Filling The Gulch

Since there seems to be little interest in turning The Gulch – a 120-acre collection of parking lots, viaducts and railways in Downtown – into a multimodal passenger terminal, the Atlanta Hawks want to turn the space adjacent to Philips Arena into a sports entertainment complex for fans.

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Hawks are in the preliminary stages of “reimagining” Philips Arena and the The Gulch. The entertainment complex might include some kind of NBA fan experience, hotel or a casino.

There was plenty of buzz about the multimodal project in March when a Georgia Department of Transportationcommissioned video of what the terminal might look like was leaked online. It’s since been removed, but you can see a screencap accompanying this article. The video showed high-speed rail, MARTA, bus services and an expanded Atlanta Streetcar all converging on the terminal with its soaring European design.

Like Underground Atlanta, The Gulch was created as bridges and viaducts were created to cross the train tracks in Downtown causing the elevation of street level.

–Collin Kelley

Above, the ultra-modern design of the multimodal passenger terminal originally planned for The Gulch was showcased in a leaked video produced by the Georgia Department of Transportation. At right, this Google image shows The Gulch today, which is mostly used for parking. The Hawks want to turn the space into an entertainment complex for fans.

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