By the Decade

Presented By The Heritage Committee IN HONOR OF THE 125 TH ANNIVERSARY

Better By the Decade A CLOSER LOOK AT 1958-1977

A VISIONARY MOVE Atlanta Athletic Club’s move north to Duluth (now Johns Creek) in the 1960s was part of a century long trend of suburbanization. With the advent of the Eisenhower Interstate Highway system, many of the Club’s members began to move out of the city. With the establishment of the Yacht Club at Lake Lanier and the sale of both East Lake and the downtown club, the AAC entered a new era. All eyes turned north…