Category Archives: Street Scenes

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

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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

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Sharing is Caring

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Shopper’s Bus

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

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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Lost on Spring Street

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Asking too much?

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Edgewood Traffic Cop

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Was it too soon for this joke?

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Moreland Ave Hold-Up

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