Adams-Cates Company Photographs
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains aerial photographs produced to assist Adams-Cates Company in the development of commercial real estate in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Aerial views of the cities of Atlanta, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Forest Park, Gainesville, Hapeville, Lithonia, Marietta, Panthersville, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, as well as dozens of images of unidentified areas in the metropolitan Atlanta region are contained in the collection. The photographs document the construction of the interstate system around the cities of Atlanta and Decatur, the growth of the skyline of downtown Atlanta, and the largely rural landscape of Cobb, Gwinnett, Douglas, Hall and Newton counties. Included are photographs of the Atlanta Municipal Airport, Fulton County Airport, Peachtree-DeKalb Airport, the General Motors Plant in Doraville, Inman Yard, the Chattahoochee River, East Lake Golf Course, the Farmer’s Market in Forest Park, and numerous shopping centers, neighborhoods, drive-in theaters, and industrial areas.
Dates
- 1956-1973
Creator
- Adams-Cates Company (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Administrative/Biographical History
Adams-Cates Company is a real estate firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 1905 as B.M Grant-A.S. Adams Company. Alvin Bingham Cates joined with the company’s founders as a silent partner in 1915, and in 1927 the company was incorporated as Adams-Cates Company. The company had their headquarters in the Hurt Building until 1978 when it relocated to Peachtree Center South. Adams-Cates was absorbed by the San Francisco based Grubb and Ellis, and changed its name to Grubb and Ellis Atlanta in 1991. Grubb and Ellis currently have offices in Buckhead and Marietta, Georgia. The company has been involved in commercial developments in the city of Atlanta, including Peachtree Center, Davison’s Department Store, the Equitable Building, and dozens of office parks and shopping malls throughout the metropolitan region.
Extent
327 image(s)
Language
English
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetical by location
Acquisition Information
Gift of Adams-Cates Realty, 1967 (1967.079); 1978 (1978.305); 1984 (1984.182).
General Physical Description note
327 black and white prints (1 document case and 8 oversized boxes)
Processing Information
Collection processed in 2007.
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Atlanta Municipal Airport (Ga.)
- Atlanta Water Works (Ga.)
- Avondale Estates (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Belvedere Park (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Buckhead (Atlanta, Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Chamblee (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Chattahoochee Industrial Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Cityscapes
- Clayton County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Cobb, Parsifal
- Crossroads Shopping Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
- DeKalb County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Decatur (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Doraville (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Douglas County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Drive-in theaters -- Georgia
- Drive-in theaters -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- East Lake Golf Club (Atlanta, Ga.)
- East Point (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Express highways -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Forest Park (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Fulton County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
- Fulton Industrial Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Gainesville (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Georgia State Farmer's Market
- Gwinnett County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Hall County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Hapeville (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center (Mableton, Ga.)
- Inman Yard (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Lenox Mall (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Lithonia (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Mableton (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Marietta (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Newton County (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Peachtree-DeKalb Airport (Chamblee, Ga.)
- Photography -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Railroads -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Sandy Springs (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Shopping centers -- Georgia -- Atlanta Metropolitan Area
- Transportation -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Tucker (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Vinings (Ga.) -- Aerial views
- Wray Studios (Atlanta, Ga)
- Title
- Adams-Cates Company Photographs
- Author
- Inventory prepared by Paul Crater
- Date
- July 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository