The Midtown Archive

The Samuel Inman House at Peachtree and Ponce de Leon Ave not long before it was demolished in the late 1940s

Plaza Theatre during its run as a porno palace - 1979

Oh no they’re renovating some of the crapiness out of Murder Kroger! Doesn’t look like the parking lot’s getting glammed up tho…

(via Return to Atlanta)

“Inspired by the book The Red Couch, in which a red velvet sofa is taken across the USA and photographed in various odd locations, I decided it would be a brilliant idea to take our band’s mannequin Sinead on a similar tour of Atlanta landmarks. Somehow I convinced a few friends to help out and we set sail on this beautiful sunny afternoon. Unfortunately, it was about 38 degrees and really windy, and after an hour of frozen numbness, we gave it up. Traumatized by the experience, and feeling kinda silly walking around town with a mannequin on my head, I never completed my own twisted little coffee table book. Too bad, because now it seems like it would’ve been pretty cool.”

Wish he had done this, but at least we have this glamorous shot.

Ponce de Leon Ave at Ponce de Leon Place.  1947, Atlanta

(via Georgia State University Library Digital Collections : Item Viewer)

View of the Ponce de Leon Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia housed in a portable garage after after the Fire of 1917.

(via Atlanta History Center Album. Atlanta Fire)

Looking west on Ponce de Leon Ave in 1953.  Midtown Atlanta.

Stone mansion at Peachtree St and Ponce de Leon Avenue.  1941 - Midtown Atlanta.

Ponce de Leon Avenue just east of its intersection with Peachtree Street in 1960.  Midtown Atlanta.

(via Atlanta History Center Album. Ponce de Leon Avenue)