Flashback photos: A ride down 14th Street, 1946-2009

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Flashback Photos: A ride down 14th Street, 1946-2009

Running through the heart of Midtown, 14th Street has seen huge changes in its long history.

Atlanta, GA - 14th Street bridge on new expressway (now Downtown Connector) is opened to traffic. Vehicles moving on leg of highway. (Journal photo by Bill Wilson) 1950

Looking from east to west - The 14th Street Bridge was closed in May 2008 between Fowler and Williams streets. It remained closed until September 2009. JOHN SPINK / AJC

14th Street as viewed from the bridge over the Expressway in January 1953. LBGPNS4-212b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

14th Street and Expressway in October 1955. LBGPNS4-207b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Atlanta, Ga: Intersection of Peachtree and 14th Streets in Midtown Atlanta at Colony Square. Pedestrians and vehicles make for a busy intersection. (1991)

930614 - Atlanta, Georgia - Overhead view of a sinkhole that developed in midtown Atlanta at the Marriott on 14th st. Shown on June 14, 1993. (AJC Staff Photo/Dianne Laakso)

Atlantic Steel, located at the I-75-85 interchange and 14th Street occupies the only 200-acre site in the country that is so close to an urban area, the company's president says. (Bill Mahan/AJC staff) 1979

The 14th Street Bridge was closed between Fowler and Williams streets from May 2008 until September 2009. It's seen here in June 2008 as the original bridge was being dismantled. HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

090903 Atlanta -- The 14th Street Bridge over the Downtown Connector opens to traffic before the noon rush hour Thursday, September 3, 2009. The new wider and longer bridge features raised landscape medians and sidewalks. Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com

Oct. 04, 1986 - Atlanta, Ga: Colony Square complex on Peachtree Street.

Atlanta, GA - Feb. 25, 1985 - A photo of the Downtown Connector looking north from the 14th Street bridge. (Andy Sharp/AJC staff)

Freeway from 14th Street Bridge looking north, Atlanta, February 1964. N27-045_a, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.

April, 1989 - Atlanta, GA -- This turn of the century house, built by Charles L. Gateley at Peachtree and 14th streets, is virtually hidden from view on Peachtree by businesses erected in front of it. (JoEllen Black/AJC staff) 1989

Feb. 26, 1968 - Atlanta, Ga: Business in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Ga on Peachtree St. Looking north toward 14th Street. (Joe McTyre/AJC staff) 1968

Passing scene on 14th Street - as seen through lens of "Project Enlarge" Teen. 1968

Piedmont and 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia, August 8, 1963. LBGPNS10-119a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Street scene, Piedmont Ave. and 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1961. Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers.

West Peachtree Street and 14th Street. November 1946. LBGPNS13-137a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

West Peachtree Street and 14th Street. November 1946. LBGPNS13-137b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

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Atlanta, GA - 14th Street bridge on new expressway (now Downtown Connector) is opened to traffic. Vehicles moving on leg of highway. (Journal photo by Bill Wilson) 1950

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