Past Pictures: Tenth Street
In our Past Pictures series we present a chain of images from the history of Atlanta with one thing in…
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The M. Rich Building
Imagine a brick maze of interlocked buildings from before 1907, smack in the middle of downtown Atlanta. In short, that’s…
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Southern Bell Telephone Company Building
From afar it appears to be a giant blank ice cube with a brown toothpick-like tower oddly sticking out of…
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APC Alert: The Phoenix Flies Celebration 2014
Each year the Atlanta Preservation Center coordinates a series of unique events dedicated to Atlanta history and historic preservation collectively…
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Woody Willow
He was there when Atlanta’s first television station turned on the transmitter in September of 1948, reaching an estimated 500…
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The Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library
MARBL stands for the Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library located primarily on the 10th floor of the Robert W….
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The Old Leyden House Columns
One block off of Peachtree Street in Atlanta is a row of white columns that date back to before the…
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The Tombstone of Augustus Thompson
For this Fast Friday pictured is the tombstone of Augustus Thompson, which can be found in the African American section…
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Oakland Cemetery
Originally known as Atlanta Graveyard or City Burial Place, Oakland Cemetery provides body bags of Atlanta history with just an…
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Atlanta’s Historic Fire Bell
Atlanta Fire Bell Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaFireBell/ Standing in the open yard outside of Atlanta’s Fire Station No. 1 in the Castleberry…