Peachtree Center

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Peachtree Center, including the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (far left) and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis (far right)

Peachtree Center is a district located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the structures that make up the district were designed by Atlanta architect John C. Portman, Jr. A defining feature of the Peachtree Center is a network of enclosed pedestrian sky bridges suspended above the street-level, which have garnered criticism for discouraging pedestrian street life.[1] The district is served by the Peachtree Center MARTA station, providing access to rapid transit.

History[]

Skywalks are a defining feature of Peachtree Center

Intended to be the new downtown for Atlanta, Peachtree Center emerged as a distinct district in the early 1970s as a networked realm of convention hotels, shopping galleries, and office buildings a quarter-mile north of Five Points. Peachtree Center is notable for its uniform embodiment of the modern architectural style popular at the time. Yet the defining feature of Peachtree Center is its insular orientation, which allows patrons and workers to avoid interacting with the street level by traversing the area through sky bridges. By the mid-1980s, Peachtree Center had become the core of a dedicated hotel-convention district that lay at the heart of the Downtown economy, even as the remainder of Downtown Atlanta deteriorated markedly.[2]

While at the time Peachtree Center was considered the salvation of a decaying downtown Atlanta, contemporary city planning is highly critical of such insular environments that "turn their back" on the city streets.[3] Thus, as intown Atlanta began its post-1990 resurgence, Peachtree Center was increasingly criticized as an area that epitomized contemporary Atlanta's generic urbanity and sense of placelessness.[4] Other critics claim that Peachtree Center is disorienting, killed downtown street-life, and disregarded the existing urban context.[5]

The center was recognized for its architecture with listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[6]

Architecture[]

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, located on Peachtree Center Avenue
The beige buildings of Peachtree Center
Name Height Floors Year Notes

230 Peachtree Street 		116 m (381 ft) 31 floors 1965 [7][8]
(Gas Light Tower)
235 Peachtree Street 		101 m (331 ft) 27 floors 1968 [9][10]

225 Peachtree Street 		101 m (331 ft) 27 floors 1970 [11][12]
Hyatt Regency Atlanta 104 m (341 ft) 24 floors 1967 [13][14]

233 Peachtree Center NE 		116 m (381 ft) 31 floors 1974 [15][16]
(Cain Tower)
229 Peachtree Street NE 		115 m (377 ft) 30 floors 1976 [17][18]
One
245 Peachtree Center NE 		115 m (377 ft) 30 floors 1985 [19][20]
Two
285 Peachtree Center NE 		115 m (377 ft) 30 floors 1989 [21][22]

227 Courtland Street NE 		9 floors 1985 [23]
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel
210 Peachtree Street NW 		220.5 m (723 ft) 73 floors 1976
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE 		169 m (554 ft) 52 floors 1985
AmericasMart
Various Addresses 		Various Heights 1961, 1979, 1992, 2008
SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street NE 		265 m (869 ft) 60 floors 1992
American Cancer Society Center
250 Williams Street NW 		10 floors 1989

Economy[]

The U.S. Census Bureau has its Atlanta Regional Census Center in Suite 1000 in the Marquis Two Tower.[24] Several additional U.S. Government agencies have their southeast regional offices located in the Harris Tower, including the Department of Transportation, Department of Labor, Small Business Administration, and Internal Revenue Service.

The Consulate-General of Argentina is located in Suite 2101 in the Marquis One Tower.[25][26] The Consulate-General of Germany is located in Suite 901 of the Marquis Two Tower.[27] The Consulate-General of South Korea is located in Suite 500 in the International Tower.[28]

Gallery[]

  • Public art near SunTrust Plaza

  • Peachtree Center MARTA Station

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Lisa R. Schoolcraft (October 12, 2009). "New sky bridge will link Hyatt, Marriott hotels". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. ^ Low, Setha M. (1999). Theorizing the City: The New Urban Anthropology Reader. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. pp. 324-35. ISBN 9780813527192.
  3. ^ Robert M. Craig (August 14, 2009). "John Portman". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. ^ The Postsouthern Sense Of Place In Contemporary Fiction, Page 6 By Martyn Bone
  5. ^ Mahbub Rashid (1997). Revisiting John Portman's Peachtree Center Complex in Atlanta (PDF). Space Syntax First International Symposium. 1. London. p. 17.1. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/14/2018 THROUGH 3/26/2018". National Park Service. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  7. ^ 230 Peachtree Building at Emporis
  8. ^ "230 Peachtree Building". SkyscraperPage.
  9. ^ Peachtree Center North at Emporis
  10. ^ "Peachtree Center North". SkyscraperPage.
  11. ^ Peachtree Center South at Emporis
  12. ^ "Peachtree Center South". SkyscraperPage.
  13. ^ Hyatt Regency Atlanta at Emporis
  14. ^ "Hyatt Regency Atlanta". SkyscraperPage.
  15. ^ Harris Tower at Emporis
  16. ^ "Harris Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  17. ^ Peachtree Center International Tower at Emporis
  18. ^ "Peachtree Center International Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  19. ^ Marquis I at Emporis
  20. ^ "Marquis I". SkyscraperPage.
  21. ^ Marquis II at Emporis
  22. ^ "Marquis II". SkyscraperPage.
  23. ^ Harris Tower at Emporis
  24. ^ "The Atlanta Region." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 17, 2010.
  25. ^ "Contáctenos." Consulate-General of Argentina in Atlanta. Retrieved on July 28, 2009.
  26. ^ "Peachtree Center[permanent dead link]" (Map). Peachtree Center. Retrieved on July 28, 2009.
  27. ^ "Address, Contact and Office Hours Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine." Consulate-General of Germany in Atlanta. Retrieved on July 28, 2009.
  28. ^ "About the Mission". Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta. 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

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Coordinates: 33°45′37″N 84°23′16″W / 33.7604°N 84.3877°W / 33.7604; -84.3877

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