Peachtree street 

6 creative works found

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  Above The Rest
  by Mark Tisdale

  One of the office tower’s in downtown Atlanta. I love the architecture of this building. It’s reminiscent of art deco. Built in the early 1990’s, but given the style, it’s hard to easily place it. The angle in this photo was achieved from a neighboring observation deck. From this vantage point, 191 Peachtree Tower appears to loom far above the skyline, but of course if viewed from other directions, it’s one of many towers that make up the downtown and Midtown skylines.

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  Atlanta Trumpet Player
  by jbau30

  The beauty of any major metropolitan area, in my case Atlanta, is that people are abundant. On any given day with good weather, you will be fortunate enough to hear an impromptu concert, that many would just walk by for fear of having to grab a dollar out of their pocket as a modest donation. I decided to stop. Asked if I could take his picture during his break, and I made my modest decision. Be kind to our street musicians, as you will change your tune when you no longer see them in your downtown area.

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  The Future Is Today
  by Mark Tisdale

  The futuristic rooftop of the Atlanta Hyatt Regency Hotel. This trendsetting hotel, designed by John Portman, in 1967 was the first to feature an atrium in the middle of the hotel, now a common feature. When it was built, this rooftop restaurant, the Polaris, was at the top of a new city skyline and commanded a view. The skyline it once commanded has long been lost, but this gem of modernist architecture (one of a few surviving examples in Atlanta) still reminds us of a time when the future was boundless.

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  Urbania
  by Mark Tisdale

  This is the Mansion on Peachtree, one of the newest towers in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. There’s something very striking about this looming skyscraper with the dark skies framing it. In the foreground is the Buckhead MARTA station.

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  The High
  by Mark Tisdale

  Atlanta’s High Museum is a must see stop on Peachtree street. While the history of the Museum stretches back to the 1905 Atlanta Art Association, the building in this shot was built in 1983 to house the growing collection. The architect is Richard Meier, who has designed a number of well known buildings.

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  The Pinnacle
  by Mark Tisdale

  When I first moved to Atlanta, I lived near Buckhead where I regularly saw this tower, which was then fairly new. Since then, the skyline around it has become more crowded and there are buildings which dwarf this one, still, The Pinnacle, designed by the firm of Pickard chilton, remains a personal favorite. The roof which has an appearance of motion is actually fixed, but it still provides a dramatic statement on Peachtree Street.