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What does underground mean?
Underground Atlanta — the multi-level downtown district under the viaducts. Old brick storefronts, club nights, swap-meet shopping. Long-standing pull-up spot in ATL records.
"Met up with the gang at Underground, then slid to Magic."
Origin
12-acre district in downtown Atlanta sitting below street level — a quirk of 1920s viaducts being built over the original 19th-century streetscape. Opened as a shopping/entertainment hub in 1969, relaunched multiple times since.
Frequently asked questions
What does underground mean in Atlanta?
It refers to Underground Atlanta, the historic district built below the city streets.
How do you use underground in a sentence?
"We're heading down to Underground for the night."
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