Last week, I discussed Atlanta’s original theme park: the Ponce de Leon Amusement Park. Where the merry-go-round once stood is…
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Well before Six Flags, Ponce de Leon Park was Atlanta’s theme park when it opened in 1903. The park was…
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Though textbooks often portray 1800s Georgia as dominated by large plantations, most homes with enslaved workers were actually on yeomen…
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For $650, Henry Irby purchased 202 acres in 1837 at the intersection of Peachtree, Roswell and West Paces Ferry to…
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To develop the next generation of peaceful leaders and to honor the spirit of Dr. King, Coretta Scott King founded…
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Atlanta’s rapid-transit system changing forever. In 1965, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority,…
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Along with the Pink Pig, Rich’s department store established an Atlanta holiday tradition in 1948 by displaying a large Christmas…
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Though modeled after classical Roman arches, the stucco-and-limestone Millennium Gate Museum has nothing but Georgia on its mind. The gate,…
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Next year marks the 10th anniversary of downtown Atlanta’s arguably most popular attraction: the Georgia Aquarium. After founding the Israel…
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In an effort to transform the agrarian South into an industrial economy that would rival the North, Georgia Governor Henry…
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Looking at the impressive skylines of Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead in Atlanta, many people don’t know which building was the…
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Although Atlanta has a rich history of humanitarianism and compassion, its past also includes incidents of racism, intolerance and…
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Post-Civil War, the South’s plantation economy was in shambles. Atlanta Constitution editor Henry Grady became the region’s champion by popularizing…
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In 1947, the Communicable Disease Center purchased land from Emory University for $10 that would house one of the world’s…
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Driving down Ponce de Leon, it is hard to miss the glow of the magnificent neon Plaza Theatre marquee. The…
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Soon after the Civil War, Atlanta boosters seized the opportunity to relocate the Georgia capital from Milledgeville. The city of…
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The Ramblin’ Raft Race, from 1969-1980, exemplified the 1970s: some nudity, drinking, drugs, combined with environmentalism. The annual Memorial Day…
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110 years ago, Edwin P. Ansley began developing a neighborhood that has since been home to decades of Georgia governors,…
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One of Atlanta’s most venerable places was purchased in 1834 for a mere $450. Sarah and Samuel Walker purchased the…
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Heightened Union morale, a nail in the Confederacy’s coffin, and President Lincoln’s reelection were just a few of the powerful…
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Atlanta developer Joel Hurt built many of the beautiful 19th-century Queen Anne homes that line Inman Park on land from…
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The oldest house museum in Atlanta, Wren’s Nest is named after a bird’s nest once found in the mailbox. George…
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From the ashes of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 came one of the city’s largest municipal markets: The Sweet…
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Next time you’re whizzing down Ralph McGill Boulevard, take time to remember one of the most influential Atlanta journalists…
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Nestled in Grant Park next to Zoo Atlanta is one of the world’s largest oil paintings, known to many Atlantans…
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Before automobiles ruled the streets, Atlanta’s intersections were filled with streetcars. George W. Adair and Richard Peters, formerly associated with…
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photo by Mehran Moin In 1947, when he was 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his first sermon at Ebenezer…
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The Fox Theatre, renowned for its history, architecture and performing arts, opened in 1929 as a home for Atlanta Shriners.…
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– Click/Watch video by Mehran Moin After Atlanta’s destruction during the Civil War, the city began to rebuild its railway…
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If you have ever driven through the heart of Midtown, you have likely seen Rhodes Memorial Hall, “the castle…