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