Roswell Road revisited, 1950-1991

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Flashback photos: Roswell Road revisited, 1950-1991

One of Atlanta's most venerable thoroughfares, Roswell Road has been the way north for many decades.

Roswell Road at Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

The Ambassador Restaurant at 3850 Roswell Road (just north of Powers Ferry Road) in September 1969. N48-005_a, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

From the original caption info: "Residential complex proposed: Post Properties plans, subject to zoning approval, to build an apartment project containing 1,546 units in 17 buildings on the 43-acre site of Weinstock's florist on Roswell Road." From June 1987. AJC file.

Doing a little repair work on the marquee of the Buckhead Theatre in June 1947. LBGPF8-058h, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Intersection of West Paces Ferry Road, Roswell Road, and Peachtree Road, in Buckhead, January 1951. Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. LBP20-211c

K-Mart at 5925 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs near the intersection with Hammond Drive in July 1966. N37-047_c. Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Murphy's Restaurant opening at 6337 Roswell Road (near Johnson Ferry Road) in 1964. LBSCB08-171a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road at Wieuca in September 1955. N04-204_b, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road at Wieuca in september 1955. N04-204_d, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road at Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs in April 1958.

Roswell Road in Sandy Spring in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025h, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road, close to the current site of the Prado, in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025g, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road in Sandy Springs in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Roswell Road in Sandy Springs in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Seven Steers Restaurant (3172 Roswell Road near Irby Avenue) in January 1960. N11-097_a, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Atlanta, Ga: Buckhead is a busy, booming section with an estimated population of 65,000. 1949. Fifty years ago cattle traders and farmers gathered here.

The heart of Buckhead in October 1954. LBGPF8-055b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Another view of the heart of Buckhead at the intersection of West Paces Ferry Road, Roswell Road and Peachtree Road in January 1951. Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. LBP20-211e

Inside the Red Dog Saloon on Roswell Road, Buckhead in January 1961. N16-050_a, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

The early days of what was later to become the Buckhead Triangle, this photo is from 1911 and looks north on Peachtree toward Roswell Road. AJC File.

A 1978 photo of a collapse on Roswell Road in August 1978. From the original caption information: "City Crews Repair Roswell Road Cave In. City maintenance crews were hard at work early Thursday filling in and repaving a portion of Roswell Road which collapsed after an underground water main burst. A 16-inch main burst at about 11 p.m. Wednesday on Roswell Road between West Wieuca and Wieuca roads, cutting off water for two apartment complexes and some 20 businesses." Photo: Louie Favorite/AJC

View toward the north of Roswell Road with Interstate 285 crossing the frame horizontally. The interstate officially opened in 1969, though the section shown was completed in the early or middle 1960s. This photo is likely from the mid- to late '60s. AJC file.

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Roswell Road at Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs in April 1958. LBGPOA4-025c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

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