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Flashback photos: Atlanta buildings and streets in the 1980s
For some of us, it seems like yesterday, but Atlanta looked very different in the 1980s. When the decade began, the Downtown Connector didn’t even exist and MARTA was a brand new thing (the first ride took place in 1979). But Atlanta mainstays like traffic and the Varsity were firmly established. Here’s our photographic journey back to Atlanta as it was in the 1980s.
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Sept. 11, 1980 -- The future site of the Little 5 Points Super Market under construction.
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Photos: Snow across the South
The South from Texas to Florida and Georgia is a sea of white as snow falls in an unusual winter weather pattern.
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Photos: Ohio State wins College Football Playoff national championship
Photos from the College Football Playoff Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20, 2025. Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23.
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Photos: The scene at the College Football Playoff Championship game
Photos from the College Football Playoff Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20, 2025. Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23.
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PHOTOS: Capital One Arena crowd welcomes President Trump
The crowd at Capital One Arena watched the inauguration of President Trump from the stands because the temperatures were below freezing.