In 1962 , Atlanta suffered an unprecedented loss when an airplane , the '' Chateau de Sully '' , carrying the leaders of Atlanta ’s arts and civic community , crashed at Orly Airport in Paris . As the city grieved , it came together and used the devastating loss as a catalyst for the arts and built a fitting memorial to these victims . This led to the creation of the Atlanta Arts Alliance
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Woodruff Arts Center