Today, I finally get to tell one of the most important histories of Atlanta. In 1913, Atlanta is only 50 years out of the Civil War, but there are still huge resentments between th...
Archive for November 2018
Nov 30th, 2018
Leo Frank
Nov 23rd, 2018
Big Bethel + Wheat Street
Happy Thanksgiving! This week, I am bringing you a quick episode on two Sweet Auburn churches - Big Bethel AME and Wheat Street Baptist. Learn about fires, famous plays and how the...
Nov 16th, 2018
Atlanta Women's Club
The Atlanta Women's Club is one of the oldest non-profit organizations in Georgia. Listen to this week's episode to learn about their organizer, Rebecca Douglas Lowe, the lasting l...
Nov 9th, 2018
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill + Cabbagetown
In 1881, Jacob Elsas built the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill and the neighboring mill worker neighborhood, now called Cabbagetown. The two are intrinsically link and have great histor...
Nov 2nd, 2018
Downtown Hotels - Part II
We're back with two more downtown Atlanta hotels! First up? Hotel Row, the city's most intact row of commercial structures in the oldest business district. Second, the Imperial Hot...