. Cold War Era, Crime in Atlanta Georgia is above the national median and has been a major problem for the city since the middle 20th century. . The Technique also known as the "'Nique" is Tech's official student newspaper It is distributed weekly during the Fall and Spring semesters (on Fridays) and biweekly during the Summer semester (with certain exceptions) it was established on November 17 1911 Blueprint is Tech's yearbook established in 1908 Other student publications include the North Avenue Review Tech's "free-speech magazine" Erato Tech's literary magazine the Tower Tech's undergraduate research journal and T-Book the student handbook detailing Tech traditions the offices of all student publications are located in the Student Services Building, Southern colonies Main article: Centennial Olympic Stadium, J DeKalb Shrubby plants include blackberry horsechestnut sumac and sometimes hawthorn Virginia creeper poison ivy and briar are common vines the Confederate yellow daisy is a wildflower native only to the area around Stone Mountain. Main article: 1914 Boston Braves season, The "Braves" name which was first used in 1912 originates from a term for a Native American warrior They are nicknamed "the Bravos" and often referred to as "America's Team" in reference to the team's games being broadcast on the nationally available TBS from the 1970s until 2007 giving the team a nationwide fan base; . .
Move to Augusta 36 Mark Melancon Most of Atlanta was burned during the Civil War depleting the city of a large stock of its historic architecture Yet architecturally the city had never been traditionally "southern" because Atlanta originated as a railroad town rather than a patrician southern seaport like Savannah or Charleston Many of the city's landmarks share architectural characteristics with buildings in the Northeast or Midwest, J Many of these historic stations including Atlanta's Union Station and Terminal Station were demolished like many county courthouses and other historic buildings Many have been saved however including the L&N station in Woodstock and the stations along the main W&A line in Marietta and Smyrna. Main article: Georgia Tech traditions Atlanta also plays host to one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race each year at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In 1982 former Secretary of the Navy and retired Southern Railway head William Graham Claytor Jr came out of retirement to lead Amtrak.[page needed] Despite frequent clashes with the Reagan administration over funding Claytor enjoyed a good relationship with John H Riley the head of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and with members of Congress Limited funding led Claytor to use short-term debt to fund operations. ; The first passenger horsecar or tram Swansea and Mumbles Railway was opened between Swansea and Mumbles in Wales in 1807 Horses remained the preferable mode for tram transport even after the arrival of steam engines until the end of the 19th century because they were cleaner compared to steam driven trams which caused smoke in city streets.
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