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Flashback Photos: Atlanta buildings and skyline, 1950-59, Part Two
In the early 1950s, crowds filled the streets and parks to greet presidential candidates visiting Atlanta in hopes of occupying the White House. In the middle of the decade, Grady Memorial Hospital was under construction. The Commerce Building, which still stands at Broad and Marietta streets, started going up in 1959 (and opened in 1960). See what Atlanta looked like through the 1950s.
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Crowds cheer as presidential candidate and Georgia senator Richard B. Russell parades through Five Points, May 1952.
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'No body' homicide cases in Georgia
A look at some of the Georgia homicide cases that have gone to trial despite investigators not finding a body.
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PHOTOS: Falcons work overtime in Germany before losing
The Falcons lose to the Indianapolis Colts, 31-25, at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.
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Photos: Georgia Veterans Day Parade in Midtown Atlanta
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PHOTOS: Georgia football defeats Mississippi State
The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 41-21, in Starkville, Miss. on Nov. 8, 2025.
