Pemberton Place Pemberton Place Pemberton Place, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, just north of Centennial Olympic Park in the Luckie Marietta district, is a complex that is home to the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights. It is named after John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola. The area was originally ten city blocks of businesses, residences, etc.; it started to decline in the mid-20th century and by the early 1990s was considered a "long forgotten district of downtown". The Coca-Cola Company acquired property in the area and built Coca-Cola Olympic City there, for the
Dr. John singles chart, eventually reaching #71. In 2003, "Dr. John's Gumbo" was ranked number 404 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. With "Gumbo", Dr. John expanded his career beyond the psychedelic voodoo music and theatrics which had driven his career since he took on the Dr. John persona, although it has always remained an integral part of his music and identity. It was not until 1998's "Anutha Zone" that he again concentrated on this aspect of his music wholly for a full album. "After we cut the new record", he wrote, "I decided I'd