Peachtree Arcade
Shopping arcade in Georgia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peachtree Arcade was a shopping arcade in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building, modeled after the Arcade in Cleveland, was designed by Atlanta-based architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and was located between Peachtree Street and Broad Street near Five Points. Construction began in 1917 and was completed the following year. Located in the city's central business district, it was very popular with citizens, functioning as an unofficial "civic center" for the city. However, by the 1960s, the arcade was facing increased competition from shopping malls located in Atlanta's suburbs, and in 1964, the building was demolished to make way for the First National Bank Building, a skyscraper that, at the time of its construction, was the tallest building in both Atlanta and the southeastern United States. In 1993, the American Institute of Architects named the building as one of Atlanta's most notable landmarks to have been destroyed.
Peachtree Arcade | |
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General information | |
Status | Demolished |
Type | Shopping arcade |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Address | 2 Peachtree Street SW |
Town or city | Atlanta, Georgia |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 33°45′15″N 84°23′26″W |
Construction started | March 1917 |
Completed | 1918 |
Demolished | 1964 |
Cost | US$500,000 |
Owner | Flynn Realty Co. |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 6 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | A. Ten Eyck Brown |
Developer | R. R. Otis |
Main contractor | A. V. Gude & Co. |