Some new pictures from Atlanta

[spencer60]

Just finished reading Gone with the Wind, and the descriptions of Civil War era Atlanta are kind of amazing.

 

[Triptones]

Excellent!!

 

[StuP]

Love old pictures

 

[Zeeman]

Sorry if someone's already mentioned it, but check out atlantatimemachine.com. I can look at this site for hours. It shows buildings then and now.

 

[Smoothrj]

If you like those photos, you'd really like a visit to the Atlanta History Center near the Governor's Mansion. The newly (2018) restored locomotive the "Texas" is there along with the original zero mile post for the Western & Atlantic RR terminus, which was the beginning of Atlanta in 1837. The biggest exhibit is the Cyclorama of the 1865 Battle of Atlanta, a giant 360 degree panting with a diorama in the foreground. It used to be displayed with rotating theater seating in the center with audio narration, but is now more accessible with a two-level viewing area. You can really see the forced perspective of the diorama, with the biggest soldiers in the foreground being about 3 feet tall, and the soldiers closest to the painting being about 16" tall. My wife and I visited this past Summer, a couple photos for you...View attachment 6600100View attachment 6600101

I loved the cyclorama.Daughter is doing civil war history now.

 

[eightnsand]

Great stuff. Have you ever been in the barber shop on Main Street in Bremen and looked at the wall?

 

[Hogdaddy]

If you like Atlanta Civil War history you may like this film about Tom Dickey, brother of James Dickey of Deliverance fame and his WW2 mine detector. Its a great film.

 

[above_all]

Very impressive!

 

[buellbrewer]

If you like Atlanta Civil War history you may like this film about Tom Dickey, brother of James Dickey of Deliverance fame and his WW2 mine detector. Its a great film.

sometimes i waste company time looking at odt. And my boss might think so but that was well worth it! I enjoyed seeing Collier road in the film. He said 'it sure has grown up around there" boy howdee!!

 

[41mag]

So the CYCLORAMA is no longer in operation ?? Or am I not reading that right ?
I have been there a few times when it was working and saw the show….it is amazing !!

If it is still operational and you have not seen it I HIGHLY recommend going there one day, it is well worth it !!