Oakdale's north end is in Druid Hills. At Dekalb Avenue it becomes Whiteford Road finally terminating at Memorial Drive. Lot's to see along the way: the manor homes near Emory, Victorians grand and small, high style craftsman bungalows, and vernacula… Read more »
FLASH March 14 2009. I've just learned that this is the John N. Gresham home place built Built in the 1880s(?) by Forrest P. Hudson another picture.It's a farmhouse with out-buildings. It's inside I-285! You probably can't even see it in summer. Unle… Read more »
This home delights every single day. All the individual elements are great: the lot, siting, out buildings, the architecture, the fence, the landscaping, the "yellow," the upkeep. It's impressive but not intimidating.It gives me the impression of a g… Read more »
This new beauty by Maurice Jennings architects of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was dedicated in April, 2008. You've probably seen other Jenning's chapels in the magazines, certainly the breathtaking Mildred B. Cooper Chapel Bella Vista, Arkansas. You woul… Read more »
Here is the big oneI prefer these two. The first is in Cabbage Town:The second is just across Memorial Drive behind 6 feet under in north Grant Park:… Read more »
Update: Check out James' Limestones and Boxwood 9-20-2010 blog post for some great pictures and info about this house.n a 3-way face off between Phipps skyscrapers and Wieuca Road Baptist Church, this spectacular little house on the corner wins by a … Read more »
It's the only pink mirror wall (with pennants) I know of. It's on Oakview Road, a delightful boulevard the on the city limits between Decatur and Atlanta, between Oakhurst and Kirkwood.It's not on most folks way to anywhere. Architecture Tourists wi… Read more »
Architecture tourists enjoy red lights if the street looks like this.It's the old Fleemans, now Belly, at the corner of North Highland and St. Charles.… Read more »
I think the technical name is 4th Friday ArtStroll at Historic Castleberry Hill. It's just perfect for Architecture Tourists: Free, interesting architecture, galleries galore, an iron pour at 9pm, free snacks and wine at the galleries, and uh... fre… Read more »
Lucky day for me yesterday: Chad Mason, local musician and good guy, invited me to visit his Wigwam home. Built in 1940, it's an international style chunk of Miami Beach planted at the east end of the MLK historic district. Here is some more Wigwam i… Read more »
Sycamore Street - "Old Sycamore" to some - is a few blocks of great old houses on the east side of town. (See "Old Decatur Historic District") It's rather out of the way if you are in a hurry, but Architecture Tourists need to slow a bit. One of my … Read more »
Look at those shadows. Wow. I didn't notice until I got the picture on my computer. The Tomlinson Gardens has a French colonial look. It's on a huge lot for the area. It's GREEN. It has a bit of worn seediness that would go for charm in New Orleans. … Read more »
Glenn Church gives architecture tourists a buzz when they are fortunate enough to drive by. To me it's the most pleasing Philip Shutze public building. Have you been inside? The "Little Chapel" in the education building is certainly one the the great… Read more »
Want to live in a garden? These fit pattern 172. GARDEN GROWING WILD**In Morningside a little lot can go a long way:In Ansley Park a shallow front yardIn Brookwood Hills a corner with mysteries**A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Cen… Read more »
