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Atlanta to open warming center tonight

December 22, 2022 Atlanta - People are checking in as they enter the Old Adamsville Recreation Center warming center on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The City of Atlanta recently announced to open multiple warming centers as temperatures drop across metro Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

December 22, 2022 Atlanta - People are checking in as they enter the Old Adamsville Recreation Center warming center on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The City of Atlanta recently announced to open multiple warming centers as temperatures drop across metro Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
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Dec 6, 2023

The city of Atlanta is opening its warming center this Wednesday night as temperatures are expected to drop to 30 degrees.

The center is located at Central Park Recreation Center, 400 Merritts Ave. NE, Atlanta 30308. It will be open Wednesday from 8 p.m. through Thursday at 6 a.m.

Atlantans can get transportation to the center beginning at 8:00 p.m. from the Gateway Center, located at 275 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, with return rides Thursday morning.

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