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Friday Aug 27, 2021
Cocaine
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
This week we’re talking about cocaine. At the dawn of the 20th century, cities like Atlanta we’re grappling with recreational cocaine use, racializing it and trying to figure out how to allow the medical profession to continue to prescribe it. We're also talking about what it was used for, where you could buy it, how Coca Cola was involved and what pushed for it's illegalization.
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Friday Aug 20, 2021
Bonus Mini: Orion Frazee
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
The universe conspired against me this week, as my planned episode did not record correctly. Have no fear, I've pulled a Mini from my Patreon page!
Orion Frazee was born in NJ in 1843, the son of a famous sculptor. He arrived in Atlanta in 1885, and while he time here was short-lived, his name lives on through his sculptural busts of famous men, including former president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis made from DEATH MASKS!
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Friday Aug 13, 2021
Dogwood Festival
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Atlanta's obsession with the dogwoods dates back to the 1920s, but the Dogwood Festival was the brainchild of Lorraine Cooney, who launched the first festival in 1936, at the height of the Great Depression. This week we're talking about the tree, the city's initiatives, the first grand festival and how it progressed over the last 85 years.
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Friday Aug 06, 2021
Cascade Heights
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
This week, we’re covering Cascade Heights, an expansive, 1920s development along Cascade Road in southwest Atlanta. Starting with the road’s native history, then it's role in the Civil War, early homesteads, official development and it’s racial integration.
Cascade Heights
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