Photo contributed by: Steve Saenz, ExploreATL This moving monument by Georgia-based sculptor, Jo Fassnacht, honors the men and women who make it possible for us to enjoy our freedom. The sculpture, which depicts a nurse taking the pulse of her fellow-soldier, is located in the Pete Wheeler Georgia War Veterans Plaza in Downtown Atlanta. Click […]
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Photo Pick: Science and art by Peggy Cozart
Peggy shares: “Science and art come together at the University of North Georgia. Based on the Eastern Box Turtle, this recent work was produced as a collaboration between the UNG science and art departments. On the biology side, the turtles were tracked and studied in the field. On the art side, students and faculty created […]
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Photo Pick: The new State Farm Arena (formerly known as Philips Arena) by Maria Saporta
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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: Oakhurst Porchfest by Kelly Jordan
Oakhurst Porchfest is a grassroots community music festival where front porches become stages, yards become venues, and radical generosity and good will rule the day.
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Photo Pick: Downtown Atlanta Walgreens in historic Olympia Building by Robin Marshall
The Olympia Building is a landmark at the absolute center of Atlanta, Five Points in Downtown Atlanta. It was built between 1935 and 1936, architects Ivey and Crook.
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Photo Pick: MARTA 5 Points ceiling collapsed by Patrick Garman
Click Here for Image #tbt to the time Marta’s ceiling collapsed at the Five Points Station entrance by Patrick Garman (Photo taken August 4th 2016)
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Photo Picks: “CTC Trestle” & “Bridge Montage” by Tony Aeck
Wendell Burks, Managing Director of Connect the Comet, submits these two renderings of the Silver Comet Trail: “These photos are edited to show the vision for the future of bringing the Silver Comet Trail into Atlanta. “CTC Trestle” is a vision for the unused CSX Bridge over the Chattahoochee near Bolton. “Bridge Montage” is the […]
