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Encyclopedia > SoNo (Atlanta)

"SoNo" (South of North Avenue) is the new name applied to the once ambiguous area between the Downtown and Midtown districts of Atlanta, GA. The neighborhood is formerly referred to as Bedford-Pine, referring to the intersection of the two streets at the heart of the district. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Midtown Atlanta is a district in Atlanta, Georgia situated between the commercial and financial district of downtown to the south and the affluent residential, shopping, and nightlife district of Buckhead to the north. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...


Ongoing urban renewal efforts in the new neighborhood seek to establish a chic cultural identity for the underdeveloped area, as well as reunite the Midtown and Downtown commercial districts (which have remained mostly divided since the construction of the Downtown Connector through the heart of the city), including a proposed "interstate cap" over the highway that would extend Mayor's Park south along Peachtree Street to Baker Street.   In Atlanta, Georgia, the Downtown Connector or 75/85 (pronounced seventy-five eighty-five) is the overlapped route of Interstate 75 and Interstate 85 through the core of the city. ... Peachtree and 10th at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Peachtree Street is the main north-south street of Atlanta, Georgia. ...


The SoNo district is home to several attractions, including Crawford Long Medical Center, the Atlanta Civic Center, Sci-Trek Science and Tech Museum, and the Bank of America Plaza, the city's tallest building. Public transportation is provided by the MARTA Civic Center station. SoNo's centerpiece Renaissance and Central Parks were also the site of Atlanta's annual Music Midtown festival, which was last held in 2005. For the Bank of America Plaza located in Dallas, see Bank of America Plaza (Dallas). ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... MARTA is the common name for Atlantas rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a heavy rail rapid transit system. ... Civic Center station is on the lower level of the West Peachtree Street bridge over the Downtown Connector with two side platforms. ... Music Midtown logo Music Midtown was a large music festival held in Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 2005. ...


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