Peachtree Tower Centennial Tower Equitable Five Points Plaza Fourth National Bank building Georgia Power Georgia-Pacific Tower Hyatt Regency Atlanta Marriott Marquis One Park Tower (IBM Tower) Peachtree Center Peachtree Summit State of Georgia Building SunTrust Plaza TWELVE Centennial Park Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel

Midtown	12th & Midtown (1010 Midtown 10 Sixty Five Midtown 1075 Peachtree) 1100 Peachtree 1180 Peachtree 1280 West AT&T Midtown Center Atlantic Center Plaza Atlantic Station (171 17th Street The Atlantic) Bank of America Plaza The Campanile Coca-Cola Colony Square CNN Center Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta/GLG Grand Georgian Terrace Hotel Mayfair Condominiums One Atlantic Center Promenade II Spire ViewPoint

Buckhead	2828 Peachtree 3344 Peachtree 3630 Peachtree Atlanta Plaza Buckhead Grand Mandarin Oriental Paramount at Buckhead Park Avenue Condominiums Park Place The Pinnacle Realm Resurgens Plaza Terminus Tower Place

Perimeter Center	Concourse Corporate Center V & VI (King & Queen towers) Park Towers I & II Three Ravinia Drive

Sports venues

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Atlanta Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal Atlanta Symphony Center Mercedes-Benz Stadium SunTrust Park

History of Atlanta

Origins	Standing Peachtree

Buildings	Historic districts Buildings listed on National Register: (Atlanta in Fulton Co.) (Atlanta in DeKalb Co.) Demolished buildings Demolished public housing projects

Civil War	Atlanta Campaign Atlanta in the Civil War Battle of Atlanta Battle of Ezra Church Battle of Jonesborough Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Utoy Creek

Crime	Atlanta race riot (1906) Atlanta Ripper (1911) Leo Frank lynching (1915) Bombing of "The Temple" (1958) Child murders (1979–1981) Prison riots (1987) Centennial Olympic Park bombing (1996) Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal (2009–)

Culture	Opera in Atlanta

Disasters	Great Atlanta Fire (1917) Tornado strikes downtown (2008)

Events	Timeline International Cotton Exposition (1881) Piedmont Exposition (1887) Cotton States and International Exposition (1895) Gone with the Wind premiere (1939) Democratic National Convention (1988) Summer Olympics (1996)

People	Mayors Pioneers History of Hispanics in Atlanta History of African Americans in Atlanta Demographic history Gentrification Racial segregation

Places	History by neighborhood Former neighborhoods and settlements Annexations and city wards Street names History of Georgia Tech Historic mills

Transportation	Atlanta Transit Company (1950) Historic bridges Historic ferries Freeway revolts Streetcars Transit strike (1950) Western and Atlantic Railroad (1836) Trolleybuses Viaducts

History of Atlanta Timeline of Atlanta history

Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 84°23′20″W / 33.7530°N 84.3890°W / 33.7530; -84.3890

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