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: The Airport Art program features world-class exhibits, including the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Wall" and "A Walk Through Atlanta History".
: The airport maintains its own platform, ATL Stories , to highlight local heroes, like a 13-year-old aspiring pilot or employees who combat human trafficking. : The Airport Art program features world-class exhibits,
: It was the first airport in the world to serve more than 100 million passengers in a single year. : It was the first airport in the
: It is Georgia’s largest employer , supporting over 63,000 jobs and generating a $34.8 billion economic impact for the metro area. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson
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In 1925, Mayor Walter Sims signed a rent-free lease for 287 acres of land that was formerly the , an abandoned auto racing track. Named Candler Field after former mayor Asa Candler, the site was almost immediately a success. By 1930, Atlanta already ranked third in the nation for total daily flights, trailing only New York and Chicago. Becoming the World's Hub
