Vanishing Georgia
Vanishing Georgia

Author: Georgia Dept of Archives and History

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2002-08-01

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0820324957

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The absorbing vintage photographs brought together in Vanishing Georgia recall life in the state from halfway through the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. Pictured here are both great events and commonplace occurrences: Atlanta in the wake of Sherman's march and a small town bedecked in flags on the Fourth of July; paddlewheelers loaded with barrels of turpentine and proud owners of new automobiles; a get-together with neighbors for a corn shucking and a crowd straining to hear the last words of a convicted man. Vanishing Georgia is an engaging entree into the state's vast and varied history, a treasure for both casual browsers and serious scholars.

Scenic Georgia Sketchbook, A: Landmarks and Wonders from the Back Roads
Scenic Georgia Sketchbook, A: Landmarks and Wonders from the Back Roads

Author: Ronald R. Huffman

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467149403

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More than eighty historic buildings and roadside landmarks across Georgia have found sanctuary in this stark but powerful collection of sketch work. From obscure treasures like a Cobb County covered bridge to the instantly recognizable Forsyth Park in Savannah, landscape architect Ronald Huffman puts pencil to pad to safeguard moments of state history. Each piece is accompanied by anecdotes and related backstories that preserve the context of these icons before progress irrevocably alters the landscape. Explore the back roads of Georgia with a guide attuned to the unexpected splendors that mark the way.

Last Sunday Drive, The: Vanishing Traditions in Georgia and the Carolinas
Last Sunday Drive, The: Vanishing Traditions in Georgia and the Carolinas

Author: Tom Poland

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-11-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1467143103

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The Sunday drive. Mom, dad and the kids would head out to see the countryside. An ice cream treat usually waited at day's end. Back in the Burma-Shave days, mom-and-pop drive-ins and gas station biscuits fed folks. Cheap gas filled cars, and people made Sunday drives through a land where See Rock City barns, sawdust piles and trains and junkyards gave them plenty to see. Men in seersucker suits ran old stores with oscillating fans, and if the kids ate too much penny candy, grandma had a home remedy for them. It was a time for dinner on church grounds, yard art and old-fashioned petunias. Join author Tom Poland as he revisits disappearing traditions.

The Last Sunday Drive
The Last Sunday Drive

Author: Tom Poland

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-11-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1439668523

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The Sunday drive. Mom, dad and the kids would head out to see the countryside. An ice cream treat usually waited at day's end. Back in the Burma-Shave days, mom-and-pop drive-ins and gas station biscuits fed folks. Cheap gas filled cars, and people made Sunday drives through a land where See Rock City barns, sawdust piles and trains and junkyards gave them plenty to see. Men in seersucker suits ran old stores with oscillating fans, and if the kids ate too much penny candy, grandma had a home remedy for them. It was a time for dinner on church grounds, yard art and old-fashioned petunias. Join author Tom Poland as he revisits disappearing traditions.

Lost Attractions of Georgia
Lost Attractions of Georgia

Author: Tim Hollis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-03

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1467146935

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While Atlanta has been a major tourist destination since the Civil War, travelers rarely encountered the rest of Georgia unless they were on their way to Florida. That meant scores of attractions, motels, restaurants and gas stations sprang up along the major and minor routes, all vying for their own piece of those Yankee dollars. In Lost Attractions of Georgia, author Tim Hollis introduces us to such defunct sights as Storyland and the Georgia Game Park, as well as now-extinct elements of popular attractions, including Six Flags Over Georgia, Rock City, Stone Mountain Park and others.