Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza is how you get from the parking lot elevators to the entrance of Atlanta's High Museum. It has some cool sculptures but it's mostly a place to get through.In daylight I sense something remarkable about it, work by Mr. Meie… Read more »
Placing Public Landmarks - Recessed Porticos in 3 I-Shaped Atlanta Buildings
These still "class up the joint." One now serves as a Y.W.C.A. after almost 70 years as a church. The other two are abandoned for now.Architecture tourists can learn something from these. But as your know-nothing host, I can only ask questions.Are t… Read more »
Disappointing Before and After in Inman Park
Last week I blogged Lizzie Chapel in Inman Park, this week it suffered a tagging..… Read more »
Charles Cashwell paints a house portrait
I spotted a house painter on Pelham last week, fine art house painter, Charles Cashwell.I doubled back so I could introduce myself and see the work.It was about 4pm and it was hot, he was camped out in the shade. Charles said he was struggling to cap… Read more »
Inside Lizzie Chapel in Inman Park
I noticed the door was open. I knocked, poked my head inside, and they let me have a lo0k."Known affectionately and inexplicably to Inman Park residents as Lizzie Chapel, this vacant church on the eastern corner of where Druid Circle meets Euclid A… Read more »
This Olympic Legacy Needs to be Gone
I got this note:"You are correct, the kiosks in the photos were installed in late 2009. The management, leasing and upkeep of the kiosks is handled by a contract that the City of Atlanta has with General Growth Properties a retail/mall management… Read more »
My impressions: 5 open houses in early July.
I don't usually get to go inside: Grant Park, Druid Hills, Candler Park, Virginia Highlands, and Morningside, from 1920 to 2012.I think architecture tourists deserve curated lists of open houses. I mean: We aren't buying but we are certainly in love.… Read more »