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Category Archives: Fun
Midtown’s Evolving Etymology
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
Atlanta Solar System
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
HENSE is so legit now
Oh, he had so many death-defying tags around town: rail bridges over The Connector, old warehouse roofs you could see from MARTA, etc. But now that he’s a “Real Artist” including the huge mural at 14th and Spring, he’s graduated … Continue reading
The Atlanta Sound, circa 1969
I love this Billy Joe Royal album from right in the middle of the string of hits he recorded from fellow-Atlantan Joe South’s songwriting. Undisputed classics like “Hush, hush, thought I heard you callin’ my name”, “I Never Promised You … Continue reading
Last post of 2017
A little holiday cheer left at Krog Street Market Young and old, good crowds and good food! Krog City Market opened in 2014 in a complex of buildings that for years was used by Barbizon (the modeling and acting company) … Continue reading
Bookstore memorabilia
I loved the quote on the Border’s bookmark (this was where party city in Buckhead is now); that’s the original location of the Science Fiction & Mystery bookshop: it was on Cheshire Bridge for 10 years or so then briefly … Continue reading
City Fabric in a Book?
Looks like Tim Keane and co in the planning department have joined up with Ryan Gravel to put together a practical guide to achieving Atlanta’s aspirations for a knitted together fabric of a city. I love the idea. From Amy … Continue reading
Nurserymen of Atlanta
Here’s a sampling of city directory listings. The only ones I knew for sure were Hastings and Monroe (the road was named after the nursery) 1954 (obligatory joke about finding bush on Cheshire Bridge Road) Abbey View Greenhouse 2055 Gordon … Continue reading
Punchline green room
Comedian signatures from 1982 to the closing in 2015. The legendary club was in Sandy Springs in a very 1980’s strip mall off Hammand. I think Cafe 290 is still open over there. Sorry for the photo dump: cleaning out … Continue reading
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