Category Archives: Retail

Bookstore memorabilia

Posted on Fri 4 August 2017 by newtreeguy

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 →

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Nurserymen of Atlanta

Posted on Thu 25 May 2017 by newtreeguy

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 →

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Shopper’s Bus

Posted on Sun 28 August 2016 by newtreeguy

The Atlanta Transit Company tried many strategies to survive in the age of the automobile. One was certain bus routes that circled all the major stores downtown.

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Target Practice

Posted on Sat 27 August 2016 by newtreeguy

Believe it or not, there used to be a bunch of gun stores in downtown Atlanta. Even the Kimball House hotel had a giant neon sign advertising “Pistols, Shotguns, Rifles”. Not sure if layaway would be a good strategy for … Continue reading →

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