Subscribers to myAJC love our premium content series of historical photos of Atlanta locales.
Here were your 10 favorites this year, in case you want to take another trip down memory lane.
1. Atlanta's Midtown from 1970 to 1990.
A look at Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood during a generation of change and growth from 1970-1990 as seen through the lenses of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's photographers.
Views of the hippie movement, the stores and businesses, festivals and parades, tough times, the residential neighborhoods, the landmarks, destruction of the old and the building of the new.
2. Aerial Atlanta, the city from above 1905-1988.
Beginning with an aerial view of downtown Atlanta in 1905 and extending through the color-photo era, our readers loved this glimpse of Atlanta as it used to be. Atlanta's landscape is ever-changing, and that's not a recent development.
It seems that nothing stays the same for very long in our city and you can see that in these photos taken from above, some from airplanes, some from tall buildings. It's the perfect way to see how much Atlanta changed during the 20th century.
3. Remembering Atlanta's Omni.
Take a look back at the Atlanta venue that hosted everything from Elvis Presley and KISS concerts to the Hawks, hockey, wrestling and more. Photos cover it's construction in 1971 and its demolition in 1997.
4. Atlanta's Cabbagetown in the '70s and '80s.
The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill began operations in 1881 on Atlanta's east side, with the Cabbagetown neighborhood populated by mill workers, mostly transplanted poor Appalachian folk, springing up around it.
There are many legends as to how the name "Cabbagetown" came about, but none has been verified. The area went into decline after the mill's closure, but experienced a comeback in the early 1990s.
Documented here is the Cabbagetown of the 1970s and 1980s prior to the neighborhood's renaissance.
5. Time-traveling down Ponce de Leon Avenue.
When most people think of Atlanta streets, Peachtree Street immediately springs to mind. But many Atlantans will think of Ponce de Leon Avenue. It's a street lined with history and culture, both high and low. From the palatial homes of the Candlers and the beautiful churches, to the grittier pleasures of the Plaza Theatre and the Clermont Lounge, Ponce is one of Atlanta's most vibrant thoroughfares.
Let's take a look at Ponce's past, present and even a little of its future. Scenes include Mary Mac's Tea Room, Ponce de Leon ballpark, Plaza Drugs, churches, Mrs. P's, As Candler's house and other mansions, a scene from around 1890, the old Briarcliff Hotel, the famous Krispy Kreme, the old Sears, Roebuck building that became Atlanta City Hall East, the Clermont Hotel and Lounge -- and more.
6. Atlanta's one and only Little Five Points.
We take a look at Atlanta's quirkiest neighborhood, Little Five Points. In a city boasting a patchwork of eclectic areas, L5P has always stood out from the rest as a haven for a colorful assortment of artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and various others who opted to truly follow their bliss. And Little Five Points has always done its own thing with a fabulously Southern flair. Trip back in time now as we view Little Five Points through the lenses of our Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographers.
7. Atlanta's changing skyline over the years.
Day and night photos of the changing cityscape through the lens of Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographers.
AJC file photos show the city in the early 20th century, give a birdseye view of Peachtree Street in the 1920s, highlight landmarks from the air in the 1950s and 1960s.
You can see the city grow, the freeways widen, and the night sky go brighter over the decades.
8. Navigating North Avenue, 1946-1999.
One of Midtown's most famous east-west thoroughfares, North Avenue crosses Peachtree, Piedmont and Spring streets and runs parallel to Ponce de Leon for much of its length. Some sections of the street still look a little familiar after many decades, but you'll find much of it changed beyond recognition. Take a little time-trip down North Avenue.
9. Freeing Atlanta's freeways.
We look at the evolution of the metro Atlanta freeway and interstate highway system starting in the 1950s.
Trip back in time now as we view the freeing of our freeways (again and again and... well, you get the point) through the lenses of our Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographers.
10. Once upon a time in Decatur.
It used to be a small town nestled just to the east of Atlanta, but it grew into the thriving city we know today.
It was actually established about 15 years before Atlanta (1822 for Decatur, 1837 for Atlanta). Take a look back at Decatur through the years from the 1940s into the 1980s.
