Lost Atlanta by Michael Rose

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Lost Atlanta breathes life back into the city that time, progress and technology have swept aside.

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Lost Atlanta by Michael Rose

A vivid journey back into Atlanta's past revealing some of the city's most grievous losses to the wrecking ballOld theaters, hotels, ballparks, civic buildings, and the early transport system of Atlanta are recalled in this book written by an Atlanta historian and his colleagues at the Atlanta History Center. Listed in chronological order the losses stretch back to 1821 and the Creek Indians. Major events in Atlanta history are covered, such as the Civil War destruction of 1864, the Cotton States International Exposition of 1896, the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 right though to 1996 and the dismantling of key venues after the 1996 Olympic Games. Sites include: Georgia State Capitol, Ponce de Leon Springs, Jacob's Pharmacy, Candler Race Track, Union Passenger Depot, Kimball House Hotel, Atlanta Crackers, Buttermilk Bottom, Hebrew Orphanage, Henry Grady Hotel, Plaza Park, 1904 Atlanta Terminal Station, The Omni, the Greyhound Bus Terminal, Fort Hood and the Ponder House, Pidemont Hotel, Lake Abana, the Howard Theatre, and ferries across the Chattahoochee.
Michael Rose has lived and worked in Atlanta for twenty years. He is currently Director of Archives and Research Services at the Atlanta History Center's archival facility, the James G. Kernan Research Center. He has worked for many years in the museum, gallery and archival fields, and has written three previous books on Atlanta, including the best-selling Atlanta Then and Now.
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ISBN 13 9781909815643
ISBN 10 1909815640
Title Lost Atlanta
Author Michael Rose
Series Lost Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pavilion
Year published 2015-05-01
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.