Pemberton Place

Pemberton Place, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, just north of Centennial Olympic Park in the Luckie Marietta district, is a complex that is home to the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.; it started to decline in the mid-20th century and by the early 1990s was considered a "long forgotten district of downtown".The world's third largest aquarium with more than 8.1 million US gallons (31,000 m3) of marine and fresh water, housing more than 100,000 animals of 500 different species.The center will feature four interactive and thought-provoking exhibitions, including a gallery for continually-rotating exhibits of items from the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr., Collection, where visitors can view the personal papers and items of Dr. King.The center will also provide designated event spaces and educational programs inspiring visitors to join the ongoing dialogue about contemporary movements for human rights around the world.
Pemberton Place
1911 Sanborn Fire Map of all but the westernmost section of what is today Pemberton Place, bounded by Baker, Luckie, Ivan Allen (Alexander), and Centennial Olympic Park Drive (Orme)
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