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1900 -1940

Failed Infrastructure

1902

Carnegie Library Opens

1915

Emory College relocated to Alanta

1926

Atlanta historical Society founded

Hartsfiled Jackson Airport Constructed

1917

Great Atlanta Fire

1929

City Hall Built. Population: 715,000

1939

Plaza Theatre opens

1940 -1960

Failed Infrastructure

1940

Euclid Theatre opens

1946

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention founded

1952

Lenox Square Mall opens

Metro Population hits 1 million

1961 -1991

Failed Infrastructure

1961

One Park Tower built

Population: 1.3 million

1965

Atlanta-Fulton County system constructed

1968

Equitable Building constructed

1983

Fulton County Library system established

1992

Georgia Dome opens, SunTrust Plaza and Bank of America Plaza built

Population: 2.9 million

1997

Centennial Olympic Stadium reconstructed as Turner Field

1999

Phillips Arena opens

2005

Hartsfield Jackson becomes worlds busiest airport

2017

Georgia Dome closes and Mercedes Benz Stadium Opens.

Turner Field reconstructed as Georgia State Stadium.

Population: 6.1 million

1961 -1991

Failed Infrastructure

2000 - 2017

Failed Infrastructure

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