The Grand Salon at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Note the moorish doorways, the Islamic patterns on the ceiling beams, and the central skylight. The light in the distance has bulbs shaped like candle flames.
Atlanta Glamour and Surrealism May 11th 2011 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 ... read more
North America » United States » Georgia » Atlanta » Midtown Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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