MARTA Tunnel, 1979

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Atlanta legislators and MARTA officials are shown touring the cavernous tunnel that would carry MARTA's north line when it opened in September 1981. The tunnel runs 1.9 miles under Broad, Peachtree, and West Peachtree streets.

MARTA Tunnel, 1979

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