Articles tagged with: history
Images of America: Virginia-Highland: The Intown neighborhood is the latest to be spotlighted in Arcadia Publishing’s ongoing series of community history books. The book contains historic photographs and information compiled by Karri Hobson-Pape and Lola …
By Collin Kelley
Editor
Lain Shakespeare’s first day as executive director of The Wren’s Nest was a memorable one. Georgia Power came to turn off the electricity, the house itself was crumbling and mounting debt meant the …
By Brandon Marshall-Todd
While historic buildings and street names seem to always be in danger of being torn down or changed, Roger Pennyman has made it his life’s mission to preserve Atlanta’s rich history and …
By Osayi Endolyn
At first, her comment sounded sacrilegious.
“The sign on the building might say ‘Manuel’s,’ but it’s ‘Bobby’s’ to us,” Patricia Kendall said, seated in a booth with a glass of beer.
She didn’t seem concerned …
By Matthew Terrell
If it weren’t for some clever public relations, the symbol for Atlanta would be a big ball of tar. The idea of the luscious “Georgia Peach” is one part lie and one part …
By Collin Kelley
Editor
The one constant through all the years… has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has …




