Archive Atlanta

Mark and his wife Melinda were inside Broad Street Antiques in Chamblee, when a certain watercolor caught their eye. It had faces, swirls, rhythms, colors, musical notes, keyboards, bits of instruments and books with poems. After trying to find information on the artist, Jewel Simon, they found almost nothing published. Mark dove head first into the archives and as her life unfolded, so did the story of this remarkable Black woman, artist, mother and Atlantan. 
If you know of any Jewel Simon pieces, you can contact Mark here!
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
 

While women only made up 3% of prisoners, Black women made up 98% of that group. From grading the railroad ‘cuts’ in 1866, all way into running the Haven Home in 1959, women as young as 16 served their time in places like Chattahoochee Brick, Bolton Broom, the almshouse property and Camp Mattox. These are stories about childbirth, death, escape and what is left in Atlanta that connects us to these women. 
Books to read:
Slavery by Another Name
Chained in Silence
Website Mentioned: www.savechattbrick.com
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
 
 

As an outsider to the preservation world, I had a lot of questions: What is historic and who decides? Does that little National Register plaque do anything? Why do historic buildings still get demolished? Is historic preservation bad for low-income communities? This week, I interviewed Charles Lawrence, Board Chair of Historic Atlanta and got the answers to all the above, and more. You do NOT want to miss it.
Support Historic Preservation in Atlanta here
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

So this week, we’re covering the Indigenous and Native American history of the Atlanta area. This is by no means the full story, but hopefully something that will implore to learn more, or at the very least think deeper about the land that you are on today.
Podcasts to listen to:
https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/06/920935570/a-treaty-right-for-cherokee-representation
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

I couldn’t be more excited to share with week's episode - not only do you get to learn about Atlanta’s LGBTQ history (FINALLY) but we get to do it through the lens of the Atlanta Eagle, which in itself tells us the story of Ponce de Leon’s transition from grand residential street to commercial corridor. It was an honor to record this interview with Charlie inside the Eagle, inside the spaces that have held decades of stories - stories about vibrating mattresses, Italian restaurants, punk rock, RuPaul and Red Dog raids. You don't want to miss this!
Follow Historic Atlanta for updates!
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

President McKinley signed the Three Prisons Act in 1891, which authorized the building of the U.S. first three federal penitentiaries. Atlanta was chosen as the Southern site and the prison here opened it's gates in 1902. This week we're covering the early history, its reform programs, infamous inmates and successful escapes.
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
 

In the spirit of Halloween, I interviewed Liz Clappin, friend and host of the podcast Tomb With A View. We talk about the earliest history of body snatching in the United States (riots in NY), through the start of it here in Georgia (Augusta's medical college purchases an enslaved man to do that work) and some incidents of it here in Atlanta and Decatur. 
Follow Tomb With A View here: Instagram Facebook
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast and receive mini episodes? Visit my Patreon
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook
Instagram 
Twitter

100 EPISODES! To celebrate I did another Listener Q&A, with amazing questions, like: “What is your favorite repurposed historic space?”, “How do I research my house/building?” and "What do you think Atlanta's future looks like?" (among many others).
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook
Instagram 
Twitter

The sudden release of government controlled industry during WWI cause sever inflation - 15% from 1919 to 1920. One of the most affected industries was clothing manufacturing and men's clothes especially were very expensive. In response, Overall Clubs began appearing across the nation, and Atlanta had one of the earliest. This week, we're learning about the overall garment, what is symbolized, where they were made in Atlanta and what Overall Clubs were. 
 
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit here
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
Facebook
Instagram 
Twitter

With Election Day under a month away, and the recent 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, there is no better time to discover the history of women's suffrage in Atlanta. Things went a little differently down South, and Georgia women did not vote until 1922, two years after the constitutional amendment. We'll talk about why, and the groups that fought for the women's vote and those that fought against it.
 
Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬
Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta
Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com
FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta
IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta
T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta