Peachtree Arcade

Peachtree Arcade
Peachtree Arcade
	Peachtree Arcade in 1917, with the Peachtree Street Viaduct in front
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Shopping arcade
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Address	2 Peachtree Street SW
Town or city	Atlanta, Georgia
Country	United States
Coordinates	33°45′15″N 84°23′26″W / 33.75417°N 84.39056°W
Construction started	March 1917
Completed	1918
Demolished	1964
Cost	US$500,000
Owner	Flynn Realty Co.
Technical details
Floor count	6
Design and construction
Architect(s)	A. Ten Eyck Brown
Developer	R. R. Otis
Main contractor	A. V. Gude & Co.

The Peachtree Arcade was a shopping arcade in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building, modeled after the Arcade in Cleveland, was designed by Atlanta-based architect A. Ten Eyck Brown and was located between Peachtree Street and Broad Street near Five Points. Construction began in 1917 and was completed the following year. Located in the city's central business district, it was very popular with citizens, functioning as an unofficial "civic center" for the city. However, by the 1960s, the arcade was facing increased competition from shopping malls located in Atlanta's suburbs, and in 1964, the building was demolished to make way for the First National Bank Building, a skyscraper that, at the time of its construction, was the tallest building in both Atlanta and the southeastern United States. In 1993, the American Institute of Architects named the building as one of Atlanta's most notable landmarks to have been destroyed.