Eighth Street Apartments are apartment-style residence halls at Georgia Tech. They opened in 1995 as housing for the athletes and journalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA as a part of the Olympic Village.
The Apartments are separated into 3 buildings which are known as either East, South, or West. East houses 216 residents, South houses 188, and West houses 248. Together, the Eighth Street Apartments originally cost $24,844,000 to construct and was designed by Cooper Carry.
Coordinates: 33°46′41.75″N 84°24′13.33″W / 33.7782639°N 84.4037028°W / 33.7782639; -84.4037028
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My true love sent to me
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