Tenth Street is a street in Midtown Atlanta , Georgia.
37-591: The area around what is now Tenth and Peachtree Streets began as Tight Squeeze , a lawless shantytown during the period following the American Civil War . It consisted of shanties, together with a blacksmith shop and several small wooden stores, beside a 30-foot-deep ravine, still visible to the east of Peachtree north of 10th Street. During the desperate times after the Civil War, the hungry, homeless, wounded, and hopeless filled Atlanta's streets. The ravine became
74-689: A $ 1 billion, 20-year plan to transform Peachtree Street with streetscape upgrades, public parks, buried utilities, and the addition of a streetcar , based on a sixteen-month study by the Peachtree Corridor Partnership task force . The Peachtree name is common throughout the Atlanta area. In fact, it is often joked by natives that half of the streets in Atlanta are named Peachtree, and the other half have five names to make up for it. While “Peachtree” alone almost always refers to this street or its continuations, there are 71 streets in Atlanta with
111-564: A means to evaluate soil fertility and vigour of the trees. The bark of most pines is thick and scaly, but some species have thin, flaky bark. The branches are produced in "pseudo whorls", actually a very tight spiral but appearing like a ring of branches arising from the same point. Many pines are uninodal, producing just one such whorl of branches each year, from buds at the tip of the year's new shoot , but others are multinodal, producing two or more whorls of branches per year. Pines have four types of leaf : Pines are monoecious , having
148-478: A rest stop to both freedmen and displaced Confederate veterans, some who had been left morphine addicts. Just north of the ravine where Peachtree crossed a country road (now 14th Street), was a wagon yard, where freight was unloaded, destined for the merchants in the city, which lay further south. Merchants on their way to the wagon yard and carrying the cash that the freight companies demanded, or merchants returning with wagons loaded with goods, slowed to circumvent
185-498: A variant of “Peachtree” in their name. Some include: Peachtree is also seen in place names: West Peachtree Street is not a western branch of Peachtree Street, but a major parallel (and unlike Peachtree, almost perfectly straight) due north–south street running one block west of Peachtree Street through downtown, and mostly two or three blocks west (due to the curves in Peachtree Street) through Midtown. West Peachtree divides
222-458: Is a block south of the "Fabulous" Fox Theatre , a grand movie palace completed in 1929. Author Margaret Mitchell was killed by a speeding car in 1949 while crossing Peachtree Street as a pedestrian at the intersection with 13th Street. Mitchell wrote her classic Gone With the Wind in the basement apartment of a boarding house at the corner of 10th Street and Peachtree Street. That house
259-530: Is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus ( / ˈ p aɪ n ə s / ) of the family Pinaceae . Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae . World Flora Online accepts 187 species names of pines as current, with additional synonyms, making it the largest family among the conifers. The American Conifer Society (ACS) and the Royal Horticultural Society accept 121 species. The highest species diversity of pines
296-665: Is atop a ridge , railroad tracks were built on the actual Eastern Continental Divide, which follows DeKalb Avenue from Decatur to Five Points , then turns southwest toward the Atlanta airport , with the northwest side draining into the Chattahoochee or Flint Rivers and therefore into the Gulf of Mexico , and the southeast side eventually into the Atlantic Ocean . In 1959, Whitehall Street SW, which meets Peachtree Street NE at Five Points,
333-777: Is found in Mexico. Pines are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere ; they occupy large areas of boreal forest , but are found in many habitats, including the Mediterranean Basin . The timber from pine trees is called "pine"; it is one of the most extensively used types of timber. There are currently 818 named cultivars (or trinomials ) recognized by the ACS. It is a well-known type of Christmas tree . Pine trees are evergreen , coniferous resinous trees (or, rarely, shrubs ) growing 3–80 metres (10–260 feet) tall, with
370-663: Is found just north on Peachtree where the Woodruff Arts Center , including the High Museum of Art , Atlanta Symphony , Alliance Theatre Company , and the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art & Design are located. Although most have been demolished , there are still several historic buildings left along Peachtree in Buckhead. Several of these are stores, in single- story brick buildings constructed well before
407-469: Is located under West Peachtree street where the road crosses the Downtown Connector ( I-75 / 85 ) The station is notable as it is among a very small number of subway stations in the world that are simultaneously above a highway and below street level. The intersection of the two Peachtree streets in downtown form Hardy Ivy Park , while in midtown, the intersection forms Pershing Point Park . From
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#1732844629722444-656: Is now a museum and is located across 10th Street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta which serves the southeastern United States . The film debuted at the Loew's Grand Theatre , at the corner of Peachtree and Forsyth Street, where the Georgia-Pacific Building now stands. Office buildings 1100 Peachtree (formerly owned and occupied by BellSouth ) and 1180 Peachtree , home to major law firms, are prominent business addresses. The heart of Atlanta's arts scene
481-449: Is now restricted to fir ( Abies ) and Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga ). Pines are gymnosperms . The genus is divided into two subgenera based on the number of fibrovascular bundles in the needle. The subgenera can be distinguished by cone, seed, and leaf characters: Phylogenetic evidence indicates that both subgenera have a very ancient divergence from one another. Each subgenus is further divided into sections and subsections. Many of
518-420: Is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta , Georgia, United States. Beginning at Five Points in downtown Atlanta , it runs North through Midtown ; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead , the name changes to Peachtree Road at Palisades Road. Much of the city's historic and noteworthy architecture is located along the street, and it is often used for annual parades , (such as
555-785: Is one of the world's oldest living organisms at around 4,800 years old. This tree can be found in the White Mountains of California. An older tree, now cut down, was dated at 4,900 years old. It was discovered in a grove beneath Wheeler Peak and it is now known as " Prometheus " after the Greek immortal . The spiral growth of branches, needles, and cones scales are arranged in Fibonacci number ratios. The new spring shoots are sometimes called "candles"; they are covered in brown or whitish bud scales and point upward at first, then later turn green and spread outward. These "candles" offer foresters
592-629: Is the largest genus of the Pinaceae , the pine family, which first appeared in the Jurassic period. Based on recent Transcriptome analysis, Pinus is most closely related to the genus Cathaya , which in turn is closely related to spruces . These genera, with firs and larches , form the pinoid clade of the Pinaceae. Pines first appeared during the Early Cretaceous, with the oldest verified fossil of
629-685: The Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square malls. Buckhead Atlanta (formerly "Streets of Buckhead") is a mixed-use development that opened in 2014. The " Midtown Mile " was a concept to make part of Peachtree in Midtown like the Magnificent Mile in Chicago . Atlantans are often convinced that the ridge followed by Peachtree Street is part of the Eastern Continental Divide . While Peachtree Street
666-552: The annexation of Buckhead in 1952. Northeast of the city limit , the road goes through Brookhaven and passes Oglethorpe University . Upon entering Chamblee , the road splits into Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Peachtree Road. Peachtree Road becomes a two-lane road that travels farther east towards Doraville , while Peachtree Industrial Boulevard continues more on a more northerly trajectory (as Georgia 141) towards Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners . The Buckhead shopping district features many high-end retailers, concentrated in
703-615: The Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Parade and Atlanta Christmas Parade ), as well as one-time parades celebrating events such as the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola in 1986 and the Atlanta Braves ' 1995 and 2021 World Series victories. Atlanta grew on a site occupied by the Creek people, which included a major village called Standing Peachtree. There is some dispute over whether the Creek settlement
740-690: The Buford–Spring Connector north to Roswell Road, Peachtree Street and Peachtree Road carry U.S. Route 19 (US 19) and State Route 9 (SR 9). At a five-way intersection with East/West Paces Ferry Road at the center of the original Buckhead Village , US 19 and SR 9 split off onto Roswell Road, while SR 141 begins on Peachtree instead. South of the connector, US 19 and SR 9 continue on two one-way streets : West Peachtree Street northbound and Spring Street southbound. Peachtree meets Piedmont Road ( SR 237 ) between Buckhead Village and Lenox Square. Besides
777-562: The Hyatt Midtown hotel. During this period 10th Street was also known as Bleckley Avenue . By 1883 the area was rechristened "North Atlanta". From the 1920s to the early 1960s the area was an upscale shopping area, the first major one outside the Central District ( Downtown Atlanta ), attracting customers from affluent neighborhoods throughout the city. The 1959 opening of Lenox Square and 1964 opening of Ansley Mall lowered sales in
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#1732844629722814-644: The Indo-European base *pīt- ‘resin’ (source of English pituitary ). Before the 19th century, pines were often referred to as firs (from Old Norse fura , by way of Middle English firre ). In some European languages, Germanic cognates of the Old Norse name are still in use for pines — in Danish fyr , in Norwegian fura/fure/furu , Swedish fura/furu , Dutch vuren , and German Föhre — but in modern English, fir
851-699: The Shopping District. The area became a famous hippy hangout and acquired the name of The Strip . By 1967 the hippy movement had been seriously repressed and the area stagnated. Many businesses were set on fire (arson) and many buildings were torn down to make way for parking lots. Today Tenth Street west of Piedmont Avenue is an integral part of the Midtown Core high-rise business and residential district. 33°46′53.5″N 84°23′37″W / 33.781528°N 84.39361°W / 33.781528; -84.39361 Peachtree Street Peachtree Street
888-529: The age of 35, he was murdered in Tight Squeeze after delivering a load of firewood to customers in Atlanta. In the late 1800s the area was rechristened Blooming Hill and consisted of elegant single-family houses. By 1872 the Atlanta Constitution called it "a considerable little town outside the corporate limits of Atlanta" which had two grocery stores. Blooming Hill is commemorated by a sculpture at
925-568: The course of the trail to the Chattahoochee. Some portions of the present road trace this route. After the American Civil War a shantytown named Tight Squeeze developed at Peachtree at what is now 10th Street in Midtown Atlanta . It was infamous for vagrancy, desperation, and robberies of merchants transiting the settlement. In 1867, the name of Whitehall Street , the original road to White Hall Tavern in today's West End neighborhood,
962-550: The genus being Pinus yorkshirensis from the Hauterivian - Barremian boundary (~130-125 million years ago) from the Speeton Clay , England. The evolutionary history of the genus Pinus has been complicated by hybridization . Pines are prone to inter-specific breeding. Wind pollination, long life spans, overlapping generations, large population size, and weak reproductive isolation make breeding across species more likely. As
999-570: The majority of species reaching 15–45 m (50–150 ft) tall. The smallest are Siberian dwarf pine and Potosi pinyon , and the tallest is an 83.45 m (273.8 ft) tall sugar pine located in Yosemite National Park . Pines are long lived and typically reach ages of 100–1,000 years, some even more. The longest-lived is the Great Basin bristlecone pine ( P. longaeva ). One individual of this species, dubbed " Methuselah ",
1036-507: The male and female cones on the same tree. The male cones are small, typically 1–5 cm long, and only present for a short period (usually in spring, though autumn in a few pines), falling as soon as they have shed their pollen . The female cones take 1.5–3 years (depending on species) to mature after pollination , with actual fertilization delayed one year. At maturity the female cones are 3–60 cm long. Each cone has numerous spirally arranged scales, with two seeds on each fertile scale;
1073-626: The northeast and northwest quadrants of the city and county for street addressing purposes. Where the current Peachtree Street turns to Peachtree Road and briefly heads northwest, it actually crosses West Peachtree, leaving it on the "east" side. It is at this point that the Buford -Spring Connector ( Georgia 13 ) begins, taking the route of old I-85 . The studios of WSB-TV are located on this section of “West” Peachtree Street , which terminates at I-85. The MARTA Red / Gold lines run directly under West Peachtree Street. The Civic Center MARTA Station
1110-439: The ravine. Tight Squeeze's residents, as well as professional highwaymen, attacked merchants and robbed them of their merchandise and cash. It was said that it "took a mighty tight squeeze to get through with one's life," the origin of the settlement's name. Desperation inspired rowdyism and "lewd vagrancy". John Plaster was a member of a pioneer farm family for whom Plaster's Bridge Road was named (now Piedmont Road ). In 1866 at
1147-453: The scales at the base and tip of the cone are small and sterile, without seeds. The seeds are mostly small and winged, and are anemophilous (wind-dispersed), but some are larger and have only a vestigial wing, and are bird -dispersed. Female cones are woody and sometimes armed to protect developing seeds from foragers. At maturity, the cones usually open to release the seeds. In some of the bird-dispersed species, for example whitebark pine ,
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1184-469: The seeds are only released by the bird breaking the cones open. In others, the seeds are stored in closed cones for many years until an environmental cue triggers the cones to open, releasing the seeds. This is called serotiny . The most common form of serotiny is pyriscence, in which a resin binds the cones shut until melted by a forest fire, for example in P. rigida . The modern English name "pine" derives from Latin pinus , which some have traced to
1221-422: The smaller groups of Pinus are composed of closely related species with recent divergence and history of hybridization. This results in low morphological and genetic differences. This, coupled with low sampling and underdeveloped genetic techniques, has made taxonomy difficult to determine. Recent research using large genetic datasets has clarified these relationships into the groupings we recognize today. Pinus
1258-721: The southwestern terminus of SR 13 (mentioned above) the only other major intersection in Atlanta is at North Avenue , which carries US 29 , US 78 , US 278 , and SR 8 . There are no direct highway interchanges from Peachtree to the Downtown Connector ( I-75 / I-85 ), I-85 itself, or SR 400 freeways , all of which it crosses. Many of Atlanta's most prominent buildings and landmarks are located along Peachtree Street. In downtown, 191 Peachtree Tower , Georgia-Pacific Tower , Westin Peachtree Plaza and SunTrust Plaza all line Peachtree. In Midtown, Bank of America Plaza , Atlanta's tallest building,
1295-552: Was called Standing Peachtree or Standing Pitch Tree, corrupted later to peach . Pine trees , common to the area, were also known as pitch trees due to their sap . A trail known as the Peachtree Trail stretched from northeast Georgia to Standing Pitch Tree along the Chattahoochee River . The original Peachtree Road began in 1812 at Fort Daniel located at Hog Mountain in present-day Gwinnett County and ran along
1332-404: Was changed to Peachtree Street from Marietta Street south to the railroad crossing (now "gulch") just north of Alabama Street. Later in the 1980s, the portion of Whitehall Street from Five Points south to Forsyth Street and Memorial Drive, a major shopping district from the Civil War through mid-20th century, was renamed Peachtree Street SE. In 2007, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin unveiled
1369-596: Was renamed "Peachtree Street SW", and the Eastern Continental Divide follows this street, so a small portion of the story may be technically correct. Atlanta's primary water source is the Chattahoochee and much of the water is pumped over the watershed . To balance the river flows, treated sewage is pumped back to the Chattahoochee. Pine tree See List of Pinus species for complete taxonomy to species level. See list of pines by region for list of species by geographic distribution . A pine
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