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Remember Ukraine – Atlanta Rallies – various dates/locations
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Why Atlanta?
During the early days of America’s founding, having access to water was one of the primary prerequisites in choosing a location for a community. It’s not a difficult concept to understand. In addition to the obvious health benefits, having access to water provided a source of power for industry and, for many, water equaled mobility, […]
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James Earl “Jimmy” Carter – Rest in Peace
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Three looks at Christmas past – Children’s Parade, Virginia Highland Parade, Hometown Parade
Spreading holiday cheer along Peachtree Street at the 2019 Children’s Christmas Parade. Look back at the fun and festivities of the 2022 Virginia Highland Winterfest Parade. A small town Christmas in Summerville, GA
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An Atlanta Alamo Connection
It is a safe bet to say that there were no Atlantans who fought at the Battle of the Alamo. Safe because the battle was over and done with a year before the terminus stake was ever driven into the ground. And yet…there is a connection between Atlanta and the Alamo. Not surprisingly, the connection […]
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Peachtree Center and One Peachtree – Overview of Portman projects
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The Tall Wagging Tale
Sounds good…you be the judge. That’s the deal we’re offering this week, as we tell the tale of a well-known Atlantan who decided to try his hand at event promotion. It’s a tale that has all the makings of a “top notch” Story. Sky-high, death-defying action, a high stakes bet, a puppy dog in danger, […]
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Riding the Rails – Views of MARTA heavy rail and reflections on the Streetcar – various dates
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Connecting the Dots
This week we play a game of “connect the dots” as we trace the relationship of two famous Georgians who each played a role in Atlanta’s young but stellar past. We start with the birth of Crawford Long in 1815 and take a brief look at why we all owe him a major debt of […]
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Catch the bus – Historic to Electric – various years
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Atlanta’s Hoo-Hoos
As the story goes, a journalist in the timber industry named Johnson was describing a most peculiar tuft of hair, greased and twisted to a point atop the otherwise bald head of a man named McCarer. Using a phrase of his own concoction to describe Mr. McCarer’s signature coiffure, Mr. Johnson pronounced it to be […]
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Little 5 Points – Various Reflections – 2017 thru 2024
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The Unknown Origin of Fulton County
We know the last name but apparently no one bothered to write down the first name. It’s a cautionary tale about the value of taking notes on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony – Peachtree Street – various years 2016-24
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Was Atlanta the First?
In the mid-1880s, George Eastman invented a process for coating a photographic emulsion onto a flexible material…put more simply, he invented film. Not only was that a giant leap in the evolution of photography, but the new medium also opened the door for the development of motion pictures. A decade later, Thomas Edison unveiled the […]
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West End – Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. and Peeples St. – various dates
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Art on the wall in Reynoldstown – Wylie Street Beltline – various dates
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It Took A Village
Build a better mousetrap and the world will be a path to your door. Given that the U.S. Patent Office says there have been over 4,400 patents issued for various types of mousetraps, many people must have taken that epigram to heart. And though, it is unlikely that you will find the mousetrap high-up on […]
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Georgia Tech – Game Day, Grills & Campus – various dates
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