Flashback Fotos: Aerial Atlanta, the city from above 1905-1988

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Flashback photos: Aerial Atlanta, the city from above 1905-1988

Atlanta's landscape is ever-changing, and that's not a recent development. You can see that best from above.

Aerial view at night, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1964. J.C. Lee. »» SEE MORE FLASHBACK FOTOS FROM THE AJC ARCHIVES.

The land being cleared for the building of I-285 in the area around Peachtree Dunwoody Road. September 27, 1961. Photo: Floyd Jillson.

Aerial view of traffic congestion on Walton Street, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13, 1953. Date of original 1953-02 Newspaper caption attached to print verso identifies photographer (Van Toole): "Trolleys, riders, cars get in the way. Walton St. between Forsyth and Broad Sts."

The beginnings of Spaghetti Junction. Aerial view over the construction of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, Atlanta, Georgia, September 27, 1961. Photo: Floyd Edwin Jillson

Aerial view at night, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1964. J.C. Lee.

Aerial view of Atlanta, looking south on the Downtown Connector, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1, 1956. Floyd Edwin Jillson

Aerial view of businesses along Johnson Ferry Road, looking southeast, Cobb County, Georgia, April 21, 1988. his has the intersection with GA 120 (Upper Roswell Rd) in foreground looking SE along JF. Merchants Walk is on the right side of the street." Photographer: Calvin Cruce.

Aerial view of City Hall, looking southwest from the State Capitol building, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1954.

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta at night, looking south, Atlanta, Georgia, May 8, 1963. Lee, J. C.

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, 1905. Inscribed on print verso: "A 1905 view, looking south from the corner of Peachtree and Houston Streets. The hole in the ground becomes the Candler Building."

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, 1929. Inscribed on back of print: "Atlanta, Georgia, 1929. American Metropolis from the air. The smaller cities in America, structurally smaller, are approaching with rapid strides. The striking aspect presented by New York City, with its mighty skyscrapers, looming imposingly on its skyline. This drend in modern architecture is taking a firm hold with the future holding many surprises."

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta, looking northeast towards Rich's, Atlanta, Georgia, 1945. Inscribed on negative envelope: "Old Atlanta (Before 1950). Marquee for Men in her Diary (1945) with Peggy Ryan, Jon Hall, and Louis Allbritton. Photo: Kenneth Rogers."

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta, looking southwest down Peachtree Center Avenue and Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, March 3, 1967. Photo: Floyd Edwin Jillson

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta looking southwest, the Marriott Motor Hotel in the foreground, now known as the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1964. Photo:, J.C. Lee

Aerial view of downtown, showing highways built over converging train tracks, Atlanta, Georgia, September 29, 1962. Photo: Floyd Jillson

Aerial view of downtown with the Hyatt Hotel and the Coastal States building visible, Atlanta, Georgia, after 1971. The Hyatt Hotel (opened in 1967) and the Coastal States Building (finished 1971) are visible. The Equitable Building (finished 1968) is in the distance. Photo: Joe McTyre

Aerial view of expressway construction through Atlanta, Georgia, June 1963.

Aerial view of roadway being built in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, 1920s. Print verso inscribed: "Cathcart Moves and Stores, 6-8 Madison Ave.; Ridley Yates Co., 44 Madison Ave.; Terminal Tire, 48 Madison Ave.; Walthour and Hood Co., 57-59 W. Hunter St.; Atlanta Journal, 5 North Forsyth St." Should be, "Cathcart Van and Storage Co."

Aerial view of the Georgia State MARTA station under construction, Georgia, November 12, 1977. Bill Mahan

Aerial view of the Lenox Square Mall area, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1968. 1968-09 Original caption: "Atlanta's Lenox area: The scene of shopping centers and high-rise office buildings in rapidly growing area. Phipps Plaza, with Saks Fifth Avenue store (foreground), rising across Peachtree Road from Lenox Square (foreground)." Photo: Marion Crowe

Aerial view of downtown Atlanta, looking south down Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, May 8, 1963. J.C. Lee.

Aerial view of Five Points, showing the construction of the Fourth National Bank building, Atlanta, Georgia, 1904. Original caption: "Above -- Five Points many years ago. This picture, looking north on Peachtree, shows excavations being dug for the Fourth National Bank building, since rebuilt as the First National Bank building. Across the street is the site of the present William Oliver building." The added paper mount has two captions: "Five Points when work started on the First National Bank Building" and "The excavation for the First [crossed out and "Fourth" penciled in] National Bank building at Five Points. The old structure on the opposite corner was later replaced by the William-Oliver building. As the tall skyline shows, Atlanta already had quite a number of skyscrapers." This image was later printed as a postcard.

Five Points, looking west down Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 1912.

Five Points, looking west down Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 1962. J.C. Lee.

View of Five Points, with First National Bank Building in background, Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 1937.

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Aerial view at night, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1964. J.C. Lee. »» SEE MORE FLASHBACK FOTOS FROM THE AJC ARCHIVES.

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