This week I had the pleasure of recording with Caitlin Mee and learning all about Briar Park Court. This one-street, 1950s, residential development was the brainchild of architect ...
Archive for July 2021
Jul 30th, 2021
Briar Park Court (Interview w/ Caitlin Mee)
Jul 23rd, 2021
Virginia-Highland
In the early 1890s, the Fulton County Street Railroad began it’s Nine Mile Circle route. Atlantans could hop on downtown then loop up through the beautiful, breezy farmland in the ...
Jul 16th, 2021
Scouting
This week, we’re talking about scouting in Atlanta - the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts. How the groups started, who started them and a few fun stories from history. Atlanta’s history...
Jul 9th, 2021
Sweet Auburn Curb Market
This week, we're talking about the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, or Municipal Market - a story of women, farming, war, race and revitalization. Atlanta is in the midst of a food hall c...
Jul 2nd, 2021
Lincoln Country Club + Golf Course Desegregation
Born at the start of the Great Depression, from the need and desire of middle and upper-class Black Atlantans to not only play golf, but to establish a recreation place where they ...