Having examined its origin and lived through 100-years of its ups and downs, in episode three of our series on the Municipal Market of Atlanta we contemplate the next century for the Sweet Auburn Curb Market. Having dodged the bullets and defied the odds, we ask “What’s Next?” on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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The Market’s Ups and Downs
In our last episode we put out the Great Fire, built the market and filled it with food. Who knew that would be the easy part? It turns out that lasting 100-years in the same building in Atlanta is just as hard as one might think it would be. Part two of our story takes […]
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The Building that Survived
What is it with Atlanta and fire? Our city’s motto is Resurgens, a self-congratulatory reference to Atlanta’s rebirth after surviving the fires of war. Five decades after Sherman’s incendiary exit from the city, Atlantans were once again tested by the crucible of fire, and once again, the city was knocked to its knees and got […]
