. . State government The city is home to the Atlanta Dogwood Festival an annual arts and crafts festival held one weekend during early April when the native dogwoods are in bloom. Niger-Congo languages of West Africa (Ibo Kru and Yoruba) 0.21%, West Campus was formerly home to Under the Couch which relocated to the Student Center in the fall of 2010 Also within walking distance of West Campus are several late-night eateries West Campus was home to a convenience store West Side Market which closed following the opening of West Village in the fall of 2017 Due to limited space all auto travel proceeds via a network of one-way streets which connects West Campus to Ferst Drive the main road of the campus Woodruff Dining Hall or "Woody's" was the West Campus Dining Hall before closing after the opening of West Village it connected the Woodruff North and Woodruff South undergraduate dorms, According to the U.S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km2) of which 527 square miles (1,360 km2) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km2) (1.4%) is water the shape of the county resembles a sword with its handle at the northeastern part and the tip at the southwestern portion. Technology Square also known as "Tech Square" is located across the Downtown Connector and embedded in the city east of East Campus Opened in August 2003 at a cost of $179 million the district was built over run-down neighborhoods and has sparked a revitalization of the entire Midtown area Connected by the recently renovated Fifth Street Bridge it is a pedestrian-friendly area comprising Georgia Tech facilities and retail locations One complex contains the College of Business Building holding classrooms and office space for the Scheller College of Business as well as the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center and the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center the Scheller College of Business is also home to three large glass chandeliers made by Dale Chihuly This is one of the few locations of Chihuly's works found in the state of Georgia, There are many historic roads across the area named after its mills and early ferries and the bridges later built to replace the ferries Pace's Ferry is perhaps the best known.
Sun 22nd Year Black pop in Main article: 2005 Atlanta Braves season The first successful English colony was Jamestown established May 14 1607 near Chesapeake Bay the business venture was financed and coordinated by the London Virginia Company a joint stock company looking for gold Its first years were extremely difficult with very high death rates from disease and starvation wars with local Indians and little gold the colony survived and flourished by turning to tobacco as a cash crop. 99 2819, Volleyball ? ? ? ? Museums Parks, 2018 2,555,781 31,552 76.8% 12th 10th 46 Bryse Wilson. Railways channel growth towards dense city agglomerations and along their arteries as opposed to highway expansion indicative of the U.S transportation policy which encourages development of suburbs at the periphery contributing to increased vehicle miles travelled carbon emissions development of greenfield spaces and depletion of natural reserves These arrangements revalue city spaces local taxes housing values and promotion of mixed use development, Black Americans are the largest racial minority with 32.4% of the population up from 28.9% in 2000 the city of Atlanta has long been regarded as a "black mecca" for its role as a center of black education political power wealth and culture From 2000 to 2010 the geographic distribution of blacks in Metro Atlanta changed radically Long concentrated in the city of Atlanta and DeKalb County the black population there dropped as more than half a million African Americans settled across other parts of the metro area including approximately 112,000 in Gwinnett County 71,000 in Fulton outside Atlanta 58,000 in Cobb 50,000 in Clayton 34,000 in Douglas and 27,000 each in Newton and Rockdale counties Due to its availability of jobs Atlanta has been a destination for young college-educated blacks in the Reverse Great Migration of African Americans from the North since the turn of the 21st century with many settling quickly into suburban locations the metropolitan area has the second highest total African American population of any metropolitan area with only the New York City metro area having more, In 1958 the Braves again won the National League pennant and jumped out to a three games to one lead in the World Series against the New York Yankees once more thanks in part to the strength of Spahn's and Burdette's pitching But the Yankees stormed back to take the last three games in large part to World Series MVP Bob Turley's pitching. Economic growth through this period was dominated by Atlanta and its region it was a bedrock of the emerging "New South" From the late 20th century Atlanta attracted headquarters and relocated workers of national companies becoming more diverse liberal and cosmopolitan than many areas of the state.
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