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Flashback Photos: Historic Auburn Avenue
Auburn Avenue, a hub of Atlanta's black community for decades, is shown in archive photos from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta History Center.
Crowds outside the Royal Peacock
Auburn Avenue through the years
Selling peanuts
The Silver Moon Barbershop
Street scene on Auburn Avenue
Silver Moon Barbershop
The Odd Fellows Building
Remodeled Odd Fellows Building
Martin Luther King Jr. birth home
Atlanta Daily World
SCLC Headquarters
Martin Luther King Jr. funeral procession
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Wheat Street Baptist Church
Nelson Mandela visit
Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Crowds gather outside the famed Royal Peacock Club on Auburn Avenue in this photo from the 1960s. Originally named The Top Hat Club, the nightspot opened in 1938 and featured some of the top acts in show business, including Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, B.B. King, the Four Tops, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, The Supremes, Jackie Wilson, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner and Gladys Knight and the Pips. The club, at 186 Auburn Avenue, reopened in 2010 and remains open today. Photo courtesy of Skip Mason Archives. »» SEE MORE FLASHBACK FOTOS FROM THE AJC ARCHIVES.

Today’s Gallery Headlines

Joey Valence & Brae kicked off the early evening with a high energy set on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)
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Credit: Ryan Fleisher

Photos: Lenny Kravitz, Deftones perform: 7 highlights from Shaky Knees Day 1

The first day of Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival kicked off Friday at Piedmont Park in Midtown with Inhaler and Lambrini Girls.

Marietta players wear special edition jerseys celebrating Lemon Street High School's championship legacy and the district’s motto, “Be Somebody,” during their home game against Etowah Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at Northcutt Stadium in Marietta. (Daniel Varnado for the AJC)
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Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHOTOS: Marietta vs. Etowah high school football

Marietta defeated Etowah 43-9 in a football game at Northcutt Stadium in Marietta on Friday.

Benedictine slotback Stewart Dunn (15) gets taken down against Westminster at Fritz Orr Field in Atlanta, GA on Friday, Sept. 19th, 2025. (Oscar Guevara Saenz for the AJC)
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Credit: Oscar Guevara Saenz

PHOTOS: Westminster hosts Benedictine

Benedictine defeated Westminster football on Sept. 19, 2025.

Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard (10) dribbles against Indiana Fever guard Odyssey Sims (1) during the first half of a WNBA first-round playoff game at Gateway Center Arena on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Atlanta.  (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Dream eliminated by Fever in WNBA Playoffs

The Atlanta Dream's season came to a shocking end on Thursday, as the Indiana Fever upset the Dream in the deciding Game 3 of their first-round series.

A member of a metro Atlanta Fire Department and his children place their hands on the casket of fallen DeKalb firefighter Preston Fant during a memorial service for Fant at Truist Park on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)
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Credit: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com

PHOTOS: Community honors fallen firefighter

Community gathers at Truist park to salute Master Firefighter Preston Fant, who died Sept. 8 after battling a fire at a film company warehouse.

Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner (42) fights for possession during the first half of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game against the Indiana Fever at Gateway Center Arena on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Atlanta. 
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)
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Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

PHOTOS: Dream defeat Fever to open WNBA Playoffs

The Atlanta Dream defeated the Indiana Fever 80-68 to take Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round WNBA playoff series on Sunday

Georgia coach Kirby Smart (center) gives Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton a play during the closing minute of the second quarter against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

PHOTOS: Georgia visits Knoxville to take on Tennessee

The Georgia Bulldogs traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the Tennessee Volunteers in an early-season key matchup in the SEC.

Georgia Tech wide receivers Dean Patterson (left) and Malik Rutherford celebrate after a successful two-point conversion  during the second half against the Clemson Tigers on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. (Jason Allen/AJC)
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Credit: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech defeats Clemson on the final play

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeat the Clemson Tigers on a field goal as time ran out, 24-21.