This one is in the part of Druid Hills that you'd think is Virginia-Highland. Anyway, It's an old gas station on Briarcliff. The pink hides behind the wall. I think the owners of Indigo and Partners, former Morningside restaurants, converted this to … Read more »
They tell us that the economy is horrible, that nobody is building. So yesterday they tore down a house on Morningside Drive.… Read more »
It's not quite as grand (or pink) as the Red Bridge Over Ormewood Avenue in Grant Park Atlanta. It makes for a grand entrance to Decatur to the east or to Druid Hills to the west. Don't drive your tall truck in the outside lanes. "10' WILL NOT CLEAR"… Read more »
We didn't even know they were building a new pedestrian bridge at Piedmont Park until it collapsed. We thought it was this one. We'd crossed it several times with our children.… Read more »
Architecture - The New Liturgical Movement and Beatus Est are two great blogs that focus on classic architecture. Fellow architecture tourists with better pictures, better writing, and better credentials than me.From Beatus Est: "Work is finishing … Read more »
There are so many and most Atlanta churches are worth a good look inside and out. Most regular church goes only see the inside of their own. I don't know how to photograph church interiors. Better to go in person.Here is one on Ponce:And one in Decat… Read more »
We'd like our new mini-mansions to fit in but most don't succeed. Some don't even try.This one at 1418 N Morningside Dr may be the best in Morningside. From the street it's a high-style bungalow in scale with it's neighbors. The architect (who?) took… Read more »
Going high style in multi-million dollar houses is like shooting fish in a barrel. Even then there are plenty of misses. I prefer great design in smaller packages. This little house is over the top; but over scaled is usually best. See the big pictur… Read more »
I'm not sure if this is the only pink house in Druid Hills.Architecture tourists should enjoy Druid Hills for it's variety of stately homes. Quite a few are by Buck Crook and Neel Reid and others I don't know so much about yet. Unlike Buckhead, Druid… Read more »
It's like a magnified knife edge or the bow of a ship. It's 4 stories tall! It's not boring but it is unusual.… Read more »
King Tut is in town: "King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Exhibition" at the Civic Center.Lucky us: We get a giant statue on Peachtree at 13th. It looks quite authoritative there, lording over the midtown skyline and new construction. It must… Read more »
It's the mixture of styles that catch the eye: One interesting block of in-town Atlanta architecture.Rock Springs is one street with 3 names through 3 neighborhoods. This is the Rock Springs in Piedmont Heights, the western most end. It's unlike any… Read more »
It's in Atkins Park. It's been featured on the Homes Across America TV show. It's really black and - who would have thought it - wonderful. With a red tile roof and palm tree, what more could you want?I love Atlanta's pink houses. This one is in the … Read more »
Peachtree has a new dark spot. Drive though midtown, north or south. There is a block in shadow, even claustrophobic. Atlanta's midtown architecture jolts yet again.Peachtree Street has a kink, a curve between 11th and 12th Streets. In the age of run… Read more »
This little blue house has emerged from the Kudzu and glows in the low December sunlight.Though I'm a warm weather person and I certainly enjoy our usually lush southern landscape, I take great pleasure in winter light. It makes winter tolerable.Over… Read more »
It was the 12th Annual Art Show and Sale. I went on Sunday December 7. I had a great time: More than enough art and a tour of a great industrial building full of hard lofts. The lofts themselves were stunning. Even the smallest are breathtaking space… Read more »
It's the west end of Dresden. Maybe it's Ashford Park. Anyway, a great location for tear-downs but not a legacy of great architecture.The original homes do have their charms: Nice lot, modest house, 2 outbuildings, a great house for grandma and grand… Read more »
