Some related historical links (mostly thanks to the lovely Aria):
- Three historical panoramic views of the city: 1871, 1892, and 1919. You can view the pics in the viewer, but you'll need to download a viewer if you want to save the whole picture.
- An 1877 Map of Atlanta via the Georgia Secretary of State
- Historical Sanborn fire insurance maps from 1886 to 1922. If you've never checked out a Sanborn map, they are lots of fun - they let you know what business occupied a particular propety, such as this image from the intersection of Luckie and Forsyth in 1922 showing the Piedmont Hotel and the Rialto Theater:
What a fantastic public service.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was great too and I probably spent the better part of an hour there without intending to, as you say.
ReplyDeleteWhat I thought was it should serve as an inspiration to Atlanta city residents. Here's what the city used to look like - no dead spots, no useless surface parking lots downtown, just hustle and bustle. It wasn't that long ago in my opinion! Let's get to work.
This is the site I was telling you about that I always forget the name. The Atlanta Time Machine. You had it in your blog all along!
ReplyDeleteI'd never seen the Sanborn maps and was interested to see them. I was surprised he didn't mention this series of historic aerial photos from 1949.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.library.gsu.edu/maps/aerialatlas1949/html/map.htm