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Flashback photos: The Downtown Connector, 1950s-2009
It was first completed in the 1960s, but we all know it will never truly be finished. The heavily trafficked merger of I-75 and I-85, which takes commuters and tourists through the heart of Atlanta, has its origins in the expressways that sprung up in the '50s (and you'll see some of those early photos here).
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July 7, 1977 - Atlanta, Ga - Downtown Connector looking south toward heart of downtown.
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