Flashback Photos: Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.

Growing Atlanta a family tradition
Changing for the better
Atlanta's new first family
The right man for the times
'These were my lifelong friends'
A unique trophy room
Ballerina brigade
Major league city mayor
Finding common ground
Grieving with a friend
Happier times together
... and you're No. 1,174,043!
Mayor, Hammer... Hammer, Mayor...
Two mayors, a shared vision
A legacy of fellowship
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Born March 15, 1911, Ivan Allen Jr. was the son of successful Atlanta businessman Ivan Allen, whose office supply and furniture store became one of the city's best-known companies. Allen Sr. was a noted civic booster and his son continued in that spirit as he grew to manhood.