Kate Daly

In 2021, the Atlanta History Center was awarded the Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve and make available four Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce films spanning from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The films document Atlanta’s shifting landscape resulting from economic population growth during the mid-20th century, as well as the impact of Atlanta’s first professional soccer team.

In partnership with the Trust for Public Land, Atlanta History Center featured an onsite display in the Don and Neva Dixon Rountree Visual Vault about the history of the Chattahoochee River. Spanning from indigenous life to current uses, the exhibit highlights artifacts and archival materials that show the diversity and use of the Chattahoochee River over the course of human habitation.