. In the early 1980s Midtown Atlanta was a blighted area mainly consisting of parking lots by 1987 One Atlantic Center was built on the corner of West Peachtree Street and 14th Street which kick-started the redevelopment of the area Some contemporary buildings of note are:, Midtown Atlanta or Midtown is a high-density commercial and residential neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia the exact geographical extent of the area is ill-defined due to differing definitions used by the city residents and local business groups However the commercial core of the area is anchored by a series of high-rise office buildings condominiums hotels and high-end retail along Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 17th Street Midtown situated between Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north is the second-largest business district in Metro Atlanta in 2011 Midtown had a resident population of 41,681 and a business population of 81,418, Fine and performing arts 6.4 Arts 66/19 77/25 Closing ceremony Atlanta Georgia business directory.
; Georgia was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution 10 Infrastructure 6.2 Housing Events of the 1996 Games were held in a variety of areas a number were held within the Olympic Ring a 3 mi (4.8 km) circle from the center of Atlanta Others were held at Stone Mountain about 20 miles (32 km) outside of the city to broaden ticket sales other events such as Association football (soccer) were staged in various cities in the Southeast.
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