South Broad

South Broad The names were changed to Broad Street in 1865 when the street was extended northward to Peachtree and southward to Mitchell Street.

Portions of what is now Broad Street were originally named Market Street; the city's first market was located where the Five Points MARTA station is now (and Bridge Row was the first bridge to cross the city's railroad tracks). (Broad Street did not extend south of Mitchell until the late 1930s.) While most of the city's streets at that time were no wider than 50 feet and Peachtree was only 60 feet wide, Broad Street was 75 feet wide with 12-foot sidewalks.

Hey, Keisha Lance Bottoms! You up for a challenge? Applications are due April 19th.City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of C...
02/20/2018

Hey, Keisha Lance Bottoms! You up for a challenge? Applications are due April 19th.

City of Atlanta - Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

Supporting innovative temporary public art projects that enhance the vibrancy of cities. Learn how to apply. Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge encourages mayors to partner with artists, elevating the value of including the creative sector when developing solutions to significant ur....

“It was important to figure out, how do we keep artists in the community.”
09/21/2017

“It was important to figure out, how do we keep artists in the community.”

The vision for Humboldt Park's Paseo Boricua.

09/21/2017

Atlanta Streets Alive was last on South Broad in September 2013. We’re so glad it’ll be back again this Sunday! Join in the Great Atlanta Bicycle Parade as these folks did four years ago: line-up at Broad & Mitchell at 1:30pm and roll out at 2:00pm. Don't have a bike? Lucky for you, there is now a Relay Bike Share station conveniently located right there on South Broad.
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“In the past, in historically disenfranchised neighborhoods that were tapped for new development, artists who moved into...
08/22/2017

“In the past, in historically disenfranchised neighborhoods that were tapped for new development, artists who moved into neighborhoods were sometimes considered the ‘first wave’ in the gentrification process… The other side of this reality is that art and culture tend to be integral to helping communities self-identify, develop their identities, and organize around place-based issues.”

Four representatives of New York City organizations discuss their employment of art and artists to empower residents in the face of gentrification.

Atlanta Streets Alive is coming back to South Broad on Sunday, September 24th!Atlanta Streets Alive: Central
07/31/2017

Atlanta Streets Alive is coming back to South Broad on Sunday, September 24th!

Atlanta Streets Alive: Central

From Boyle Heights in Los Angeles: “What if we see our role as artists as being deeply tied to the health of our neighbo...
06/20/2017

From Boyle Heights in Los Angeles: “What if we see our role as artists as being deeply tied to the health of our neighborhoods?”

We write this in hopes that more artists will finally break with their sense of exceptionalism and consider the roles they play in the gentrification process.

This coming Tuesday, venture north of the South Downtown border to the other side of Broad Street for a happy hour with ...
04/22/2017

This coming Tuesday, venture north of the South Downtown border to the other side of Broad Street for a happy hour with the crew from FlatironCity!

Come celebrate Broad Street with a Downtown happy hour on April 25th from 5-8 pm. The street will be activated with tables & chairs, planters, and lights. Please RSVP for admission to the happy hour. Beer and light snacks by Figo will be provided. Directions------------------------------------------...

“I was inadvertently helping to create two classes of poor people: the artist-poor, who were cast as the ‘right kind’ of...
04/17/2017

“I was inadvertently helping to create two classes of poor people: the artist-poor, who were cast as the ‘right kind’ of poor—the sort of lower-income individuals next to whom rich people would want to live and who would create a human moat to keep the ‘poor-poor’ far away from the luxury condos and power outlets for electric cars.”

In 2002, Richard Florida published a book that kicked off a wave of urban development efforts based on the belief that architects, artists, musicians, and writers were core members of an emergent creative class who together represented the economic future of our country.

04/06/2017

100 years ago today the U.S. entered World War I. It was to be the war to end all wars. The Georgia Fifth Regiment is seen here marching north along Broad Street, 1917.

Victor is someone you’re sure to meet when you take a walk on South Broad Street. (Sorry, Victor, that was a bad freesty...
03/01/2017

Victor is someone you’re sure to meet when you take a walk on South Broad Street. (Sorry, Victor, that was a bad freestyle.)

Seeing music, attending an open mic or going to an art exhibit on Broad Street, you are bound to come across Victor Revels.

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Broad Street SW
Atlanta, GA
30303

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