Downtown

A busy, thriving business sector during the day, downtown became a virtual ghost town at night. For years, downtown was a place to work, not live, but the greatest boost to downtown was the Summer Olympics and the major revitalization campaigns and efforts, giving downtown its modern transformation. New sculptures, attractive streetlights and landscaping have encouraged downtown migration. The "Downtown Ambassadors" patrol the streets offering security and assistance, affiliated with the police, they keep the area rid of potential harm. Old abandoned buildings, and former downtown businesses, like The William Oliver Building, Metropolitan Building, former Muses department store, King Plow Arts Center, and Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, now have been utilized and converted into spacious loft apartments. This creative housing has encouraged the young, artistic crowd to dwell in the downtown area, while combining loft space for work and play. The City Plaza Atlanta apartments are a recent addition to downtown's housing, as is the recently renovated Imperial Hotel, which provides affordable low-income housing. Home to the Atlanta Convention Center, CNN, and the Georgia Dome. Restaurants, nightlife, art and cultural events are all within close proximity. Accessible to most major expressways.