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Author Archives: Britton Edwards
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Photo Pick: Photo Fence on the Beltline by Kelly Jordan
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Photo Pick: Literacy in Action by Deanna Anderson
Literacy Action, the largest nonprofit provider of free adult basic education in Georgia, announced today the opening of its new state-of-the-art learning complex in the Peachtree Center tower, centrally located in downtown Atlanta. With the ribbon cutting on August 14, the new campus now provides the opportunity for Literacy Action to continue to meet the growing […]
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Photo Pick: C. T. is 93! Rev. Vivian’s birthday party by Kelly Jordan
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Photo Pick: Waffle House Museum. Avondale 6/29 by Kelly Jordan
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Photo Pick: Atlanta Civic Center by Chad Carlson
According to reports this week, the Civic Center could avoid demolition. The previous status was grim, but the city is back in talks about preserving this building. The following excerpt is from Maria’s column this week: “Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is exploring “reactivating” the 18-acre Civic Center site and possibly putting it back on the […]
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Photo Pick: Peachtree Hills Park Destruction by Laura Dobson
Earlier this year Maria Saporta reported on plans for Peachtree Hills Park. Now the damage is beginning. Laura Dobson says “They have put a street through the park. No other way to say it. It is unbelievable. For scale, that’s s dump truck in the background of the first photo.” Read the column from earlier this […]
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Photo Pick: Equitable Building by Sara Gottlieb
A First for Atlanta: On 6/25/1891, the cornerstone was laid for the first Equitable Building. Atlanta’s first skyscraper, it had 8 stories. This photo was submitted by reader Sara Gottlieb!
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Photo Pick: Southwest Atlanta by Chad Carlson
Chad Carlson shares highlights of some of the historic industrial buildings in southwest Atlanta from yesterday’s Georgia Trust tour. It was a fantastic tour, with over 200 registrants, which included a wide section of buildings, including residences and industrial buildings. – Maria wrote a preview here if you want more details about the tour.
