Riddleville is a crossroads between Bartow and Sandersville where Highway 242 crosses 231.I think it's "J Y Bryan & Sons 1917." It has one of those dogeared corner entrances I like so much, lot's of fine brick detailing too. The diagonal "honors" and… Read more »
Bartow is still stuck in my head. It looked like somebody has just "picked up" you know what I mean? When guests were coming over, my mom would tell everybody to pick up and she'd come in behind us to straighten up. Your mom too I'm sure.And though d… Read more »
Highway 17 isn't main street in Midville, so we turned south on Jones Street to North Railroad, Trout, and Kilpatrick. But we were in a hurry to reach Sparta before dark.This was a good start but I can't find it on the map.City hall or the once city … Read more »
Driving north on 17 our introduction to Millen was this mansion in the middle of a low-rise housing project.This can't be the only one, can it? But we were in a rush hoping to make Sparta before dark.We took a jog west on Cotton Avenue. Commercial on… Read more »
This tiny place is not to be missed. Fortunately you can't miss it so take an extra five minutes and stop in Scarboro. About 5 miles up Highway 17 north of Rocky Ford we found a near perfect terminated vista. It looks like you are going to drive smac… Read more »
Rocky Ford proper isn't on Highway 17. We turned southwest on Rocky Ford Road and drove just past the railroad tracks where we found City Hall. On Rocky Ford Road the buildings are close to the street.Rocky Ford Baptist is right on the sidewalk. It f… Read more »
When you are flying up Highway 17, the speed limit signs come on fast. But that wasn't our particular problem.We could have gotten a ticket for going too slow in Oliver Georgia. It's a little gem about 20 miles east if Stateboro. We drove around Oliv… Read more »
