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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: 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.
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Photo Pick: Reed and Georgia Avenues by Chad Carlson
Comment from Chad: “At Reed and Georgia Avenues. Next to Turner Field. Human scale, pedestrian oriented, historic buildings, providing a distinct look for the area. Hopefully, the new developer will understand the importance of these buildings to the built environment.”
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Photo Pick: Fulton County Library by Chad Carlson
More from Chad: “The Fulton County Commission is once again calling for the demolition of the Fulton County Library. It is a fantastic example of the style of Brutalism—from the French, “breton brut,” which means raw concrete. The building was listed by the World Monuments Fund as an architectural treasure in 2010. Designed by Marcel Breuer […]
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Photo Pick: Save Gaines Hall by Chad Carlson
From Chad (with a couple of edits): “We the citizens of Atlanta bought this building earlier this year. Not to save it would be a tragedy. It is one of the oldest buildings in the city – (1869) on the campus of one of the first African American higher educational institutions – the Atlanta University Center (Spelman, […]
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Photo Pick: Margaret Mitchell House by Chad Carlson
From Chad Carlson: Margaret Mitchell House, 1989. Margaret Mitchell and her husband, John Marsh, lived in the basement apartment. She wrote Gone With the Wind in that apartment. Daimler Benz Mercedes saved the house in 1996. Numerous attempts were made to burn it down by arsonists during the rehabilitation. It was used as a reception […]
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Photo Pick: Front room at the Atlanta Preservation Center by Chad Carlson
Front room at the Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) on St. Paul. Ave. in Grant Park. The fireplace surround was found buried in the backyard during the rehabilitation of this home which was built by L.P. Grant in the 1850s. One of only a few pre-Civil War homes left in metro Atlanta. L.P. Grant built the […]
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Photo Pick: Paschal’s on MLK Drive by Chad Carlson
Paschal’s is located at the intersection of MLK and Paschal Blvd. Chad Carlson took this photo last week standing across the street. The tall building behind it was the adjoining hotel. Chad writes: “People should be more aware of this, especially since they are proposing a complete revamp of MLK, from the stadium to I-285. What happened […]
