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Friday Oct 26, 2018
Reynoldstown
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Reynoldstown is a Atlanta neighborhood from the 'other side of the tracks', founded by newly-freed slaves in the 1860s. Just like all of Atlanta, the area is changing so rapidly, that the history of this incredible community is in jeopardy. Join me this week as a I share why I love Reynoldstown and learn the unique stories it has to share.
1892 Aerial:
IP Reynolds building:
John F. Faith Elementary:
IP Reynolds Elementary:
Friday Oct 19, 2018
High Museum
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Atlanta's High Museum is one the more modern structures in the city's history, but the story of it's origins go back more than a century. Today were talking about the beginnings of Atlanta's art scene and how the museum, in it's current form, came to be.
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Friday Oct 12, 2018
Behind Bars
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Atlanta has a long and complicated history of incarceration. This week, we're talking about three places still around today - in some form or another. The Atlanta Stockade, the Federal Penitentiary and the Old Prison Farm.
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Friday Oct 05, 2018
Gaines Hall
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Gaines Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Atlanta. Built as part of Atlanta University in 1869, it's a monument to the founder’s vision of a biracial society and their commitment to basic human and civil rights, which their students sought to advance here and elsewhere in the United States.
The building has been gutted by fire and it left open to the elements. Learn how you can help share it's story and #savegaineshall.
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