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Street Renamed to Honor AmericasMart Founder

GDA Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 11/3/2011 4:47:48 PM

Atlanta - The city of Atlanta officially renamed Harris Street after AmericasMart's founder, John Portman. John Portman Blvd. was officially renamed on Wednesday, November 2, at a ceremony which featured remarks by Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta and Ceasar C. Mitchell, president of the Atlanta City Council, as well as local television personalities and other notables. John Portman
"Few men have made their mark on the City of Atlanta in the way that John Portman has," Reed said. "He literally has changed our skyline." In addition to AmericasMart, Portman is also responsible for the Peachtree Center, as well as the Hyatt Regency and Westin Peachtree hotels.
Portman described the Boulevard as "a street that goes through the heart of my life" as well as his professional career.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the full name of the street will be "John Portman Boulevard at Historic Harris Street."

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