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Moment in GSU History: “Building Jarred,” 1949
In 1949, the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia—precursor to Georgia State University—fit all of its students, staff, classrooms and offices into two floors of one building. On the afternoon of March 24th of that year, the whole building, … Continue reading
Photo of Overlooked GSU Landmark Rediscovered
Director George Sparks’ earliest memory of what is now Georgia State University was when it was located at Pryor St. (now Peachtree Center Ave.) and Auburn Ave. See Sanborn map of location here and hear Sparks describe the college. When … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Collections, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, GSU Centennial, History, Primary Resources, Special Collections & Archives
Tagged Atlanta, business school, Georgia State College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, higher education, historic buildings, MAPS, urban education
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Bazaar Education: Night School in the Peachtree Arcade
In 1917, at the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State University) moved into two rooms at the newly constructed Peachtree Arcade near Atlanta’s Five Points. The … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Collections, Education, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, GSU Centennial, History, Special Collections & Archives
Tagged Atlanta, business school, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, higher education, historic buildings, urban education
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Blank Slate: GSU’s First Downtown Location
The Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce (now Georgia State University) was housed in the Walton Building from 1914 to 1916. This is the first building the Evening School occupied in downtown Atlanta. The relocation of the Evening … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, business school, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, higher education, historic buildings
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Good Chemistry: GSU’s First Location
In 1913, the Georgia School of Technology’s School of Commerce held its first classes at Tech’s ivy-covered chemistry building (Lyman Hall). The Evening School of Commerce moved to downtown Atlanta the next year. Since then, Georgia State University has … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, higher education, historic buildings
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Moving Around Town in Downtown: GSU’s Earliest Locations (1914-1955)
Ever wonder where Georgia State University was headquartered during its early years? The first class met at Georgia Tech, but in 1914 the school relocated to downtown Atlanta, where it then moved from one building to another. Early records are … Continue reading
Photo of the Week: Burns Cottage, Atlanta, GA
The Robert Burns Cottage, located three miles southeast of Atlanta, Georgia, is a replica of the Scottish poet’s birthplace in Alloway, Ayrsshire, Scotland. The Atlanta cottage was constructed in 1911 by the Burns Club of Atlanta, a social, literary, and … Continue reading