Author Archives: newtreeguy

Time Ball or High Ball?

Posted on Sat 25 September 2021 by newtreeguy

Browsing through some old newspapers at the Library of Congress (site) and it turns out the New Years Ball Drop was an actual daily thing 120 years ago. There was one in New York and one in DC at the … Continue reading →

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Midtown’s Evolving Etymology

Posted on Sun 9 May 2021 by newtreeguy

Found a cool article describing the changing place names for Midtown: North Atlanta, Tight Squeeze, Hip Strip, The Community, and one I’d never heard before: Blooming Hill Good read! AtlantaStudies

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Atlanta Solar System

Posted on Sun 9 May 2021 by newtreeguy

I’d long had an idea of mapping out a to-scale solar system in town. My first idea was to have the Sun as the 15 foot circle at Findley Plaza in L5P and continue down Euclid Ave. But that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Airport Mascot?

Posted on Wed 5 May 2021 by newtreeguy

I found this curious article from 2001. Did Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have a mascot at some time?

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Your Lights Are On

Posted on Sun 5 April 2020 by newtreeguy

The hard-working folks on the Beltline started burying the keg-sized bases for lights about a month ago. Carefully digging around all of the beauties planted by Trees Atlanta and having to put up cones to divert the spring-time foot-traffic around … Continue reading →

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New little Beltline extensions 2019

Posted on Sun 14 April 2019 by newtreeguy

Complete as of late March from Wylie to Kirkwood Ave. They took a while to get the curb cuts and traffic table in place so this little twenty foot section was fenced up for six months. The section from Kirkwood … Continue reading →

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Lapidus and Portman

Posted on Sat 9 March 2019 by newtreeguy

Found a little poem about what is now the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. Here’s Portman’s original design for the Peachtree Plaza Hotel, built as the tallest hotel in the world: The big pedestal held a half acre lake and one … Continue reading →

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The Loew’s Grand Fire

Posted on Sat 9 February 2019 by newtreeguy

Here’s the old beauty in 1972. It had been a long time since she showed first run Hollywood films, but Hollywood itself was pretty moribund at the time. See the nice array of shops surrounding the ground floor. Plentiful commercial … Continue reading →

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Last section of NE Beltline is poured

Posted on Fri 1 February 2019 by newtreeguy

Between Piedmont Park and the Krog Street tunnel only had one little unfinished part which was waiting on the completion of The Edge condo building. It’s pretty much done now but the segment isn’t officially connected yet although you can … Continue reading →

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Broad Street Recognized

Posted on Sat 29 December 2018 by newtreeguy

Nice little write-up on the wonderful StreetsBlog featuring the newly-pedestrian-only section of Broad St. downtown. I remember back in the early 2000’s when the city first started closing it down for “Friday Wind Down”, they would fill the street with … Continue reading →

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