Before Colony Square - in the early 1900s, the area of Peachtree Street and 14th street was a new area of development.

Once lined with homes, the area changed over the decades as Peachtree became more commercial. In this post we're spotlighting a couple of the homes that were in the immediate area - a 1905 banker's mansion that later became an insurance office, and a 1910 Neel Reid designed home. These properties were demolished in the construction of Colony Square. As commercial growth moved up Peachtree throughout the 20th Century, the homes along Peachtree began to give way to commercial development. In some cases, homes were repurposed into offices. Additionally, many homes in the area became boardinghouses during the Great Depression years, and the housing shortages that persisted throughout and after the World War 2 years. The north side of 14th street gradually evolved into more boardinghouses or apartment buildings, with virtually all now demolished. The area completely evolved by the 1960s. Colony Square was a new type of development in Atlanta in the late 1960s. Despite a recession in the early 1970s, the "micropolis" was largely completed by 1975. Photos unless noted: AJC Archives at GSU Libraries, Sanborn Maps via Digital Library of Georgia #atlantahistory #midtownatl #colonysquare #atlantaga #neelreid