Features of Atlanta

Atlanta is a modern city that is continuously developing to fit the growing needs of society.  Atlanta became a prominent city of the Civil War, beginning as a home front, it has only grown since.  Atlanta has expanded into a sprawling city that provides diverse jobs, lifestyles and activities. It has become one of the top cities in America for living, arts, and prominent businesses to establish themselves. The city has diversified and grown into a hub for technology, transportation, and innovation. Various features of Atlanta have contributed to the evolution and the connection of communities within the city.  The elements that have enabled Atlanta to be the metropolitan area today have been researched and analyzed to explain this growth and change within the city. Each sector ties into a different aspect of life in Atlanta in the public sphere: green space, public parks, athletic stadiums and universities. Although, each feature is extremely different from one another, each allows people to integrate with each other and live in a successful community. The chosen features that were researched and compiled into an exhibit on Omeka include a map that shows the growth of Atlanta, the natural forests that have been incorporated into the city, the Emerald Beltline, Turner Field, Spelman, and lastly, Morehouse and Spelman College.