# Peachtree Arcade

Atlanta, GA · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2c3e616138` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/atlanta-peachtree-arcade/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2c3e616138.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2c3e616138.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2c3e616138

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | First National Bank Building (skyscraper) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1918 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1964 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 40 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | R. R. Otis | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Board Of Regents Of The University System Of Ga | reported · Wikipedia |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “it wasn't completely finished until 1918.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade
- **year_closed**: “The arcade was demolished in 1964.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade
- **original_developer**: “The idea for a shopping arcade in Atlanta was proposed by local businessman R. R. Otis, a partner in the real estate firm of Otis & Holliday.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade
- **after_notes**: “The First National Bank Building that replaced it was completed in 1966 and was the tallest building in both Atlanta and the entire southeastern United States at the time.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade
- **status**: “The arcade was demolished in 1964.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade

## Parties

- Patrick Connally and Mary A. Dougherty — owner (from text) (1845–1969)
- Flynn Realty Co. — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1916: Architect A. Ten Eyck Brown designs the arcade
- 1917: Construction begins
- 1918: Construction completed
- 1964: Arcade demolished
- 1966: First National Bank Building completed
- 1993: AIA lists arcade among demolished landmarks

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Peachtree Arcade was a shopping arcade in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building, modeled after the Arcade in Cleveland, was designed by Atlanta-based architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and was located between Peachtree Street and Broad Street near Five Points. Construction began in 1917 and was completed the following year. Located in the city's central business district, it was very popular with citizens, functioning as an unofficial "civic center" for the city. However, by the 1960s, the arcade was facing increased competition from shopping malls located in Atlanta's suburbs, and in 1964, the building was demolished to make way for the First National Bank Building, a skyscraper that, at the time of its construction, was the tallest building in both Atlanta and the southeastern United States. In 1993, the American Institute of Architects named the building as one of Atlanta's most notable landmarks to have been destroyed.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_Arcade

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Peachtree Arcade, Atlanta, GA." Record m-2c3e616138, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/atlanta-peachtree-arcade/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_atlantapeachtreearcade,
  title = {Peachtree Arcade, Atlanta, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ga/atlanta-peachtree-arcade/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2c3e616138, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.