Opening night @ The Decatur High Stadium

I thought I would try the concession stand at half time, the lines were long and when I did give my order they were out of all the good stuff. I guess they did not plan on the big crowd.
Next time I'm sure they will have plenty of food.

The Decatur High School Stadium's Grand Opening.

It was a great Grand Opening for Decatur's new Stadium. The weather was perfect.
It was packed.
The Decatur Bulldogs lost to Hillgrove Hawks
35-15
More photos here.




For more photos click here.

Special note: I finally got to meet David at the inDECATUR we both had a great spot for taking photos, A place I like to call "The Fifty Yard Line"
Be sure to check out his photo's and videos he took.

Sneak Peek of Opening Night @ Decatur's New Stadium

Decatur High School 's Thursday Night Under the Lights Dress Rehearsal... well, sort of.

By KRISTINA TORRES

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Some 10 months after Decatur turned out the lights at the old historic high school stadium on N. McDonough Street, the new brick and steel stadium that replaced it will host its first home football game Friday night.

Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m.
“Hard to believe all the waiting is reaching an end,” Lauri McKain-Fernandez, Decatur High’s principal, said in a community e-mail this week. “Our new stadium is beautiful and I know the students are proud to be a part of Decatur High’s history.”

City officials are expecting a big crowd. Free parking is available in the school’s upper parking lot (along Howard), the Callaway lot (at Trinity and Commerce) and the Courthouse parking structure (also at Trinity and Commerce).

A free shuttle will run from the Callaway lot to the stadium entrance both before and after the game. Students will also be on hand to help direct foot traffic.

FRIDAY SEPT 19, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL ON YOUR NEW STADIUM

Tonight is a Big Night For Decatur...The Grand Opening of the new Decatur High School Stadium.

Tonight The Decatur Bulldogs vs Hillgrove Hawks in the Brand New Decatur High School Stadium.

BE THERE.


Bottom photo is a vintage photo for the 1968 indecatur year book.

"GOOD LUCK DECATUR IN YOUR NEW STADIUM TONIGHT"

GO DECATUR !

I want 2 Hotdogs & A Big Orange Drink at the Decatur High School Stadium. Fun Town Video No. 17

Fun Town Friday Entertainment Presents Video No. 17

Remember these types of Team Spirit Paper Footballs. GO DECATUR !

I remember helping my brother make these types of team spirit paper footballs. They were made on Thursday's to hand out to the students on Friday
for the week-end game.
You just pinned them to your shirt.

Do you Remember ?
All the Cool Kids had them at Decatur High.

When I helped make them with with my brother , I took some to my school ,Winnona Park, and passed them out to my classmates , I thought I was (B.M.O.C.)
for those of you who don't know what that stands for it's BIG MAN ON CAMPUS.



GO DECATUR !

Sweet Rides at The McDonough Street Market

The Rolling Stones...LIVE - CLASSIC

Under my thumb
The girl who once had me down
Under my thumb
The girl who pushed me around

It's down to me oh yea
The way she talks when she's spoken to.
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb

Say it's alright

Under my thumb
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb
The girl who has just changed her ways

It's down to me, oh yea
The way she talks when she's spoken to.
Down to me, the change has come
She's under my thumb
Say it's alright

Under my thumb
A siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb
She's the sweetest, pet in the world

It's down to me oh yeah
The way she does just what she's told
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Ah say it's alright
Easy babe

It's down to me, oh yeah
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Yeah, it's alright

Under my thumb
Her eyes are often kept to herself
Under my thumb, well I
I can still look at someone else

It's down to me, oh yeah
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come,
She's under my thumb
Say, it's alright.

Say it's alright
take it easy babe
Say it's alright

Take it easy babe
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Feels alright
Take it, take it easy babe.

Vintage Sinclair Filling Station -715 East Lake Dr.

Painstaking restoration brings landmark back to life

Have you ever wondered about the former Sinclair service station at 715 East Lake Drive, just off the square at Harmony Park? You're not alone. A lot of people stop by the attractive art deco building when owner Wayne Allen is there to ask about it. It turns out, the station has been around since 1939. Over the years, it's gone through many owners and has been a car repair shop, a fruit stand and a rib shack in addition to a gas station. Wayne bought it and painstakingly restored it with his friends David Funderburk and Lisa Tenerovich. But the building now doesn't have anything to do with pumping gas or barbecuing ribs. These days, it's mostly a hangout. It's a place where Wayne gets together with buddies who collect vintage cars and motorcycles like he does. He also uses it as an office. And David uses it as a studio to pursue his hobby, photography.

The car club is known as the Georgia Outsiders. Some days, you might notice some of the lovingly preserved and polished cars from decades past around the station, and a gang of Wayne's friends inside. "Mostly, we just eat hamburgers and tell lies," he says. Only a few of Wayne's vehicles are at the station at any one time. There isn't enough room for all. He's got a 1933 Ford Roadster, a 1937 Ford Coupe, a 1957 Chevy, 1962 Corvette and a 1963 Comet Fastback as well as 1941 Indian and 1947 Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

When the building was a real gas station, Oakhurst had more of a commercial feel to it. There was a drug store, a hardware store, a shoe store and a supermarket in the square. The station was built in a design that typified Sinclair stations in those days, called the castle style. When he was restoring the building, Wayne examined pictures of Sinclair stations on old road maps that he's collected, to be as authentic as possible.

At first, the station was known as Tarpley's Service Station. A number of different owners and names followed. Wayne discovered advertisements from some of them in old Decatur High School yearbooks. A common pitch in the ads was, "Personal Attention to Washing and Greasing." That slogan now adorns a large window in the station's front room, along with an old phone number, PR3-3739. An artist friend of Wayne's painted them.

When Wayne bought the building for $200,000 in December of 2001, it had seen better days. In fact, it's safe to say it was a true eyesore. The concrete driveway was crumbling, there were abandoned vehicles in the back, an old phone booth out front, trash inside and the pungent smell of grease and garbage throughout. Wayne had been working for years in a Harley-Davidson dealership. He was thinking of retiring and doing something fun. Fixing the station up and turning it into a hangout seemed to fit the bill. He sold his share in the dealership, bought the building and got to work.

When he's not playing amateur photographer, David is a general contractor at the Schoppman Freese Co. of Marietta, experience that proved a big asset in the restoring the 140,000-square-foot building. He, Wayne and Lisa poured concrete, installed new ceiling beams, put in electrical wiring and lights, painted everything and looked around in antique shops for old service station signs to adorn their work. They also enclosed the front, where cars used to drive through, under a canopy.

We should note that local authorities at first were skeptical about what the three had in mind. It took months before they could get all the necessary permits. Today, an old sign inside again boasts about "clean rest rooms." There's an ancient coke machine in the office, along with an early television set. A display case features old maps and other service station paraphernalia, along with a few pictures of a much-younger Wayne, from when he used to race motorcycles.

In addition to getting a hangout, Wayne also got a sense of pride in his work and the contribution he's made to his community. "It was cool to do it. I was born and raised here, and I'd hate to see this area fall apart, " he says. "I think the community liked seeing how we changed this place." Wayne lives in Winnona Park with his wife, Laura Lee.
The energetic three friends aren't done yet. They plan to add a two-story addition to the back of the building, to yield more room for Wayne's cars and David's photography.
Part of the fun, though, is just hanging out and explaining what the building is to quizzical people who stop by. As if to prove the point, one woman who was walking her dog poked her head in the door while Wayne was being interviewed for this article. "Can I ask you a question? What is this place?" she said. Those same questions are repeated, almost word-for-word, quite often.

Perhaps this article has answered all your questions about the place. But even so, be sure to poke your head in too, or wave hello, next time you pass by.

Music sets the Beat in Macon GA. (One Tank Trip)

Here is a nice one day & one tank trip)
if you like Rock & Roll

Little Richards says he is the architect of rock ‘n’ roll.



By WILLIAM SCHEMMEL
Photo:Leah Yetter/Ga Music Hall Of Fame.

For the Journal-Constitution



Macon — Behind its genteel Old South skirts, this city of 100,000 cherishes its old-time blues and rock ‘n’ roll heritage.

The recorded voice of “Little Richard” Penniman “answers” the visitors bureau’s phone. “Hi, this is Little Richard, architect of rock ‘n’ roll, coming to you from my hometown of Macon, Georgia, the song and soul of the South,” says the flamboyant native son, who shouted “Tutti-Frutti,” “Lucille,” “The Girl Can’t Help It” and other blockbusters to the top of the R&R heap in the 1950s and ’60s.

A bootlegger’s son, Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman) cut his musical teeth in churches and Ann’s Tic Toc, a downtown gay bar. It’s now the Tic Toc Room, an upscale restaurant, with a New Southern/American menu, martini and wine lists, a piano bar and a booth where the budding superstar’s stage once stood.

The 76-year-old charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lives in Los Angeles and occasionally makes unannounced visits to his Macon family and friends. Little Richard Penniman Boulevard is a renamed section of Mercer University Boulevard.

You’ll find signs of other famous sons, from the Allman Brothers to Otis Redding, all over town.

Don’t miss

Georgia Music Hall of Fame: On a tune-filled stroll through the downtown Hall of Fame, visitors sit in small theaters and watch videos of gospel, pop and rock performers and listen to their favorites on headphones placed around the galleries. The Music Factory is a kid-oriented learning space with hands-on exhibits in musical composition, style, instrument families and more.

You’ll find tributes to the Allman Brothers Band, which reached the rock music pinnacle in the 1970s. It lives on, even though it has disbanded several times and Duane Allman, one of the Southern rock band’s founding artists, has rested 37 years at Rose Hill Cemetery.

“I’ve Got Dreams to Remember” is a six-month tribute to blues icon Otis Redding, ([Sittin’ On] The Dock of the Bay,” “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” “Try A Little Tenderness”) who died at age 26 in a 1967 plane crash in Wisconsin. It winds down on Wednesday at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

If you miss the special exhibit, the “Indoor Musical Village’s” year-round collection holds plenty of Redding’s memorabilia, along with that of the other Macon artists, and more than 100 other Peach State stars, from Alan Jackson and Trisha Yearwood to Ray Charles, Lena Horne, bandleader Harry James, lyricist Johnny Mercer and opera diva Jessye Norman. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, 200 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 1-888-427-6257, www.georgiamusic.org.

Rose Hill Cemetery: Allman Brothers lead guitarist Duane Allman and bassist/vocalist Berry Oakley, who died in separate motorcycle accidents in 1971 and ‘72 near the same Macon intersection, rest side by side in historic Rose Hill Cemetery. The cemetery, 1091 Riverside Drive, is open daily, daylight hours. Contact the Macon-Bibb County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1-800-768-3401, www.maconga.org.

As in life, the duo seldom want for company. So many people left beer bottles, smokes and other tributes several years ago, a relative wrapped the grave site in chain-link fence, topped with razor wire, to the horror of cemetery sextons, who pulled it down.

The band disbanded and reunited twice during the 1970s. Back together again in 1989, with founding brother Gregg Allman, the group was nominated for Grammys in 2003 and 2004. They still record and perform concert gigs. Next spring, the Allman Brothers Band Museum will open in the Tudor mansion where band members lived and wrote their music.

If you’d like to hear live music, Whiskey River, 4570 Pio Nono Ave., has country and rock bands and a big dance floor, Wednesdays-Saturdays. Hummingbird Stage & Tap Room, 430 Cherry St., has a variety of live music Tuesdays-Saturdays, and 550 Blues, 550 Riverside Drive, offers blues and other music Wednesdays-Sundays.

If you like history and architecture, stop by the opulent Italian Renaissance Hay House, a 24-room treasure of stained glass, statuary, European and American furnishings, silver, crystal, and silk and damask draperies and wall coverings. More than a century before air conditioning, a cleverly concealed ventilation system kept the high-ceilinged rooms cool, even on midsummer days. The Hay House, 934 Georgia Ave., 478-742-8155, www.hayhouse.org.

Around the corner, the Cannonball House achieved lasting notoriety in 1864, when a 12-pound Union shell crashed through the Greek Revival facade and landed in the front hallway. Cannonball House and Macon Confederate Museum, 865 Mulberry St., 478-745-5982, www.cannonballhouse.org.

Decatur eLIFE Magazine video about The New Stadium

TV crew takes over Old Courthouse in Decatur

Lifetime network’s ‘Drop Dead Diva’ to shoot scenes this week

By DONNA WILLIAMS LEWIS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Monday, September 15, 2008

A television crew is taking over the historic Old Courthouse on the Decatur Square for the next couple of days to shoot courtroom scenes for a pilot series “Drop Dead Diva.”
The show is a Sony Pictures Television production for the Lifetime network. The Josh Berman creation is about a model in training who dies and finds her soul entering the body of an overweight attorney.

The film crew was at work Monday and is expected to be at the courthouse through Tuesday, said Leslie Stumpff, heritage education coordinator/rental coordinator at the DeKalb History Center, which is housed in the neoclassical granite building.

The circa 1898 building, whose interior was rebuilt after a 1916 fire, is a popular rental spot for weddings, parties and meetings.

The courtroom scene is being shot in what was once the Superior Courtroom, now an empty ballroom with 14 arched windows and terrazzo floors. It was redressed to look like a courtroom for the film shoot, Stumpff said.

Updated photos of The Decatur High School Stadium

Well, they have 5 days to fine tune The New Decatur High School Stadium for the First Game in the stadium this Friday night.
I will be there taking plenty of pictures.

CLICK on pictures to enlarge.

These Are The Days

Please note: the Standard Oil Co. gas station on the corner of E.Court Sq. and E. Ponce de Leon. not to be confused with the Gas Station one block down on Church St. & E. Ponce de Leon which was a Sinclair Gas Station at one time, and that building is still there, and will soon be the future home of "Leon's Full Service Pub"


In the mid-1940's Jack Benny and Fred Allen were playing at the Dekalb THeatre, where you could buy Dr. Pepper brought by the truck parked out front. F.W. Woolworth was called "the five and dime" and there was a Piggly Wiggly grocery store next to the Fulton National Bank. You could see the Hotel Candler in the distance. The bank building and connected shops are still there.
You can also see a Standard Oil gas station across from Woolworth's on the corner of E. Court Sq. and E. Ponce de Leon..
I can't help but wonder why they had Gas stations so close, just down one block towards Church
St. which will be the future home of Leon's Full Service Pub.
Was the Sinclair Gas station down on Church St. built after this photo ?????
This is something I am going to research.
To be continued.....

Small City of Decatur License Plates at Whit's End

Jeff at Whit's End wants you to know about his new Decatur License Plates and new DHS Spirit Wear.

GO DECATUR !

NEW! Small City of Decatur license plates for scooters, bikes,trikes, strollers, big wheels, wagons etc. New/redesigned DHS Spirit Wear hats justin time for the Stadium Opening next Friday. Thanks, Jeff Whit's End, LLC 431 W. Ponce DeLeon Ave, #2 Decatur, GA 30030 (404) 377-3310 (404) 377-8335 Fax whitsenddecatur@bellsouth.net www.whitsenddecatur.com

Ink & Dagger Tattoo in Decatur

Jim Beam made this short documentary film about Ink & Dagger’s owner Russ Abbott. The film and corresponding print ads are all part of Jim Beam’s ongoing ad campaign. To learn more about Abbott, please visit www.thestuffinside.com. There’s a place where you can leave him a message on there and let him know what you think of all this.

Click on Postcard for more photos.


Ink & Dagger Tattoo Parlour
1036 West College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 373-6655

www.inkanddaggertattoo.com

Saturday is the 2nd Annual 5k fun run "Beat the Street for Little Feet"

Decatur High Homecoming Band

It is an exciting year for Decatur High especially with our new stadium. The Alumni
Committee is hoping to see you all there on September 19th. After the opening
game comes Homecoming on October 4th. Will Henderson, our DHS Band Director, is
hoping to turn Homecoming in to an Alumni event as well as a great time for the
students.

With that in mind, in addition to all the Alumni we hope will attend the game, Will
would love to have an Alumni Band for the Homecoming Game and start a tradition
in the coming years. There is now a Decatur Band website which includes a link
to an Alumni Band page as well. The Alumni Band page will have a place for you
to register as well as a place for you to download your music. If you are interested
in participating, please following the link, http://www.decaturband.org/index.php/alumni/13-alumniband/15-alumni-band-2008-sign-up,
and register. We will follow up in the next few weeks to let you know when you
can download your music and provide more information about your participation.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail Melinda Mobley at mmobley596@comcast.net
or call her at (404) 354-1421. We look forward to seeing you all.

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The Decatur Theatre in the ArtWorld.

Fun Town Friday Entertainment Presents Video No. 16

FYI. Eddie Murphy is doing another Beverly Hills Cop Movie.

Funny Bud Light Commercial

Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You

Decatur to form exercise and fitness panel

By Ty Tagami

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Thursday, September 11, 2008

The city of Decatur is seeking residents to serve on a new advisory board that encourages exercise and fitness.

The city’s Active Living Division wants to encourage walking, cycling and other activities, and will design programs for a range of residents.
The city needs volunteers with backgrounds in fitness, healthy living concepts, seniors and healthy aging, bicycling, walking, athletics, parks, recreation, gardening and other active pursuits.

To volunteer for the new Active Living Advisory Board, fill out an application and drop it off at the Decatur Rec Center, 231 Sycamore St., or at City Hall, attention Lyn Menne. The form can also be mailed to Menne at Decatur City Hall, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031, or faxed to 404-370-4130.

The form is available from this address:

http://www.decaturga.com/client_resources/CGS/CityGov/cgs_citygov_statementofinterest.pdf

For more information, contact active living director Dan Magee at Dan.Magee@decaturga.com, or call 678-553-6541.

BiRDi'S to Close in late September.

The owner of BiRDi'S has decided to move on to the next chapter in her life.
They will have a party on the 20th Sponsored by Labrys magazine and a final closing party the night of the 26th.


What will be next for that building.
Maybe a good Music store would do good in that spot.
You never know until you try.

"JAZZ NIGHT" Thursdays in Sept. at Historical Scottish Rite

Free Jazz on Thursdays in Sept.
at Historic Scottish Rite. 7pm to 9pm

ROSE 2 Frame Shop & Gallery is having a Grand Opening this Saturday Sept 13th

Have you visited JD Isaacs' new Frame Shop & Gallery called Rose 2 or ( Rose Squared) if not you need to, it opened a couple of months ago in a small retail space on the backside of the Masonic Lodge Building on Clairemont Ave. next to Emile Baran's Music Show Room. This is the same frame shop that was inside the Rue de Leon before it closed.
Welcome to your new location Rose Squared.

I had a chance to visit with JD at his new location recently and he is having a Grand Opening (open house) for all to come and visit this Saturday Sept 13th.



JD Isaacs owns and operates Rose Squared Custom Framing, a full service framing shop.

In addition to the finest of hand finished European moldings, Rose Squared offers high quality archival framing for original art, fine art prints, diplomas, posters and all framing needs, including shadow boxing. JD Isaacs takes great pride in his sense of design and helping his customers make the right choices for their artwork. He believes that a person’s choice in artwork should reflect their personality and that should continue with their framing choices. Isaacs strongly believes that, ‘you should frame for the piece, not for the room.’ In other words don’t try to match mat colors to sofa cushions and the like. ‘A well framed piece will go anywhere,’ he believes, and ‘should stand the test of time.’

Isaacs also offers watercolor classes on Sundays at his new location (he now has the room to do that in the new location) and has samples of his portraiture by commission in the gallery space. His environmental children’s stories on CD, written for airing on NPR are also available for purchase .


For examples of JD Isaacs artwork and children’s stories:
www.rainrider.com
Rose Squared
111 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA.
Store hours: wed thru Sat 10am to 5pm
Phone: 404 377-1414

Indigo Girls find hometown shows exciting, nerve-racking

Indigo Girls find hometown shows exciting, nerve-racking

photo: http://www.rueplumet.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/indigo_girls.jpg
By JON WATERHOUSE

For accessAtlanta

Thursday, September 11, 2008

For Emily Saliers, one-half of the locally-based folk-rock duo Indigo Girls, performing in Atlanta means a lot of things. Among them: guest lists, hitting the mark in front of the hometown folks; and making sure a stop at Decatur eatery Watershed (Saliers is co-owner) is on the itinerary.
A hometown guest list has to be challenging.

It is a bit. There are only so many tickets you can have, and it’s obviously our largest guest list in the country. Sometimes phone calls come in at the last minute, but I think at this point after all of these years, it’s just to be expected. The most important thing is that our family and friends are there, and that always feels good. It works out.

Describe the dynamic of an Atlanta show.

There’s a certain excitement about being home, for sure, no matter what the venue is in Atlanta. Playing in Atlanta is exciting, because we spend so much time playing in other cities. Playing at home is such a unique feeling. There’s that, but in other ways it’s a little more nerve-racking, because it’s more hyped up and special because you are home, and all of your family and friends are there. .

Some artists have an issue with Chastain’s wine-and-cheese audience.

Mostly our shows have been good there. I know what you’re talking about, because I’ve been to shows there where people talk through the show. I’ve actually left shows before, because I couldn’t believe people were talking through it. But our fans are so good, and I think they really come to hear the music. It’s a very, very good experience overall. If it were a negative thing, we wouldn’t continue to go back and play there. It’s just such a beautiful venue.

The band recruits a green team at certain venues. How’s that going?

It’s going great. We don’t do it in every town, but we work out a way to stagger it so that it’s most effective. We have green teams come in and get tickets to the show, T-shirts or whatever they want. And they come and make sure the recycling is taken to its proper recycling place. It’s all a part of our whole effort to reduce our carbon imprint. We run the bus on biodiesel, and we’re trying to switch over to large containers of water instead of individual bottles. We’re trying not to waste and make sure there are recycling at all of our venues. It’s just part of our effort. And it’s fun for fans. We meet the green team and say hi. And that way we know the recycling is going to where it’s meant to go instead of maybe being dumped at the end of the night after we leave town.

How much do you miss your restaurant Watershed on the road?

I miss it terribly. I love that restaurant, and I’m really proud of the food. Even if I weren’t an owner and an affiliate, I’d eat at that restaurant regularly just because of the vibe and the excellent food. We’re getting ready to celebrate our 10th year this year. So through tough times and good times, we’ve been able to stand through.

What’s your go-to entree?

The cheeseburger. It’s one of the top three burgers I’ve ever had. [Chef Scott Peacock’s] approach is all about fresh ingredients, locally grown whenever possible and organic. It’s just about simplicity and goodness, and that’s what that burger is.

CHASTAIN PARK: INDIGO GIRLS, SEPT. 13

• THE 411: $30-$55. 8 p.m. Sept. 13. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Stella Drive and Poole Road, Atlanta. 404-249-6400, www.ticketmaster.com.

Will Decatur Be Lucky and get A Johnny Rockets

More than 12 metro Johnny Rockets to open in next five years.

By JOE GUY COLLIER
Photo by Flickr: ElissaSCA

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Monday, September 08, 2008

Johnny Rockets plans to add more than a dozen restaurants in metro Atlanta in the next five years, according to a recently announced expansion initiative.

Johnny Rockets, a California-based burger and fries chain, held the grand opening this past weekend for its fourth Atlanta location, a restaurant in the Luckie Marietta district near the Georgia Aquarium.

The Atlanta expansion plans are part of a broader company goal to more than triple Johnny Rockets’ U.S. presence to 1,000 locations.

The Decatur Venetian Blind Co.

The Decatur Ventian Blind Co. was located on E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
these type building were used as Army Bakkacks during World War II.
Here is a little history on them:

A little history on this design … As part of the World War II war effort, In 1941 the United States government commissioned George A. Fuller Construction Company to design and engineer a cheap, portable shelter intended for housing troops, MASH units, storing large machinery, aircraft hangars and warehousing supplies. The government had instructed them to comply with only two conditions: the new huts had to be arch shaped, for strength and deflection of shell fragments, and able to be quickly and simply assembled by unskilled labor. Over 170,000 were produced during WWII. After the war ended these buildings proved too good a resource to simply discard, The military sold them to civilians who turned them into serviceable single-family homes. Even Churches and small businesses took up residence in them. The rest … is history. Today, that wonderful structure is even better and stronger and has proven to withstand the harshest weather conditions on earth including heavy snow, hurricanes, tornadoes and even earthquakes. The best news is ….. this building is remarkably affordable and delivered ready to assemble.



● The arch design was developed by the US Military during World War II. It was used as barracks for housing troops, medical facilities, motor pools for vehicle repairs, and warehousing of vehicles and supplies.

● This design provides superior strength to withstand harshest weather conditions on earth, including heavy snow, hurricanes, tornadoes even earthquakes.

● The most versatile building design. Ideal for a numerous applications, such grain and commodity storage, hay shelters, livestock shelters, industrial shops, warehousing, aircraft hangars, skating rinks, workshops, boat, automobile and truck storage, retail outlets, distribution centers, indoor riding arenas, indoor softball stadiums and even alternative housing!

Now let's see how good you are, can anyone tell me where the above photo of this type of building is located in The Decatur Area.

comments are welcome .



jolomo said:
Isn't that across from Mellow Mushroom on LaVista? BTW, I love your blog!

Joe

Atlanta History

September 9, 2008 5:07 PM

whitefield said:
Yes, you are correct.
Good Job.

Phil Whitefield said :
Dennis,
I used to sleep in these while in school at Redstone Arsenal.
These are widely known as "Quonset Huts". See below link.
The name of our sleeping quarters was "Tin City" ( We had at least 25-30 of these for all the Army Troops in Missile Training School.
They were very warm in the Cold Winter at Huntsville, Al

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quonset_hut

FAMOUS PUB @ TOCO HILLS SHOPPING CENTER

HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS
Reason to Come Back: hot bartenders!
"but the bartenders don't stay long"
Nice Hangout Place

Reason to Come Back: Drinks and food are cheap. It's a nice hangout spot for 21+
"I like this place because it's a nice place to hang out if you live in the area. The drinks and food are really cheap. The servers are nice and they remember you when you come often. It a really good place to watch football and basketball."



FAMOUS PUB
2747 N. Druid Hills Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA. 30327
404-633-3555
In the Toco Hills Shopping Center
Just outside Decatur City Limits.

Comment From Rusty:

The best part about Famous Pub is it has obscure PPV football games that often don't seem to be on anywhere else. It's the only place I know of where I can watch my Tennessee Vols play some of the lesser games on its schedule.

September 8, 2008 10:59 AM

Decatur ‘Green Home’ Renovation Featured on TV show

Renewal Construction updates a historic house with environmentally friendly materials.
Read 601 Third Ave. Home owners Blog.

The Boyce-Frost residence at 601 Third Ave., Oakhurst, is currently being renovated by Renewal Construction, Inc., using green buildig principles, practices and materials. The project will be featured on the Discovery Network’s new "Renovation Nation" TV show, which will debut in 2008.
Renewal’s project was recommended for the Green Home show by Southface, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance. “We are excited about being chosen to serve as an example of what green building is all about,” says Renewal CEO Peter Michelson. “We are committed to these principles and practices and pleased to be a part of the effort to increase public awareness of environmentally safe and affordable renovation options.”

The show will be hosted by Emmy-award-winning television personality Steve Thomas, formerly of “This Old House.” Filming will begin in Oakhurst this fall and will follow Renewal’s progress in incorporating environmentally sound features into the Prairie-style home: Energy Star-rated windows, dual flush toilets, recycled glass countertops, low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints, SIPs (structural insulated panels), geothermal heating and cooling, a tankless water heater, cisterns for rain water harvesting and on-site materials recycling. All materials are carefully selected for recycled content and minimal travel distance from the supplier to the job site.

Renewal and Rawlings – a Winning Team

Design plans for the renovation were created by local architect Eric Rawlings, AIA. “The enthusiasm of the homeowners, K.C. Boyce and Michelle Frost, for sustainable design made this a dream project for all of us involved,” he says. “Their willingness to make an example of their home for the whole community to learn from is more than admirable.”

The residence is in a neighborhood of older homes, many of them Craftsman style. “The historic fabric of the neighborhood compelled us to provide a compatible design solution,” he says. “At the same time we felt that an advanced architectural style was also appropriate. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Style was a natural inspiration as it influenced the Craftsman style yet is more advanced in appearance and better suited for passive solar design.”
Buddhist-style Rain Chains – a Unique Feature

The design seamlessly integrates several above-ground cisterns into the architecture, bringing the water playfully down Buddhist-style rain chains into a cluster of river stones at the top of the stone-clad cistern vaults. The captured rain water is available for landscape watering or car washing. The excess water spills out of the cistern vault down a cascade of stone and into a French drain trench that looks much like a Japanese-style dry riverbed.

Another important feature is the geothermal system, which provides temperate air using the Earth’s constant temperature as a heat source and heat sink. “The Boyce-Frost residence exemplifies the idea of living in harmony with, rather than living off of, the land,” says Rawlings. His firm, Rawlings Design, Inc., is at 108 Fifth Ave, Decatur, 404-488-2273.
Reducing Energy Consumption – a Practical Benefit

“Incorporating green elements into a renovation project saves the homeowner money in the long run,” says Renewal CEO Michelson. “Replacing inefficient equipment with high-efficiency equipment and materials can significantly reduce home energy bills, in addition to helping the environment.”

Watch the progress of this house here.