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Former Neighborhoods

#8 Former neighborhoods, districts and settlements of Atlanta, Georgia

Tight Squeeze The area around what is now Tenth and Peachtree Streets began as Tight Squeeze, a lawless shantytown during the period following the American Civil War. It consisted of shanties, together with a blacksmith shop and several small wooden stores, beside a 30-foot-deep ravine, still visible to the east of Peachtree north of 10th […]

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#7 Former neighborhoods, districts and settlements of Atlanta, Georgia

Our next Neighborhood was  in the planning stages: Peters Park. Peters Park was a planned but never realized neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, located on the site of today’s Georgia Tech campus. Had the neighborhood actually been established in 1884-5, Peters Park would have been Atlanta’s first garden suburb, preceding Inman Park, the first to feature […]

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What did we do before the Internet?

Being 37, it seems that I have lived my entire life with the Internet.  I can vividly hear the dial up and connection of my modem (eagerly ready to make use of the 25 free Internet hours offered from disk #10 by AOL) – bringing the world into my living room. Foreign Cities and Countries intrigued me.  Italy, India and Spain were my favorite. […]

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