History
Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive
History buffs will enjoy the Digital Library of Georgia's free online access to historic issues of Atlanta newspapers. "The Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive provides online access to fourteen newspaper titles published in Atlanta from 1847 to 1922. Consisting of over 67,000 newspaper pages, the archive provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date.
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The Ranch House in DeKalb County
From commissioner Jeff Rader: DECATUR - The DeKalb History Center’s Lunch and Learn Lecture Series continues in March with a presentation on the Ranch House in DeKalb County. Richard Cloues, unit manager & deputy state historic preservation officer for Georgia’s Historic Preservation Division will begin the presentation with the history of the Ranch House in Georgia. Melissa Forgey, Executive Director for the DeKalb History Center, will present the results DHC’s recent look at this mid-century housing type.
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1983 Stone Mt Freeway plan
Thanks to MANA for pointing out the 1983 map posted to the Atlanta Time Machine site. It shows the proposed extension for the Stone Mountain Freeway and it runs from its current terminus at Lawrenceville Highway all the way to Clairmont Road through the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, Medlock Park, and Mason Mill Park along South Fork Peachtree Creek.
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Blogs for local history buffs
From "bking" on Metblogs.com: Some local bloggers are feeling nostalgic it seems… Christa at Pecanne Log and Rusty at, um, Rusty’s Blog have both been doing a bit of the old history blogging. Christa has some great posts on the old Ponce de Leon Springs, historic Atlanta cross dressers, and Atlanta’s seedy past. Rusty did some digging on Alex Cooley, found some great old postcards, and gives the low down on Snake Nation. Read more
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Behind the Door: Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
February 23, 2009
Source: Community Partnership Update/March 2009
Part of a continuing series of articles highlighting key institutions in the Clifton community...
An architectural landmark in the historic neighborhood of Druid Hills, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1920 and owned by one of the city�s preeminent families, the Candler's, the 12.5 acre estate remains a gracious and inviting home, and is one of the liveliest and finest arts education centers in the Southeast. Read more
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Discover Rich History with Community Tours
February 24, 2009
Source: Community Partnership Update/March 2009
Embrace the culture, diversity and times past of Atlanta with walking tours around the City of Decatur and the historic neighborhood of Druid Hills. These tours are designed to promote walking as a safe, convenient exercise and to familiarize participants with local restaurants and shops and municipal and historical points of interest in the community. Read more.
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Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, a brief history
From Dr. Paul Hudson in the Decatur Dispatch...
Assuring an elegant transition between Druid Hills, the 1500-acre real estate fine residential development that opened in 1908, and the Emory College campus, established in DeKalb County in 1914, is the landmark Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church. Built in 1930 by the noted architectural firm of Hentz, Adler and Shutze, the stately church at Glenn Memorial also originally served as a public auditorium for Emory. Read More
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VA Hospital as Decatur Landmark
From the March 2009 issue of the Decatur Dispatch...
Coca Cola millionaire Walter Candler had a racetrack for his horses here, but that all changed drastically in 1966 when the ultra-modern, high rise Veterans Administration Hospital was built at 1670 Clairmont Road. Rising 14 stories, with glitteringly glazed white and blue bricks and a huge, white scalloped entrance portico, this hospital remains a wonderful example of 1960s modernism in function as well as style. Read more
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Historical Note: E.V. Camp Steel @ N Druid Hills Rd
Article and photos on the steel plant that used to be located from ca. 1930’s until the 1960s between Willivee Place, CSX, Willivee Drive, and N Druid Hills where two apartment complexes now are located.
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Aerial Photos
Attached are aerial photos of our area taken in 1940, 1949, 1960, and 1972 by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) of the US Department of Agriculture and in 1968 by the US Geological Survey. There are more recent images (1993, 1995, 2002) available at terraserver.
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