Jasper “Jack” Smith – Atlanta’s Quaintest Character
MARTA–Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority–is Atlanta’s subway system. When a passenger walks out of the southwest exit of the Peachtree Center MARTA station,…
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The Whitehead Memorial Room
This is the first of three articles about the unique and distinctive wood carvings of Herbert Millard. The second article is about…
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Fort X
Time and time again we see large Atlanta organizations go silent on properties with historical significance they obtain. My guess…
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Trio Laundry: Neglect or Incompetence?
What would you do if you were given $750,000 to play with? Buy a new home? A new car? Start…
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Rhodes Memorial Hall
It was built for Amos Giles Rhodes, one of the first large-scale furniture magnates to market reasonably-priced furniture to the…
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Help Sylvester Cemetery
Do you love East Atlanta? Have you ever heard of Sylvester Cemetery? Well if you love East Atlanta, then Sylvester…
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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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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 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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Ivy Hall
Placed high upon a hill overlooking the south side of Ponce De Leon, pictured here we find the intricate and…