Industry

During the second half of the 1800's Atlanta was in a stage of reconstruction. Stores were opening and the railroad lines were boosting transportation and economic expansion. Stores were booming with trade and usually garnered a substantial amount of revenue. Atlanta also served as a port for cotton. In the later decades the city began producing maufacturing companies, factories, textile companies and import industrial features that would bolster the economy. With these industries striving, jobs were in excess because labor was needed in all parts of the industry. Atlanta would develop a downtown area that would serve as a point of banking and investment for not only the city but the state itself. The population took a tremendous drop and growth came to a halt after the depression. In 1952 that changed with the annexation of Buckhead. The annexation would guarantee the city to acquire land that would triple it in size. Estimates determined that 100,000 new residents were added. As of today, the city continues to prosper. With the recession of today the population may be at a stalemate for now. As soon as the recession ends, jobs and population will increase and should boost Atlanta's economy.



From: NPS.gov
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/industrial.htm