Downtown Atlanta's OMNI INTERNATIONAL COMPLEX was built less than a mile southwest of Peachtree Center. The OMNI megastructure, also dedicated in early 1976, featured an indoor ice rink, as well as various boutiques, bistros and cocktail lounges. Moreover, there were two office towers, a luxury hotel and multiplex cinema. The World of Sid & Marty Kroft, on the upper levels, was the world's second indoor amusement park.

The 80 million dollar complex housed 8 million square feet of enclosed space. Its 205-foot-long escalator originally ascended to the top floor of the 5-level World of Sid & Marty Kroft (which was in business for only 5 months). In September 1986, the OMNI INTERNATIONAL COMPLEX was renamed CNN CENTER.

MARTA, the rail facet of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, began revenue service in June 1979. The heavy rail system, built between 1975 and 2000, now extends for 47.6 route miles and serves thirty-eight stations.

MARTA's Peachtree Center Station was blasted out of solid granite 120 feet below street level. Dedicated in September 1982, the 45 million dollar subway stop received the Outstanding Civil Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1983. A 175-foot-long escalator connected it with the PEACHTREE CENTER SHOPPING GALLERY above.
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