There are so many great places and here I go complaining.My errands took me OTP yesterday. OTP is Atlanta shorthand for "Outside the Perimeter" outside of I-285, Atlanta's perimeter highway.It's was unfamiliar territory to me so I took the scenic way… Read more »
Murphy Avenue for Folks Who Enjoy Industrial
Architecture tourists go sightseeing on Murphy Avenue. It's part of the industrial corridor that borders Fort McPherson, Sylvan Hills, Adair Park, West End. There is plenty to see. By and large, they made the street fronts attractive.Folks are repurp… Read more »
Two Fine Open Houses. One 2,018 square feet. One 4,422 Square Feet
I had my eye on two for May 19, two special houses I never expected to see. I wish you could see for yourself. I doubt they'll be open again.Super Sundays are for house loving architecture tourists. Asking $270/sf: I knew this one to be designed Davi… Read more »
Great New Modern on a Great Atlanta Street - Charles Allen Teardown
It had suffered a hippie-renovation and was prime Midtown Atlanta teardown bait.On the eclectic Charles Allen Drive the new house could make a statement yet fit right in. Go see for yourself, my pictures don't capture it, don't capture how good it is… Read more »
We're Losing a Tall Atlanta Landmark
They don't need this 835 foot smokestack any more. But I hate losing a landmark.Georgia Power is converting Plant McDonough-Atkinson from a coal-fueled electric generator to a natural gas-fired generator. The two coal units, 1 and 2, have been retire… Read more »
Teardown Complete in Inman Park - Bravo
A teardown in Inman Park. Are you kidding? When we dream, we talk Ansley Park, Candler Park, Peachtree Hills, Morningside, Midtown, Virginia Highland, Oakhurst, Kirkwood, Winona Park, MAK. In the end it's always: "We want to live in Inman Park." But … Read more »
Hypepotamus Party under the Ballroom in the Biltmore Basement
When Atlanta boosters meet in a great building, there's cake, AND they tell me about it, I'm there! It was the Hypepotamus Founders Day Party yesterday.Here's a brief report. Inside these doors you can find: Xiaohang Li,… Read more »