Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are canceled in 2020, and will hopefully return in 2021. Kelly
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The story of a friendly man
One of the early residents of Atlanta was Dr. Joseph Thompson, who had been lured to the young city by an old friend. Dr. Thompson had a well-known and respected 20-year medical career in Decatur but issues with rheumatism put an end to his practice. He was running an inn when J. Edgar Thomson, a […]
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Mint Gallery – MerriMint show – Dec. 14, 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are changed in 2020, and will hopefully return to full form in 2021. Kelly
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He chose Atlanta
He was on his way from Covington to Newnan via a 2-horse coach when Richard Peters first laid eyes on the young city of Marthasville. It was 1844 and Peters, an engineer for the Georgia Railroad, was part of the team building a rail line that would connect Augusta to Marthasville. As he passed through […]
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Children’s Christmas Parade – Peachtree Street Dec. 7, 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Rain on Children’s Christmas Parade – Peachtree Street Dec. 1, 2018 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Oakland Cemetery – Victorian Holiday – first weekend in December 2020, 18, 17 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are changed or canceled in 2020, and will hopefully return to full form in 2021. Kelly
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From the story files of an Atlanta institution
“You want to be where everybody knows your name.” That is a line in the chorus of the theme song from the long-running TV show “Cheers,” a show about a fictional Boston tavern and its regular customers. “Cheers” was patterned after Boston’s Bull and Finch Pub, an actual tavern that opened for business in 1969 […]
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He didn’t stay long
It was not long after 3-railroad lines were connected to a central point in north Georgia that people began beating a path to Atlanta. Word had spread of the abundant opportunities and cheap land and those seeking better lives were arriving to the young city every day. There were, of course, those looking for jobs […]
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Hosea Feed the Hungry & Homeless 50th anniversary – Thanksgiving 2020 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: viewers will note that this year‘s event was scaled back and held outside due to Covid, but will hopefully return to full form in 2021
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Dawgs and Jackets 2019 – GA/GA Tech pregame – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Dawgs and Jackets – GA/GA Tech pregame – 2017 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
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Couldn’t hold him down
Bill dreamed of becoming a lawyer but, at a young age, he had to drop out of school to help support his family. He got a job as a law clerk for an Atlanta firm where he discovered that there was more than one way to get an education. It’s the tale of the self-taught […]
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Hosea Feed the Hungry & Homeless Thanksgiving Dinner – 2019, 18, 17 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series of great Atlanta events that are changed or cancelled this year due to COVID, and will hopefully return to form in 2021.
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Dedication of the YC-141B “StarLifter”
It took more than 10 years, but a team of volunteers restored the Lockheed-made YC-141B aircraft to take a center stage at the Aviation History & Technology Center in Marietta. The restored aircraft was dedicated at a community event on Saturday, Nov. 14 that was attended by service men and women who designed, built, maintained […]
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GSU Welch School of Art and Design – MFA Open Studio – Nov. 22, 2019 – Photos by Kelly Jordan
Note: continuing a series about great Atlanta events that are postponed or virtual in 2020, and will hopefully return in 2021
