Harris Street in downtown Atlanta to be renamed for developer John Portman on Wednesday

Harris Street in downtown Atlanta will be renamed "John Portman Boulevard at Historic Harris Street" on Wednesday, capping a controversial bid to rename the street in honor of a developer who helped reshape Atlanta's skyline. A dedication is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the corner of Spring Street opposite AmericasMart.

Portman, a native Atlantan, helped build Peachtree Center in Atlanta's central business district and also developed AmericasMart. He is the subject of a new documentary called "John Portman: A Life of Building."