State Square, Public gathering space in Downtown Atlanta, United States

State Square was the central square of antebellum Atlanta, bounded by Marietta Street (now Decatur Street), Pryor Street, Loyd Street (now Shirley Franklin Boulevard) and Alabama Street. The original Atlanta Union Depot, designed by Edward A. Vincent, stood in the middle of the square. The area is now almost entirely parking lots and parking garages, with part occupied by the Georgia State University College of Education and the MARTA rail line.

State Square was the central square of antebellum Atlanta, bounded by Marietta (now Decatur), Pryor, Loyd (now Shirley Franklin Boulevard) and Alabama streets. The Atlanta Union Depot, designed by Edward A. Vincent, stood in its middle, and the city's most important buildings surrounded it, including the Atlanta, Trout House and Washington Hall hotels, the Atlanta Bank, stores and warehouses. The area is now almost entirely parking lots and garages, with part occupied by the Georgia State University College of Education and the MARTA rail line.

State Square takes its name from the antebellum era, when it served as the central square of Atlanta before the Civil War. The streets around it carried different names then: Marietta Street is now Decatur Street, and Loyd Street is now Shirley Franklin Boulevard. Visitors can trace these old boundaries along the north side of Alabama Street.

The square is conveniently located near Five Points MARTA station, making it easy to reach by public transit. Nearby you will find government offices, restaurants, and shops all within a short walk from the plaza.

The square's footprint is now almost entirely parking lots and garages, with part occupied by the Georgia State University College of Education and a MARTA rail line. Its old bounds ran along Marietta Street (now Decatur Street), Pryor Street, Loyd Street (now Shirley Franklin Boulevard) and Alabama Street.