The Midtown Archive

I covet a Colony Square condo, done up to the nines with 1970s...

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:38:32 -0400

I covet a Colony Square condo, done up to the nines with 1970s furniture (Taken with instagram)

I never grow tired of Midtown’s pretty porches and yards....

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:12:00 -0400

Charles Allen Drive near 9th Street

9th Street

9th Street

I never grow tired of Midtown’s pretty porches and yards. They’re especially beguiling this time of year. Does anyone know the back story of the contemporary number that sits up on a hill overlooking Charles Allen Drive?

How do you spell Russian wolfhound? O-p-u-l-e-n-c-e (Taken with...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:32:00 -0400

How do you spell Russian wolfhound? O-p-u-l-e-n-c-e (Taken with instagram)

atlantahistorycenter: 1988 view of Crescent Apartments...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:12:28 -0400

atlantahistorycenter:

1988 view of Crescent Apartments (Margaret Mitchell House) in the Midtown.

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What a Dump!

peachtreekeen: Ghosts of the Railroad Top: From the...

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:10:24 -0400

peachtreekeen:

Ghosts of the Railroad

Top: From the Vanishing Georgia archives. Image dek261-85. Photograph of Lithonia Railroad Station, Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia, ca. 1951. I suspect the nicely dressed folks are from Atlanta and the locals are at the far right.

Bottom: November 10, 2010. The station was torn down around 1970.

It’s hard to imagine there was once a time around here when you could just hop on a train and get somewhere you needed/wanted to go (even in the suburbs!) while reading the paper or taking a nap or just calmly sitting and thinking nice thoughts. :(

North Highland Avenue, Va-Hi (Taken with Instagram at Cacao)

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:16:00 -0400

North Highland Avenue, Va-Hi (Taken with Instagram at Cacao)

Beltline Eastside Trail: We've got concrete

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:11:35 -0400

uncooljohn:

greenwave:

The Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail as seen from the Virginia Avenue bridge near 10th Street and Monroe Drive. Once complete, the path would link Piedmont Park and Inman Park and eventually connect to DeKalb Avenue. Project officials have said they’re aiming for a summer completion date.

Beautiful.

Call all design fans: Today's your last chance to enter to win tix to our Atlanta Embraces Modernism panel discussion this Wednesday

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:51 -0400

Call all design fans: Today's your last chance to enter to win tix to our Atlanta Embraces Modernism panel discussion this Wednesday

The rainy weather really brought out Ansley Park’s mossy...

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:22:00 -0400

One of my faves - ca. 1926, $2.395M

Neat little garage built into a driveway

A new house by TaC Studios on Lafayette

Always on the lookout for swags

Construction signage by TaC Studios

Creative gate metalwork

A beautiful synthesis of nature and man

The rainy weather really brought out Ansley Park’s mossy PNW side yesterday. And if there’s one thing I love, it’s moss.

Love Ansley Park, but this sidewalk tile almost snapped my ankle...

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:45 -0400

Love Ansley Park, but this sidewalk tile almost snapped my ankle off. I was walking along Barksdale Terrace and all of the sudden one of the tiles dipped down into some kind of mini-sinkhole. Broken up and haphazard sidewalks are a common sight in Atlanta, but I wonder how often this happens?

Cabbagetown (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:34:00 -0400

Cabbagetown (Taken with instagram)

Zipcar Just Made My Life So Much Easier

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:00 -0400

I LOVE ZIPCAR. That’s all I can think after joining their program and using the service for the first time today. It really is the missing piece in my mobility puzzle.

I’ll be honest: I went and looked at cars this past weekend. For the most part, I’ve been functioning perfectly fine without one. Maybe I should have written “grudgingly looked.” While I was a little excited at gaining some independence, I wasn’t looking forward to throwing $XXX.XX a month at a car payment, insurance, gas, and assorted maintenance.

To be exact, that extra chunk of change is nice for: going out, buying nice groceries, going out, buying Apple products, going out (haha okay I’ll stop), clothing, accessories, stuff for my apartment, my coffee addiction, books and magazines, frequent haircuts, phone bills, music, yoga classes, health insurance, a new bike, memberships to the High and the Botanical Garden…in other words, things I value so much more than automobile ownership. I don’t need a car, but the option of having one is appreciated. Then I remembered about ZipCar.

It’s a little surreal how easy the signup and usage protocol are. You choose a payment plan online, sign up with a credit card and driver’s license, and after approval (which took less than 24 hours for me), you can either pick up the Zip Card at their offices downtown or wait for it to be mailed. To drive, all you do is reserve a vehicle from your computer or smartphone (love the iPhone app!) and you’re good to go. There are a ton of Zipcars placed around my apartment in the center of Midtown, but they can also be found all throughout the city. Depending on how much I want to spend, the trip’s purpose, and what’s available, I can drive anything from a MINI convertible to a BMW 3 Series, from a Prius to a Volvo S40, and even trucks and SUVs. They pay the gas and insurance. You get a sweet ride without commitment. I’m psyched.

zipcar.com

The original Atlanta food truck (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:59:27 -0400

The original Atlanta food truck (Taken with instagram)

Bird’s nest in a pendant at the Fox Theater (Taken with...

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:21:47 -0400

Bird’s nest in a pendant at the Fox Theater (Taken with Instagram at The Fox Theatre)

This is such crap. It’s not that hard to do so much...

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:51:22 -0400

This is such crap. It’s not that hard to do so much better - come on Novare…

100 6th Street

(via Novare Group Reveals ‘100 6th Street’ - Midtown, GA Patch)

South of Five Points on Peachtree (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:10:00 -0400

South of Five Points on Peachtree (Taken with instagram)

Novare’s planned tower next to Viewpoint known as...

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:48:00 -0400

Novare’s planned tower next to Viewpoint known as 100 6th Street. Not groundbreaking architecture, but the concern at this point is focused on the details of that parking deck at 7th.

myexternalharddrive: carltonmackey: ALMOST DONE “Living Walls...

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:50:29 -0400

myexternalharddrive:

carltonmackey:

ALMOST DONE

“Living Walls seeks to promote, educate, and change perspectives toward public space in our communities via street art.”

Living Walls, The City Speaks, is an annual conference on street art and urbanism that began in August 2010 in the city of Atlanta. Along with changing the urban landscape, the Living Walls conference set out to highlight a number of problems facing the city. Living Walls did not just showcase art, but also built a platform for much-needed dialogue in the city.

http://livingwallsconference.com/index.php?/about/

Photo taken 05/06/12 by Carlton Mackey

I noticed this wall on Saturday in the Old Fourth Ward. It’s awesome!

Evil Ronald - 12th Street near Peachtree Walk

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:55:00 -0400

Evil Ronald - 12th Street near Peachtree Walk

Seeking a Brave Buyer for Piedmont Avenue's Grandest Money Pit

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:33:31 -0400

Seeking a Brave Buyer for Piedmont Avenue's Grandest Money Pit: