The Murder of John Garris
“We were down at the station at a little before midnight,” said William Fisher, a chorus member of the New…
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Endangered: Memorial Corridor
Since the early history of the Gate City, Memorial Drive has been a beating artery of Atlanta, pulsating traffic and…
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home
Pictured is the birth home of Atlanta’s greatest citizen, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born in an upstairs…
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Hammonds House Museum
Hammonds House Museum touches upon so many categories of Atlanta history, it provides the perfect first story of 2014. It…
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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 Wren’s Nest
Was Joel Chandler Harris a progressive that cleverly subverted white power and racism or an anthropological thief that profited from…
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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 Equitable Building of 1892
Let’s look at an old building from Atlanta history, demolished in 1971 to make way for a lobby and plaza…
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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…