Atlanta : The Making of a World Class City

by Black, David; Baker, Pam; Parker, Virginia

• ISBN13: 9781581920024
• ISBN10: 1581920024
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Community Communications Corp

Table of Contents

Preface	14	(16)
A Special Introduction	16	(42)
William Porte Payne
Atlanta Today
Through years of struggle and Challenges, Atlanta has persevered and thrived. The South is now the fatest-growing region of the country and Atlanta remains its leading city.
Morrison Management Specialists	58	(4)
Georgia Power Company	62	(4)
Souther Company	66	(4)
Bank of America	70	(4)
Nortel Networks	74	(4)
MARTA	78	(4)
Yancey Bros. Co	82	(4)
The Coca-Cola Company	86	(4)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems	90	(4)
The Esthetic Dental Practice of Goldstrein, Garber, Salama & Gribble	94	(4)
AT&T	98	(2)
Georgia State University	100	(2)
United Parcel Service	102	(2)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta	104	(2)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	106	(2)
Kaiser Permanente	108	(2)
Alston & Bird LLP	110	(2)
Akzo Nobel	112	(2)
Trammell Crow	114	(2)
Worldspan®	116	(2)
AGL Resources Inc	118	(2)
Troutman Standers LLP	120	(2)
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue	122	(2)
Georgia-Pacific Corporation	124	(2)
Equifax	126	(2)
BellSouth Corporation	128	(2)
Heidrick & Struggles, Inc	130	(2)
Allied Holdings, Inc	132	(28)
1930s-1900
Atlanta's earliest days were spent as little more than a landing site along the Chattaboochee River. But the people who chose to make this area their home would prove to be an indomitable lot, surviving the criticism of sister cities, and destruction during war to become the Capital City and a national leader.
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce	160	(2)
King & Spalding	162	(2)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	164	(2)
Agnes Scott College	166	(2)
NCR	168	(2)
Rich's	170	(2)
Wachovia Corporation	172	(1)
Sun Trust Bank	173	(1)
Oglethorpe University	174	(1)
Grady Health System	175	(1)
The Atlanta Cyclorama	176	(22)
1900-1929
Since the earliest decades of the twentieth century, when the city's population increased to two hundred thousand, Atlanta has represented the biggest concentration of people in Georgia. Atlanta's municipal charms and economic opportunity drew new citizens from the surrounding farms and rural areas of Georgia. To accommodate the influx, the city began to expand in nearly every direction.
Carithers Wallace Courtenay (CWC)	198	(2)
Mercer University Cecil B. Day Campus--Atlanta	200	(2)
Citizens Trust Bank	202	(2)
Beers Construction Company	204	(1)
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP	205	(1)
Coca-Cola Enterprises	206	(1)
The Varsity	207	(1)
The Flagler Company	208	(1)
State University of West Georgia	209	(21)
1930-49
In the promotional spirit of the great industrial expositions of the late 1800s, the Chamber of Commerce launched the Forward Atlanta campaign in 1926. The idea was simple; advertise and market the city by buying ads in national media extolling the advantages of Atlanta as a place for business. The Campaign is credited with drawing 762 new business and 20,000 new jobs to Atlanta during a time when many other cities were struggling just to survive.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia	230	(2)
Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP	232	(2)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation	234	(2)
Crawford & Company	236	(1)
Seling Enterprises, Inc	237	(1)
Delta Air Lines	238	(22)
The 1950s
A wealth of new business set down roots in Atlanta, and strides were made in ground, air, rail and river transportation, and the metropolitan population reached one million in 1959. Atlanta must now survive the future of desegregation and Civil Rights.
Portman Holdings	260	(1)
Americasmart Atlanta	261	(1)
Hines Interests Limited Partnership	262	(2)
U.S. Army Forces Command	264	(2)
Taracorp, Inc	266	(1)
Interdenominational Theological Center	267	(19)
The 1960s
At the beginning of the 1960s, the issue of desegregation was of utmost importance to Atlanta. Mayor Hartsfield worked hard at keeping desegregation efforts moving forward while keeping publicity that might spark a white backlash to a minimum. It was during these years. Atlanta awarded itself the title of the ``City Too Busy to Hate,'' a slogan picked up by the national media.
Hewlett-Packard	286	(1)
Rosser International	287	(1)
Golder Associates	288	(1)
EDS	289	(1)
Harold A. Dawson Company	290	(18)
The 1970s
Atlanta faced some of its greatest challenges in the 1970s: chief among them an economic recession that was felt throughout the country. But the challenges of this decade served to test the mettle of Atlanta, and strengthened its resolve to succeed.
Warkins Real Estate Groups	308	(4)
Williams-Russell and Johnson, Inc	312	(2)
The Home Deport®	314	(2)
Hilton Atlanta & Towers	316	(2)
Healthdyne Information Enterprises	318	(1)
Marria Healthcare	319	(1)
Cushman & Wakefield	320	(1)
Turner Broadcasting System. Inc	321	(1)
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.	322	(1)
Solarcom, Inc	323	(1)
Business Georgia	324	(1)
Long Aldridge & Norman LLP	325	(1)
Pope & Land Enterprises. Inc	326	(20)
The 1980s
The 1980s were ``golden years'' for Atlanta--a decade of growth, energy, and ambition. According to various polls taken during the 1980s. Atlanta was ranked the best place to live in America: the best place to locate a business; the best place to relocate a business; and the best place to do business.
Hilton Atlanta Northwest/Windy Hill	346	(2)
Hunton & Williams	348	(2)
Spencer Stuart, Executive Search Consultants	350	(2)
Compaq Computer Corporation	352	(2)
Blimpie International, Inc	354	(2)
Sanderson Industries, Inc	356	(2)
Hartsfield International Airport	358	(2)
FINOVA Capital Corporation	360	(2)
The Buckhead Coalition	362	(2)
Holder Properties	364	(1)
Air Touch	365	(1)
Noro-Moseley Partners	366	(1)
CIBA Vision	367	(1)
Watson Wyatt Worldwide	368	(1)
RMT Construction, Inc	369	(1)
Business Computer Applications, Inc	370	(1)
Elite Staffing Services	371	(1)
Weibel & Associates, Inc	372	(1)
The Mulling Group	373	(39)
The 1990s and Beyond
A two-year effort came down to a September morning in 1990, when tens of thousands of Atlantas crowded Underground to watch a live television bookup from Tokyo. The crowd held its breath collectively then exploded in glee when the announcement was made---Atlanta was to host the 1996 Olympic Games, the 100th Anniversary of the Games. It was one of the great moments in Atlanta history. And a great portent of the city's future.
Georgia World Congress Center Authority	412	(2)
Philips Consumer Electronics North America	414	(2)
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC	416	(2)
Hughston Clinic	418	(2)
Motorola Energy Systems Group	420	(2)
Heidelberg USA, Inc	422	(2)
Corporate Environments	424	(2)
Goode Van Slyke Architecture	426	(2)
Holiday Inn Downtown	428	(1)
Nextel	429	(1)
Powettel, Inc	430	(1)
TWD, Inc	431	(1)
Corey Entertainment	432	(1)
Hitachi Electronics Devices, (USA) Inc	433	(1)
Choice Point Inc	434	(1)
New South Construction Company, Inc	435	(1)
The North Highland Company	436	(1)
Porter Novelli	437	(1)
Enterprise Index	438	(4)
Bibliography and Acknowledgements	442	(1)
Index	443