About the Architecture Tourist

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRzRF2YDGlI8X-MgAAPB20hGpo0c7Pq7qPEBwX8o2RoBhYr3VpDSa1kqbobBUpIAQGjTN5HZBYQudujZMiQBksOVt0GVkKG72SFrueO6mLCHtIoCR46DfIkksKb6d5qjEKNADJ_iXaagp/s1600-h/BWHydrangia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="1" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257578994094619074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRzRF2YDGlI8X-MgAAPB20hGpo0c7Pq7qPEBwX8o2RoBhYr3VpDSa1kqbobBUpIAQGjTN5HZBYQudujZMiQBksOVt0GVkKG72SFrueO6mLCHtIoCR46DfIkksKb6d5qjEKNADJ_iXaagp/s400/BWHydrangia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;" /></a>I enjoy architecture, art, and design. But who doesn't?<br /><br />I'm an not a designer or architect or photographer. My career: computer programmer and computer bureaucrat.<br /><br />I'm <b>Terry Kearns</b><br />Atlanta, Georgia<br />404-550-7397<br /><a href="mailto:terry@surf303.com" target="_blank">terry.kearns@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/">Blog "Architecture Tourist" </a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/">Flickr</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/terry.kearns">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/terrykearns">Twitter @terrykearns</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm in Atlanta.</span> It's very nice here. It's a driving town. So I try to make the most of my drives by architecture touring. I carry my little camera. If I spot something cool and if it's safe, I take a picture.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Atlanta has curves, hills, and trees.</span> So? You'll round a curve or crest a hill and <span style="font-style: italic;">there</span> will be something nice to see. Drive another hundred yards and it's gone.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">There are many zen views of the city proper.</span> At times your are driving in what seem to be a forest or a dense residential area. Suddenly there is a zen view of the city. It's breathtaking; then it's gone. Try Clifton Road by the CDC and you'll see what I mean.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty: only skin deep.</span> I don't get invited into many houses. So I have to settle for the street view and the setting in the landscape. Inside is where architecture can make folks feel good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>I'd be happy if you'd send me an <a href="mailto:terry@surf303.com">email</a>.<br /><br />I'm the lucky guy in the blue sweatshirt:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrydEoOIeXPnaTCYU2pBHdcTyZa9IhRxHg3X3eCLaVRMwOQ1c5HuKZlBERV6JnN_xVtlmcFbxlKAPSy-1PhgvT8ZBC2q_lI9QM1WWRJ8wDxm1i1ZVbMeLGESZVA9y5ziBK2A5WnAwofGwv/s1600-h/P5180200-2-Urban-Licks-1000x879.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337626711831517554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrydEoOIeXPnaTCYU2pBHdcTyZa9IhRxHg3X3eCLaVRMwOQ1c5HuKZlBERV6JnN_xVtlmcFbxlKAPSy-1PhgvT8ZBC2q_lI9QM1WWRJ8wDxm1i1ZVbMeLGESZVA9y5ziBK2A5WnAwofGwv/s400/P5180200-2-Urban-Licks-1000x879.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 352px; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Don't scroll past here: SCARY PICTURE of me at the old computer desk.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18814459@N00/2992944648/" title="P5210231-Terry-Kearns-Computer by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P5210231-Terry-Kearns-Computer" height="553" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2992944648_d10e684c58_o.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><b>I do get out of the house from time to time, if only to lean on my shovel</b><br /><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4020105956/" title="PA161261-2009-10-16-CShoveling-Mud-East-Of-Reeder-Circle-Shovel-Lean by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="PA161261-2009-10-16-CShoveling-Mud-East-Of-Reeder-Circle-Shovel-Lean" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4020105956_595a786666.jpg" width="375" /></a></b><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4231319953/" title="P1000098-2009-12-31-Tripod-On-Wall-Detail-Detail by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1000098-2009-12-31-Tripod-On-Wall-Detail-Detail" height="418" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4231319953_ef0defae39.jpg" width="500" /></a></span><br /><b></b><br /><b><br /></b><b>DISCLOSURE POLICY</b><br />This policy is valid from 10 February 2009<br /><br />This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact terry@surf303.com.<br /><br />This blog does not accept any form of advertising, sponsorship, or paid insertions. We write for our own purposes. However, we may be influenced by our background, occupation, religion, political affiliation or experience.<br /><br />The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.<br /><br />The owner(s) of this blog is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. 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About the Architecture Tourist

I enjoy architecture, art, and design. But who doesn't? I'm an not a designer or architect or photographer. My career: computer prog...

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Cape Cod in Ashford Park

There is a little street near Peachtree Dekalb Airport with handful of charming little houses in a woodsy setting.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp26Lj9xVcq-5mfhNv6EM4ylieZS_R0rmAsLY7hDGhAb6z4KwwQTtgOMhCe8lgPmP92RG3WRT1_kmyE5w4Vz9YA99s6cQD8TzsvfQgwtLmOsAHMeqqf9msnJKvFHdQskauHWYT3UK7kG71/s1600-h/PA130823AshforParkCapeCodToN.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257558083869806274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp26Lj9xVcq-5mfhNv6EM4ylieZS_R0rmAsLY7hDGhAb6z4KwwQTtgOMhCe8lgPmP92RG3WRT1_kmyE5w4Vz9YA99s6cQD8TzsvfQgwtLmOsAHMeqqf9msnJKvFHdQskauHWYT3UK7kG71/s400/PA130823AshforParkCapeCodToN.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />A great lot. I'm not showing you everthing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkYT0c48jeyp1XRUob376yQOMU0rsS0koV-iGyMNew-UUNzcsJH8bV3n-NAgasdLfMFSpFbsZNRvshKgb0qLg0RqK9jIo3aS1dEqGffZd5HsRCQBmsJNCvMwCeEyYZV5K9W4X6qfr3tx1/s1600-h/PA130825AshforParkCapeCodToNW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257558086992557234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkYT0c48jeyp1XRUob376yQOMU0rsS0koV-iGyMNew-UUNzcsJH8bV3n-NAgasdLfMFSpFbsZNRvshKgb0qLg0RqK9jIo3aS1dEqGffZd5HsRCQBmsJNCvMwCeEyYZV5K9W4X6qfr3tx1/s400/PA130825AshforParkCapeCodToNW.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Cape Cod in Ashford Park

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A Recipe for Architectural Charm - Katie Hutchison

<a href="http://katiehutchison.squarespace.com/house-enthusiast/primer-a-recipe-for-architectural-charm.html">Primer: A Recipe for Architectural Charm </a><br />Ms. Hutchinson is an architect who loves little houses as much as I do. Unlike me she has the words to explain some of the "why." I have to study. She explains 5 ideas with some examples:<br /><ul><li>grounding roof lines </li><li>legible massing </li><li>engaged relationship with landscape </li><li>simple color palette and harmonious materials </li><li>thoughtful details </li></ul>

A Recipe for Architectural Charm - Katie Hutchison

Primer: A Recipe for Architectural Charm Ms. Hutchinson is an architect who loves little houses as much as I do. Unlike me she has the word...

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Brookhaven vernacular

This may be the smallest house in Brookhaven. I don't see how it can last. It's a breath of fresh air among the nouvau mansions. For a moment you are out in the country.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx-y21f9mTZBoo7p6LMoSAQqIGHygy7SfdC3IAZoPMZ0QRKvyGFTzzY6va13X0rggaYB_UwDzDu93Trk0KA-JG2qGReHGTmHpdYSvR_7Pla26Pu3Mtq_4aJp-9HP2OTopbHWCtSLkhheL/s1600-h/BrookHavenVernacular1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256459840343734258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAx-y21f9mTZBoo7p6LMoSAQqIGHygy7SfdC3IAZoPMZ0QRKvyGFTzzY6va13X0rggaYB_UwDzDu93Trk0KA-JG2qGReHGTmHpdYSvR_7Pla26Pu3Mtq_4aJp-9HP2OTopbHWCtSLkhheL/s400/BrookHavenVernacular1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />It's American vernacular, almost folk Victorian but no gingerbread.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5G95_z4QlyT0z18oCARLWr9XgVGRt5zlSeguQ4kZD15WS0NJj0yWqCp_fGWU5JPflIwUSp2n1bKsSykZfqXmrmvFjEdbaw8iJNjLtLy149bTce3hEW2B-0N0_bRBZmlDQUtcqQSuZ5ap2/s1600-h/BrookHavenVernacular2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256459837119291714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5G95_z4QlyT0z18oCARLWr9XgVGRt5zlSeguQ4kZD15WS0NJj0yWqCp_fGWU5JPflIwUSp2n1bKsSykZfqXmrmvFjEdbaw8iJNjLtLy149bTce3hEW2B-0N0_bRBZmlDQUtcqQSuZ5ap2/s400/BrookHavenVernacular2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />The front has that bungalow look.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithIU0cYZ08q-qKOiQZxM3z1lBCrsEzYXB0OyXv2OeZU37WupsmQ7NwTEsscqcQiEolk_IXGbb9n2ql-cB82J1JtEWr-r-rpR-NGLg9Ewpj-o4L117fp80ZQB-251IDn0MBUd07yU4piB8/s1600-h/BrookHavenVernacular3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256459840011077442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithIU0cYZ08q-qKOiQZxM3z1lBCrsEzYXB0OyXv2OeZU37WupsmQ7NwTEsscqcQiEolk_IXGbb9n2ql-cB82J1JtEWr-r-rpR-NGLg9Ewpj-o4L117fp80ZQB-251IDn0MBUd07yU4piB8/s400/BrookHavenVernacular3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Brookhaven vernacular

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Yard art in Woodland Hills

These folks are getting the job done in Woodland Hills.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU4SkVm1t_x_7DIDVbl6pO6pZlb_M0h4X8mAzXJGZJJS8B77-zQv1HYJQc8XnxVHP2-nujkFTEWoayDeTE2dYGAPstJMgv-hl138Y1TSM126ecwcD8txUULzBweMKSCi4HxWJ_v7P7ULj/s1600-h/WoodlandYardArt1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256387385969341522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdU4SkVm1t_x_7DIDVbl6pO6pZlb_M0h4X8mAzXJGZJJS8B77-zQv1HYJQc8XnxVHP2-nujkFTEWoayDeTE2dYGAPstJMgv-hl138Y1TSM126ecwcD8txUULzBweMKSCi4HxWJ_v7P7ULj/s400/WoodlandYardArt1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwno_w12XYHDnwr6HueZhPe1uKoiXbMSoOBsIUzvzz4qYOjd-oc8usBYgmsfrPTlyt4nuXSQ2QbPQ9xEj027NPnBJTTbNtFXy6kLHzXbeOv6Gp0y4-xIkyGuqbfwwoSmbFkw38dMOXaur/s1600-h/WoodlandYardArt2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256387390415583618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwno_w12XYHDnwr6HueZhPe1uKoiXbMSoOBsIUzvzz4qYOjd-oc8usBYgmsfrPTlyt4nuXSQ2QbPQ9xEj027NPnBJTTbNtFXy6kLHzXbeOv6Gp0y4-xIkyGuqbfwwoSmbFkw38dMOXaur/s400/WoodlandYardArt2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ozBtWI8ulzq8jQE7w9ZvAYfP-HwuTtAp4PYNY-zE5jApbckK51BF3jgUnQiSoKakbOrbj6lX-L4an6Wt1NGRt-vYIsXVIV2u9eQDZDEDCy3rn3ETgszDgmZ00vxcxlVorMMSxTHVlA-f/s1600-h/WoodlandYardArt3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256387390057666386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ozBtWI8ulzq8jQE7w9ZvAYfP-HwuTtAp4PYNY-zE5jApbckK51BF3jgUnQiSoKakbOrbj6lX-L4an6Wt1NGRt-vYIsXVIV2u9eQDZDEDCy3rn3ETgszDgmZ00vxcxlVorMMSxTHVlA-f/s400/WoodlandYardArt3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Yard art in Woodland Hills

These folks are getting the job done in Woodland Hills.

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East Lake's Alston House, Meadow Nook

Meadow Nook (1856) is one of the oldest in Atlanta. It's a delightful surprise the first time you see it, and every other time you see it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpMUN1Q0uryOl7GDWrAnfQkG7yYmCLBWf7iSNviGeJK4_ueF1WX7RKIqoo7bTTmI80hKvIO3-0v2wKFq0abhRt6gvdDHWWqBu76WQU6kpiz6k5V3lpuXeLM3QPWEtRT74Zy7Yqb0mZZ22/s1600-h/AlstonHouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256136187597514978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpMUN1Q0uryOl7GDWrAnfQkG7yYmCLBWf7iSNviGeJK4_ueF1WX7RKIqoo7bTTmI80hKvIO3-0v2wKFq0abhRt6gvdDHWWqBu76WQU6kpiz6k5V3lpuXeLM3QPWEtRT74Zy7Yqb0mZZ22/s400/AlstonHouse.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

East Lake's Alston House, Meadow Nook

Meadow Nook (1856) is one of the oldest in Atlanta. It's a delightful surprise the first time you see it, and every other time you see i...

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The biggest chair in Atlanta?

It may be the biggest chair in greater Atlanta. As you drive by the chair looks just right. It's in the scale of these amazing columns.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPb6S6DJ62ujlzgJtGEvNf7O2R0KENFiiJN170vylizurxRDAVyxDR-uxhSXIl8PGPI5n_XTwiON0-E9bzNgmfvXdU8Y5EE6myU2u0ABpuNf0Mq02mjYw6W-CkyOS_yWmAPrifrcTqt0s/s1600-h/2ndAvePorchAndChair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256131381474784978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPb6S6DJ62ujlzgJtGEvNf7O2R0KENFiiJN170vylizurxRDAVyxDR-uxhSXIl8PGPI5n_XTwiON0-E9bzNgmfvXdU8Y5EE6myU2u0ABpuNf0Mq02mjYw6W-CkyOS_yWmAPrifrcTqt0s/s400/2ndAvePorchAndChair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />It requires a second look. Thanks for the humor, so rare in architecture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxbKCGyO3Vk6kBacaIMcy09QECv-1W99UZRVEvMrwvP5qz0CXAjQgdjpGUohTjghpTUk5a5DB4D6t8qN_jbKWfqC4Wq5DX-MVemSKVJjSrXtKael9rfK939Dhq_rSScB7TpRCpS07q_nD/s1600-h/2ndAvePorchAndChairDetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256131390548024434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxbKCGyO3Vk6kBacaIMcy09QECv-1W99UZRVEvMrwvP5qz0CXAjQgdjpGUohTjghpTUk5a5DB4D6t8qN_jbKWfqC4Wq5DX-MVemSKVJjSrXtKael9rfK939Dhq_rSScB7TpRCpS07q_nD/s400/2ndAvePorchAndChairDetail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Greater Atlanta that is.

The biggest chair in Atlanta?

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A Decatur Georgia corner

One Decatur corner servers up two versions of charm. This one put it right out there for all to see:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh0afK0gpYccNYUEX89V2j4wHTsF6ZW8c9QO_BQXmmHIdjJd_5NlpNOcXd2sefWtJdr-bdMgAkBswiv-MICNTHNN8_82-vQGJr1moZsYwF41671SNUD0BuelpMEOtIQokLqRv5Dphjemv/s1600-h/MontgomeryCorner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256129017486632594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMh0afK0gpYccNYUEX89V2j4wHTsF6ZW8c9QO_BQXmmHIdjJd_5NlpNOcXd2sefWtJdr-bdMgAkBswiv-MICNTHNN8_82-vQGJr1moZsYwF41671SNUD0BuelpMEOtIQokLqRv5Dphjemv/s400/MontgomeryCorner.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />This one, right across the street is discreet and only allows a Zen view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_LtD2J59WHuRzIT7QllQhGwdK2QKwbLxp5Sy99BiGJSc6ztAEf5yONMzNQdfBQmTpdk0xrh7oN21rQZhy5iBTKpD0diTKphQcQ87JoBGKqOBuYNQWRR6s4fo-imKgRSaNZTNNLZ4Gt2I/s1600-h/PoncePlaceGate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256129236045508930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_LtD2J59WHuRzIT7QllQhGwdK2QKwbLxp5Sy99BiGJSc6ztAEf5yONMzNQdfBQmTpdk0xrh7oN21rQZhy5iBTKpD0diTKphQcQ87JoBGKqOBuYNQWRR6s4fo-imKgRSaNZTNNLZ4Gt2I/s400/PoncePlaceGate.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy1QLPBc6XGdiGPJ83a6yvfiJnxESOhHDyzX9ctlDe6BPPY8n4ZRVZadiZcAfTY-vxocAIQDoDKzf8cdu1COA9a0wDpHTB1fks4Pu33Ll9zRhTttJQgx9P32-p_jSksstqskAVfXgGSQ3/s1600-h/PoncePlaceGateDetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256129242819274594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy1QLPBc6XGdiGPJ83a6yvfiJnxESOhHDyzX9ctlDe6BPPY8n4ZRVZadiZcAfTY-vxocAIQDoDKzf8cdu1COA9a0wDpHTB1fks4Pu33Ll9zRhTttJQgx9P32-p_jSksstqskAVfXgGSQ3/s400/PoncePlaceGateDetail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

A Decatur Georgia corner

One Decatur corner servers up two versions of charm. This one put it right out there for all to see: This one, right across the street is di...

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Charm in Scottdale, Georgia

Scottdale is east of Decatur. It's not a real town but has it's charms. Here is the Alcove Drive Missionary Baptist Church.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH1Ozg5Luabj7aUBdA9OTFvtC_2ewz_2-EFiAoHPgAGL2CJ3UqXCWFbH6W91qgvp2aPjvKPjAyUxtkcGRMtt_LbgC485PCuqOZOJLI02G_6Y-i63SEhSf1WMILZjSN0kjH4VUk7QWT5fh/s1600-h/AlcoveDriveMissBaptistChurch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256122566143295650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH1Ozg5Luabj7aUBdA9OTFvtC_2ewz_2-EFiAoHPgAGL2CJ3UqXCWFbH6W91qgvp2aPjvKPjAyUxtkcGRMtt_LbgC485PCuqOZOJLI02G_6Y-i63SEhSf1WMILZjSN0kjH4VUk7QWT5fh/s400/AlcoveDriveMissBaptistChurch.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Until 1982 Scottdale was a southern mill town. Many of the mill houses still stand.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbXXOgBOiJYxHV8Rv1pFL4tjn0o9Gu_Rcua0Rnex3SDy5XX4i4kbS30F3GbtHv2de-OGgyKCCj0Ne8CAsTMQDZr3Vsw-fyICULnPk1s-HscJTLhnc9GEBI8pUC6xKfZMCCNJdtNNY5P56/s1600-h/ElizaStreetMartinHouseCirca1900.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256125604712242386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbXXOgBOiJYxHV8Rv1pFL4tjn0o9Gu_Rcua0Rnex3SDy5XX4i4kbS30F3GbtHv2de-OGgyKCCj0Ne8CAsTMQDZr3Vsw-fyICULnPk1s-HscJTLhnc9GEBI8pUC6xKfZMCCNJdtNNY5P56/s400/ElizaStreetMartinHouseCirca1900.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIHe6H3-Vk7NCyx7MtGqmpDBPuE2ejkWVoKejZo7m7dmNvEUoEsMBbmcgn4BD5uxP7Kma0orresrNgXHCbi7OjJmL-9JG-KLw4pPhSgMdtl_YFdvX1c0W_OhFju3c_875qDwOoCzT-oVl/s1600-h/ElizaMillHouses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256126034378718034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIHe6H3-Vk7NCyx7MtGqmpDBPuE2ejkWVoKejZo7m7dmNvEUoEsMBbmcgn4BD5uxP7Kma0orresrNgXHCbi7OjJmL-9JG-KLw4pPhSgMdtl_YFdvX1c0W_OhFju3c_875qDwOoCzT-oVl/s400/ElizaMillHouses.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />In the center of the mill town is a beautiful green.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy2Ymw3I9JPEWLPbfs7I1p-JA4YihJJ8hf-51N_IRkdRdWHurEDlxhjxumkfZKDrqeOOnWmIcGVw3BmJEiyhWag2V2ootnp-UUwfMY8nX2ue35e9pw4VYSiZ6E50PYL14VGMMfg2c_wob/s1600-h/Aldridge2HousesAndGreen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256126341444055922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzy2Ymw3I9JPEWLPbfs7I1p-JA4YihJJ8hf-51N_IRkdRdWHurEDlxhjxumkfZKDrqeOOnWmIcGVw3BmJEiyhWag2V2ootnp-UUwfMY8nX2ue35e9pw4VYSiZ6E50PYL14VGMMfg2c_wob/s400/Aldridge2HousesAndGreen.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-U_uKp0s-oZkRE7y1jnMgoqf5Ucv_tGe-CSBc-QXPBUjjYzfrXG9Xq5zqesyq966H-mtqv53K_Y70ZGHGGrFnbQP9nqkfbApLjyQ4y61vcry9pGdHXuH1gFB__ZkR-uyCm_b0EjdQbEc/s1600-h/AldridgeFaithWalkOnGreen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256126531392898082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-U_uKp0s-oZkRE7y1jnMgoqf5Ucv_tGe-CSBc-QXPBUjjYzfrXG9Xq5zqesyq966H-mtqv53K_Y70ZGHGGrFnbQP9nqkfbApLjyQ4y61vcry9pGdHXuH1gFB__ZkR-uyCm_b0EjdQbEc/s400/AldridgeFaithWalkOnGreen.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />This one is charming in every way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaul6q4W1Dsg_O63EnK79AMFCzQReGc9EdpawM35jPoZ72QUv_NsdCC5sIwNeACofAAekpGSA3dmlPXEi_agpSIY2IyCWdm4m7aPQi-kjmyQSskuU-Xe7BjKZJEdGqxnDk5wrgCM8tltb/s1600-h/AldridgeHouseCloseup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256126710429955042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaul6q4W1Dsg_O63EnK79AMFCzQReGc9EdpawM35jPoZ72QUv_NsdCC5sIwNeACofAAekpGSA3dmlPXEi_agpSIY2IyCWdm4m7aPQi-kjmyQSskuU-Xe7BjKZJEdGqxnDk5wrgCM8tltb/s400/AldridgeHouseCloseup.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />This one has the perfect fence:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANmYx71vl3iZGEvkemPt-t22ntHy7wsS-AD2fuUDJ4lmoNc46yGp6zb6ao8pquyv4nnoEVTiRSFl2qMYcvYjuzduiyOxkkr8gj1ynre6MKdVlre2PXXdsLzpuMTy9M2cRI5yDX8SZRfFs/s1600-h/AldridgeStreetFaithWalkCloseupCirca1915.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256126863709591346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANmYx71vl3iZGEvkemPt-t22ntHy7wsS-AD2fuUDJ4lmoNc46yGp6zb6ao8pquyv4nnoEVTiRSFl2qMYcvYjuzduiyOxkkr8gj1ynre6MKdVlre2PXXdsLzpuMTy9M2cRI5yDX8SZRfFs/s400/AldridgeStreetFaithWalkCloseupCirca1915.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>

Charm in Scottdale, Georgia

Scottdale is east of Decatur. It's not a real town but has it's charms. Here is the Alcove Drive Missionary Baptist Church. Until 19...

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2008 Castleberry Hill Loft Tour

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfUJh-HYAuu5LBnGyr9ac6xv2uwW2gWwozaSpI3Cym-lssNny2zOm-TVmvYc-63f0aJwSx6Hna1PHcbNEMq5tDy-swqY_78P9n3OhQTa_rPj6w2WQmmSNAp-fXBFk1j5Ze7DiBTM44LLc/s1600-h/Castleberry2008TourMap292x354.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254139094832305122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfUJh-HYAuu5LBnGyr9ac6xv2uwW2gWwozaSpI3Cym-lssNny2zOm-TVmvYc-63f0aJwSx6Hna1PHcbNEMq5tDy-swqY_78P9n3OhQTa_rPj6w2WQmmSNAp-fXBFk1j5Ze7DiBTM44LLc/s320/Castleberry2008TourMap292x354.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />I went t0 the Castleberry Hill Loft tour in downtown Atlanta today. Here are some pictures. See the originals in Flickr <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/18814459@N00/sets/72157607774917329/show/">here.</a><br /><br />Great place to visit once a year but…well the fact is that I am fascinated.<br /><br />I had a great time. I went to 7 of the tour lofts, revisiting 2 of them. I hit 5 of the open houses along the way, 2 of them at Castleberry Point. I went solo and at my own pace so I didn’t have to discuss anything.<br /><br />I graded everything on: Would I want to live here? Could I afford to live here? Who in the world lives here? Quick answers: Probably not. Probably but not in a place I’d like. I’ll never know.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Castleberry Hill is a child free zone, or should be.</span><br />I think I saw one stroller. No evidence of children anywhere, inside or out. There were plenty of kids toys used as art. I don’t think of it as a school kid’s mecca.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. One loft per building please and I mean the whole building.</span><br />You have a chance of windows on more than one side.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Persistent violation of Design Pattern 159.</span><br />LIGHT ON TWO SIDES OF EVERY ROOM ”When they have a choice, people will always gravitate to those rooms which have light on two sides, and leave the rooms which are lit only from one side unused and empty.” So in nearly every loft, no matter how big the wall of windows was, I fell like I was in a deep swimming pool turned on its side, looking up to see the light.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Grocery Marathon.</span><br />Even if your chauffeur drove to the front door of your building, you’ve got many long trips back and forth (with dizzying stairs for good measure) from car to pantry.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Golf Carts for the Castleberry Point Grocery Marathon.</span><br />They’ve got convenient parking and elevators. But your unit may be impossibly far from the elevator. Shared hall wagons are a must. A shared golf cart would be better; the halls are wide enough.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. You’ll meet many neighbors at Castleberry Point.</span><br />You’ll pass many units on the way to yours.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Labyrinths in the hard lofts.</span><br />You’ll meet your neighbors in the hard lofts too: Johnson & Johnson, Loftman, Walker Street, Swift and Company, and Storehouse Lofts. In the first year you’ll be asking for directions in your own building.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. The stairs, the stairs, the stairs.</span><br />They twisted, they turned, they climbed to 10, 12, and 15-foot ceilings, some were clear glass, some were grated, some were in your own loft! They were everywhere but you couldn’t tell from the street.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Skylights.</span><br />A Johnson and Johnson unit I saw had amazing skylights that lit up the center of the two floors. Three cheers. But there were still windows on only one wall. The skylights enforced the bottom-of-the-pool-effect.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Rooftop decks – wonderful if you’ve got ‘em.</span><br />Castleberry Hill has “long” views in every direction. There aren’t any trees in the line of sight. There are no natural wonders to see.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. Funky loft spaces can be nauseating.</span><br />I toured an open house loft. It was very odd space or rather is was a collection of very odd spaces bound into an very, very odd loft. I had to get out of there quickly. It left a bad memory. Nobody should live there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. The art alone made the tour worthwhile.</span><br />Many of the owners were collectors. Art at home is better than art in a gallery.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Where you residents park? Where do guests park?</span><br />If you have to ask, I guess you don’t belong there.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. Human scaled exteriors on Peters and Walker Street.</span><br />Street walking isn’t bad when the buildings are 4 stories or less. There aren’t many places like this in Atlanta. Atlantic Station. Downtown Decatur. The Buckhead Party District before they tore it down. Highland Avenue and East Atlanta are smaller scaled and cozier.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15. Not much Green</span><br />I’m not big on green but little would go a long way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">16.Besharat Gallery is a whole ‘nother thing</span><br />There may be a living space there but it is a gallery, done to the 9’s. Cobblestone floors, glass stairs (acrophobics beware). Visit when you can, it’s a great space.<br /><br />I really did enjoy it. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. And to owners who's places looked so great and so clean.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?group_id=&user_id=18814459@N00&set_id=72157607774917329&tags=CastleberryLoftTourAtlanta2008" scrolling="no" width="550" align="center" frameborder="0" height="550"></iframe><br /><small>Created with <a href="http://www.admarket.se/" title="Admarket.se">Admarket's</a> <a href="http://flickrslidr.com/" title="flickrSLiDR">flickrSLiDR</a>.</small>

2008 Castleberry Hill Loft Tour

I went t0 the Castleberry Hill Loft tour in downtown Atlanta today. Here are some pictures. See the originals in Flickr here. Great place to...

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