In 1909, Asa Candler, Jr bought 290 acres of land south of Downtown, with the intention of building a racetrack. The Atlanta Speedway lasted only two years, and then the land was used as a small airfield by local pilots. In 1925, the City of Atlanta leased the land for a municipal airport, buying it in 1928. This week, I am covering all the things Atlanta airport - how did it expand, who was it named for, historic terminal buildings and everything in between.
All about Asa Candler Jr.
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Last Mansions of Peachtree
Capitol View + Capitol View Manor
Nellie Peters Black
Grady Hospital
Vinings
John Wesley Dobbs
Atlanta Crackers
Washerwomen Strike
Westview Cemetery
East Atlanta
1906 Race Riot
Atlanta Fire Department
Piedmont Park
Summerhill
Prohibition
Girls High + Boys High
Leo Frank
Big Bethel + Wheat Street
Atlanta Women's Club
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill + Cabbagetown
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