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The above picture is an aerial view of the Georgia State University beach volleyball complex. These three courts have been the home of the Georgia State Sandy Panthers since 2012 when the construction began. The addition of the mural came in 2019 and has made the already amazing courts even more welcoming. It is known and the hidden beach of Atlanta. There are buildings such as the capital and transportation such as Piedmont Ave, Marta, and a train that pass by every day. The mural, sand, and music that plays over the sound system can make any visitor feel at home and relaxed. The beach atmosphere is something that has always relaxed me and I find this complex to be one of the most relaxing and stress-free zones in Atlanta.
One setting in Charles...
moreCannonball House Today (I am having awful trouble attaching a picture the traditional way so I have linked the homepage of the Museum itself or a visual aid)
My chosen location is the Cannonball House in Macon, Georgia. When spending time with my family in Macon this past weekend, I was reminded of Middlemarch a bit when driving down the road and seeing the extravagant mansions that contained so much history inside. After doing some digging, I decided I want to draw the comparisons between Lowick Manor and the Cannonball House. Although the two are very different in terms of style and location, they share similar...
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The Grady Hospital circa 1940 (Georgia Archives) compared to present day Grady Memorial Hospital
Opening its doors at the end of the 19th century at the first public hospital to serve the people of Atlanta, Grady Hospital was a symbol of a shift towards in public opinion on progress and innovation. This was particularly true in the field of medicine and the administration of healthcare facilities. Up until the late 1800s, medical institutions were mostly run by religious organizations and were very limited in the ailments that they '...
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(Historic Downtown Senoia)
Senoia is a small city about an hour south-west of Atlanta, Georgia. The first establishment in the area was a post office depot built in 1854 in what was known as the town of Willow Dell. As more and more people began to move to the area—drawn in by the two, intersecting railroads that ran through the town—the town was renamed Senoia. The origin of the name and reason for the name change is still unknown, but four, main theories prevail. The first is that Senoia comes from the Creek Indian woman, Senoya He-ne-ha, who was the wife of Captain William McIntosh and whose son would later go on to be a chief of the Wind Clan of the Creek Indians. The second comes from an edition of the now nonexistent Senoia paper called the Enterprise Gazette which alleged that “John Williams...
moreIn David Copperfield, James Steerforth is a character in the novel that represents the upper class in Victorian Society. Steerforth is a wealthy and privileged man with no sympathies for those who don’t have access to the same opportunities as him. Steerforth lives in Highgate in a nice home with his mother and Miss Dartle. In chapter twenty of the novel, Steerforth brings David over to his house for the first time. Since Steerforth is well off, I pictured his house to be large and Highgate as an affluent area.
Highgate reminded me of Brookhaven, which is north of downtown Atlanta. I could easily see the Steerforths living in a community like Brookhaven. Brookhaven is in the Buckhead and Sandy Springs area. This part of metro Atlanta has wealthy residents and expensive homes that can sell for well over a million dollars...
moreChesney Wold symbolizes a great deal of wealth and power within Bleak House. It stands for the static ordering of society and indicates the top of the British class system. As a landowner, Sir Leicester has the most input over the majority of the country. As one of the 'great country families', he is determined that the world should run as he and the House of Lords would order it. He will change things as he sees fit and his wife, Lady Dedlock, has without a doubt married him in order to join him in this luxury. Overall, though, Chesney Wold is without a doubt a place of privilege that caters to the elite.
A place in Atlanta that came to mind in comparison to Chesny Wold was the Capital bulding. Like Chesny Wold, it is a place where members of the upper class both maintain affairs and enjoy leisure. The gold structure of the building asserts dominance and luxury over all of the city- it does symbolize the capital of Georgia, after all. The dominant attributes of...
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Sourced from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://www.ajc.com/news/marietta-square-has-evolved-around-longtime-park/AHQNi7zutzwdcEYdbHXfAO/#:~:text=Q%3A%20What's%20the%20history%20of,plans%20for%20the%20Marietta%20Square
Marietta Square is the past and present center of Marietta, Georgia. Marietta was first laid out in 1833, one year after the foundation of Cobb County, and consisted of not much more than a central square and a modest courthouse. Industrial expansion...
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Image Citation: The Avenue Peachtree City, www.avenuepeachtreecity.com/.
Peachtree City, GA is a Metro Atlanta city, and, according to the city’s official website, it has a population of 35,262 people with approximately 1 in 3 people owning a registered golf cart (“Facts & Figures”). Established in 1959, Peachtree City was a preplanned community; however, this was to its detriment. The city has since fallen victim to tight-knit neighborhoods with small yards and a plethora of dead-ends; these dead-ends would have made the city a walking...
moreBuford, Georgia is a small city with a population of a little over 15,000. Founded in 1872, the city has a railroad track that connects Charlotte, NC, with Atlanta, and was known for its leather exports from Bona Allen company. Buford also has its own school district for Buford City schools, which is located close to historic Buford.
I attended Buford City schools for several years, and the town is very close knit. There are prominent names that you commonly hear in buford (the Allens, the Shadburns) that are respected in the community. Most people I went to school with have lived in the town for generations, have family who are teachers at the school, or are even mentioned in history books that are found at the Buford History Museum located in town hall. The town has two very distinct classes: either your family has lived in this town for generations because they have a social impact and an expensive house that has been in your family for years, or your family was too...
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The city of Savannah was founded in 1733 by James Edward Oglethorpe and was the very first step in the creation of the state. Savannah was considered the first “planned” city in America, thought through by Oglethorpe himself who thought up the city as a series of grids that, “allowed for wide open streets intertwined with shady public squares and parks that served as town meeting places and centers of business. Savannah had 24 original squares; 22 squares are still in existence today.” (1) During the Revolutionary War Savannah was taken by the British. For four years Savannah remained in British hands, though there...
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