Atlanta Glamour and Surrealism


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May 11th 2011
Published: February 12th 2012
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Today was another day exploring Atlanta. I started at one of the city’s most famous landmarks. The battle to preserve it actually started the city’s preservation movement in 1975 (compare this to Savannah, where preservation started decades earlier). That landmark is the Fox Theater. Fox Theater The story of the theater starts with the local Shriners’ chapter, Yaarab. By the mid 1920... Read Full Entry



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Irreplaceable tilesIrreplaceable tiles
Irreplaceable tiles

Washing fountain of tiles no longer made in the Grand Salon
Gentleman's LoungeGentleman's Lounge
Gentleman's Lounge

Note the graphic of an Arab gentleman smoking a hookah. The entire theater is now non-smoking.
Women's powder roomWomen's powder room
Women's powder room

A night on the town took lots of effort in the 1920s.
Margret Mitchel's typewriterMargret Mitchel's typewriter
Margret Mitchel's typewriter

She used this during her newspaper career.
Gone With the Wind manuscriptGone With the Wind manuscript
Gone With the Wind manuscript

A small sample of an enormous manuscript. Note all the changes and spell corrections.
Costume designsCostume designs
Costume designs

The film version of Gone With the Wind
History of the Coke vending machneHistory of the Coke vending machne
History of the Coke vending machne

In a place that loves a soda this much, why not?
Case packing robotCase packing robot
Case packing robot

Coke model bottling plant
New CokeNew Coke
New Coke

The single exhibit on the worst decision in the history of the soda business.
One Varsity dining roomOne Varsity dining room
One Varsity dining room

Eat at old school desks at the Varsity



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