By Ann Boutwell
Feb. 2, 1896: James Tate, born a slave in Elberton County, was a successful Auburn Avenue merchant by 1896. During the 1860s, after settling in Atlanta, he became an entrepreneur and is regarded …

By Ann Boutwell
Jan 1, 1902: The Negro Literary and Historical Society commemorated the 39th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The Ebenezer Baptist Church was the celebration site, located …

By Ann Boutwell
Dec. 2, 1933: The new $3 million United States Post Office building opened at Forsyth, Hunter (now, Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive) and Spring streets. Architect A. Ten Eyck Brown with associates Alfredo …

By Ann Boutwell
Nov. 7, 1926: Buckhead’s Covenant Presbyterian Church opened its new $150,000 Gothic-style building designed by architect Charles H. Hopkins. The church had its beginnings in 1874 and was the city’s first downtown congregation …

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2012 list of Places in Peril around the state, including Atlanta’s historic railroad buildings
The development of the railroad was a leading force in Atlanta’s growth and …

By Ann Boutwell

Oct. 2, 1911: The Georgian Terrace Hotel’s first official public gala was held. Musical strains from a Spanish-costumed orchestra were playing that evening when the doors opened at 8 p.m.  An estimated …