This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 years to become reality. The story begins with Eugene Schofield Heath, who first pushed for a garden in the city in 1918. From ambitious Works Progress Administration projects along the Chattahoochee River to stalled plans caused by World War II, Atlanta repeatedly tried, and failed, to establish a permanent botanical garden. It wasn’t until the 1970s, when civic leaders and garden advocates rallied around a new site in Piedmont Park, that the idea finally took root. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we trace tennis from its 12th-century French origins to its rise in Atlanta, where elite clubs, segregated courts, and growing public facilities shaped the sport’s local identity. From the founding of ALTA by Bitsy Grant to the 1961 desegregation battle at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, Atlanta’s tennis story reflects the city’s broader fights over access and equity. We also look at the Olympic spotlight at Stone Mountain Park in 1996 and how Atlanta grew into one of the country’s largest recreational tennis hubs. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

When people think of sit-ins, they think Greensboro. But the movement didn’t start, or stop, there. This episode looks at how the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins inspired Atlanta’s Black college students to challenge segregation in a city that called itself “too busy to hate.” From An Appeal for Human Rights to coordinated sit-ins across downtown, arrests under newly written laws, and the protests that landed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in jail. Atlanta’s Student Movement reshaped the civil rights fight and even influenced a presidential election. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Atlanta gets nearly an extra hour of evening sunlight compared to cities east of us—and it turns out that’s no accident. In this episode, we unravel how railroads invented time zones, why Georgia was once split between Central and Eastern Time, and how Atlanta spent decades fighting over what time it should be. From business interests and newspaper deadlines to full-page ads promising more sleep for children, the battle over the clock was surprisingly intense. This is a story about power, commerce, civic identity, and a deceptively simple question that once divided a city: what time is it, really?   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

In this episode, we follow the land from rural farmland to an independent city with its own mayor, streetcars, schools, and sharp racial divides. You’ll hear how Bush Mountain became a vital Black community, how segregation shaped education and housing, and why progress so often bypassed certain streets. From Madea’s House to Negro League baseball fields, Klan activity, and environmental justice, this is a story of growth, conflict, and resilience layered into one small corner of the city.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Before airplanes and AI, Atlanta once stopped in its tracks to watch a hot air balloon rise into the sky. In this episode, I cover the story of the city’s first balloon flight in 1869. Balloon pioneer Samuel Archer King and the “Dare Devil Dentist” Dr. Albert Hape ascended nearly a mile above Atlanta as thousands watched from below. From spotting Stone Mountain to scaring onlookers and surviving a rough landing, their journey was equal parts spectacle and wonder. Through Hape’s own words, we glimpse how life-changing it was to see Atlanta from above for the very first time.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

From ancient superstitions to nuclear submarines, the name Atlanta carries a remarkable legacy across the seas. In this episode, we trace the centuries-old traditions of ship naming, before diving into the history of the vessels called USS Atlanta. You’ll hear how one ship served both the Confederacy and the Union, how others helped usher in America’s “New Navy,” and how the most famous USS Atlanta fought—and was lost—during the brutal battles of World War II at Guadalcanal. We follow the name through Cold War submarines, deep-sea wreck discoveries, and all the way to a newly ordered, multi-billion-dollar nuclear sub still under construction today. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Tami Roche was named Miss Burlesque in 1966 and her career took off, performing across the country and on Broadway, before moving to Atlanta in 1969 to headline at the Body Shoppe for a few weeks. Weeks turned into years and she made her way to the Domino Lounge, where she developed her famous champagne glass bath act. She even had Russ Meyer, famous sexplotation film director, write a script for her! We talked about her early childhood, her entry into burlesque, how she chose her stage name, how she became "Tassel Twirling Tami", her move to Atlanta, marriage to the club owner, his sudden death and the battle to keep and run four clubs as a woman in the 1970s. And best of all, the origin story of her famous bathtub act.  https://gofund.me/0e5816385 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsk6V4mXIBM   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

A special bonus episode to share my interview with Cliff Norris and David Aurilio to learn about the histories of the Atlanta Freedom Bands, a nonprofit community music organization made up of LGBTQ+ musicians and allies that includes a full concert band, marching band, jazz ensemble, and several small groups, and Voices of Note, the nonprofit organization that oversees Atlanta's LGBTQ+ choral groups, including the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus and the Atlanta Women’s Chorus. We covered the history of how these groups formed in Atlanta, why they were needed and how they fared through the AIDS crisis. In the upcoming weeks, each group has several concerts, including the one that I am hosting on December 20th!  Events: Holidays on Peachtree Street Atlanta Gay Men’s Chorus Atlanta Women’s Chorus Other Links: www.voicesofnote.org  www.atlantafreedombands.com  www.oursongatlanta.org  www.outfronttheatre.com  www.outonfilm.org  www.atlantaphilharmonic.org  www.southernfriedqueerpride.com -

Before Chosewood Park was a neighborhood with winding streets, skyline views, and a curious little road called Climax Street, it was Muscogee land—until Georgia land lotteries, and forced removal reshaped the entire region.  From John Miller Clark Reed’s 600-acre homestead… to the Nolan sisters and the Turmans, whose names still echo through the street grid… to a forgotten cemetery where descendants of Michelle Obama’s ancestor were laid to rest, and we’ll watch the neighborhood transform as the Federal Penitentiary and the Chevrolet plant are built.  The best massage therapist in Atlanta  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am sharing an oral history recording I did last year with Matthew Norwood, pastor of Bible Way Ministries. His father developed Norwood Manor, where he still lives, and he shared about his life, calling for the ministry and small congregation in Atlanta grew into a pillar of hope and service.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

From crystal balls to courthouse battles, this episode with Liz Clappin and Cynthia Jennings, dives into the history of fortune telling — from the start of Spiritualism, to Atlanta as a hotspot for spiritualists, mediums, and prophets, a place where faith, folklore, and hustles collided. We talk about Queen Kulu, Nancy Kendell, and Tobie Grant - and mysterious male fortune teller who exposed secrets and then left town.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Ever wonder what I’d do with $5 million if saving it was off the table? Or which unsung women of Atlanta’s past I’d invite to a dinner party? In Volume 5 of my Q&A series, I’m answering 12 listener questions — from my favorite neighborhoods and nerdy research habits to the most frustrating parts of podcast production. Plus, I’ll reveal the stories I can’t wait to dive into next and where I see this podcast by episode 600.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am so excited to share my interview with my friend Julie B. Johnson, where we talk about her latest project, Dancing in Darktown. I’m honored to collaborate with her new work focusing on Black dance halls in Atlanta from 1890-1920.  Dancing with Digital Archives in Atlanta workshop   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am sharing an interview with Stan Washington, veteran journalist and editor-at-large of The Atlanta Voice. We discuss his career in PR, radio and how he arrived at The Voice, and his unwavering commitment to the Black press. This is a conversation about journalism and a call to preserve and support the institutions that continue to amplify Black voices and shape the narrative from within the community.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

In 1950s Georgia, faced with school desegregation, the governor’s plan was simple: abolish public schools. This episode dives into Atlanta’s tense response to Brown v. Board, the courage of 80 white ministers who spoke out against segregation, and the backlash that followed. rom sermons and manifestos to church bombings and cautious integration, we explore how religion, politics, and protest collided in a city trying to avoid another Little Rock. https://bobshands.com/oasis/  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

In the fall of 1971, a group of volunteers in Atlanta set out to build a radio station by the people, for the people. By 1973, WRFG was on the airwaves, amplifying voices that mainstream media refused to touch: Black activists, women, laborers, LGBTQ, ex-convicts, and musicians from every walk of life. But just two months after launch, Atlanta police tried to shut it down — accusing the station of spreading radical politics. From 32 watts to 100,000, this is the story of how one scrappy, volunteer-run station was born in Atlanta. https://wrfg.org/programschedule/ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Before it became Atlanta’s most iconic cemetery, Oakland Cemetery was just six acres of farmland owned by the Woodings. But as the city grew, so did its need to bury its dead. From Confederate obelisks to disinterred graves, this is the story of the cemetery that tells Atlanta’s story. Oakland Cemetery Oakland Cemetery book Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am re-sharing an episode from 2021 where I cover the history of Atlanta’s City Hall...not just the Art Deco masterpiece you can see today, but also the places that no longer exist. Where they were, how we got them and what their fate was. Our current City Hall (the 4th one in history), was built in 1930 and brought forth something called the Atlanta Graft Ring - an epic corruption scandal that brought down a mayor and won the Constitution a Pulitzer Prize.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Before Atlanta was crisscrossed with interstates and highways, there was a bold plan—born from the Great Depression, inspired by Germany’s Autobahn, and fueled by fears of another economic collapse.  In this episode, we rewind to the 1930s to unpack how the U.S. highway system began, why Atlanta jumped in headfirst, and how a single report—the Lochner Report—shaped decades of urban design, displacement, and, yes... gridlock. From ambitious plans, to having to teach Atlantans how to drive on the interstate, and even a traffic-stopping turkey, this is the origin story of the Atlanta Expressway and the infamous Downtown Connector. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s most famous food franchises. Atlanta has been the birthplace of almost a dozen food franchises, including Chick-fil-A, Huddle House, Mellow Mushroom, Great American Cookies, Applebee's, Flying Biscuit and Moe's Southwest Grill. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Even though this is a bye week for me, I wanted to share a bonus episode related to a special project that I got to do recently.  I worked with Canopy fellow Damius Smith on his piece "Built for Legacy". Collier Heights was designed by and for Black people, with the architectural design of every house telling a story. From American Small Houses, to ranch-style, to mid-century, each home focuses on the symbolic power of the neighborhood. https://canopyatlanta.org/2025/06/27/legacy-collier-heights-architecture/ Canopy Atlanta is a community journalism nonprofit founded in 2020. They collaborate with residents to tell stories about their communities, redefining who journalism is by and for. Even better, they pay and train residents to report alongside experienced journalists. And they’ve trained over 200 Atlantans so far.

This week, we’re talking about the Lakewood Cutting - the story of the murder of Fred Thompson. I’ve said a million times that I’m not a fan of true crime, but centuries-old murders in Atlanta’s past seem to have worked their way into my heart.  But this week’s story isn’t just a murder story, this is a story of an abduction, self defense, secret orders, ransom notes and the far and wide reach of the Ku Klux Klan. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am SO excited to share a conversation that I had with Marty Padgett about this new book, The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS. Sodomy laws had been used to discriminate against queer people for centuries, but in 1986, the US Supreme Court ruled that the constitution did not guarantee a person the right to engage in homosexual conduct, even in the privacy of their own home. The case began with the arrest of Michael Hardwick and happened right here in Atlanta! A Night at the Sweet Gum Head https://martinpadgett.com   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am bringing you a short bonus story about the Bagby Family, mainly brothers William and Hubert, who were known throughout the Bolton area of Atlanta for living along the banks of the Chattahoochee River while evading arrest. In April of 1957, brothers Hubert and William - the “The Ghost” and “Cobb County Roosting Man” - were arrested. Police found them hiding in the chifforobes at their family home and they were charged with 13 counts of burglary and one count of larceny. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about Roman Catholicism in Atlanta, mainly centered around the city’s historic Catholic churches from the 1850s through the 1950s. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I'm sharing the short history of "Miss Sepia Atlanta", Atlanta’s African American beauty pageant that ran from 1947 until 1963.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about one of Atlanta’s most well-known attractions - it’s strip clubs. But why and how and when did we get this claim to fame? Why is Atlanta one of the few places that allows full nudity and alcohol? Why are the wings so good? Today we’re going to cover all of this and more; from the legislation battles to some of the iconic strip clubs from our history. Lustful Appetites book Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, I am so excited to share an interview episode with Mike Ayling, who is the writer and researcher behind Birds of Kirkwood. We talked about the story of how he moved into his home Kirkwood, Robert Windsor Smith, Atlanta first amateur ornithologist and we talked about birding and the natural environment of Kirkwood 122 years ago.  Birds of Georgia Bird Fest Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about Druid Hills - one of the most iconic Atlanta neighborhoods known for its housing stock and connection to the Olmsted landscape architecture firm. From Joel Hurt's idea through the most recent annexation; we are talking about historic houses, prominent residents and schools and churches.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we are celebrating Women’s History Month by learning the history of three more women from Atlanta’s past; Eva Lovett, Emily Norman and Alexa Stirling. One who founded a well-known private school, another a prominent real estate firm and a pioneer in golf.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about “We Charge Genocide”, a 1951 petition accusing the United States government of genocide based on the newly adopted UN Genocide Convention. A strong content warning that this is going to be a heavy topic about racialized violence and murder across the US and specifically in Atlanta. Burnham-Nobles Archive Life Magazine Photos of the Stone Mountain Klan Initiation    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about WEB DuBois’ time in Atlanta, which spans two different periods and a total of 24 years. Arriving first in 1897, he lived here during the death of his son, the lynching of Sam Hose, the 1906 Race Massacre and the publishing of several books and magazines. His second arrival was in 1934, where is once again taught at Atlanta University and published several more books.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

With my new bi-weekly format, there are two ways you can do this; a rolling schedule or what I did, which is say that the podcast will be out every first and third Friday. That means that a few times a year, we have months with 5 weeks. January is one of them!  So I thought I’d bring you a shorter, but fascinating topic to cover this bonus week. Today, we’re talking about Sevananda, the natural foods co-op in Little Five Points that just celebrated its 50th anniversary. This is a story of an Indian spiritual organization, the natural foods movement, and how those collided in Little Five Points in the 1970s.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s Veterans Hospitals. When I first put this topic on my list, I thought I’d be covering the 1960s-era hospital that is still operating over on Clairmont Road, but I was surprised to learn we had several other variations and the history of caring for veterans in Atlanta is over 130 years old.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

This week, we’re talking about Lustron Houses - prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post-World War II era in response to the shortage of homes for returning GIs. I’m going to cover the inventor, the Lustron Company, and more importantly, Lustrons in Atlanta - how many were built, who lived in them and how many remain? https://lustronresearch.com/ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

Happy 2025! I started this podcast in September of 2018 and if you told me then I would be here recording in 2025, I would never have believed it. Over six years and over 250 episodes later, I am finally making a material change to Archive Atlanta - and that’s format.  We’re starting off 2025 with a new, bi-weekly format - that means twice a month - the first and third Fridays. So much has changed in 6 years that I also thought it’d be fun to record a new introduction.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

My last episode of 2024 is a conversation I had inside Constellations, with the incomparable Gene Kansas, who just wrote a book called Civil Sights: Sweet Auburn, a Journey through Atlanta's National Treasure, which is being released in February of 2025. Every time we get together, our shared love of historic preservation, Auburn Avenue and Atlanta come out and this is no different. University of Georgia Press 50% off coupon code: 08HLDY24   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Today, I am sharing a conversation I had with Abra Lee, Director of Horticulture at Oakland and scholar in Black garden history from Reconstruction to Civil Rights.   Black Flora   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

To celebrate Halloween, my friends Liz and Cynthia joined me to discuss the mystery of the Atlanta Blood House. On September 8, 1987, Minnie Winston stepped out of the bath and into a pool of blood. But it wasn't her blood or her husbands... The Blood House mystery has never been formally solved, but we discuss the neighborhood, the house, the people, the facts, debunk some theories, share out own theories and even discuss other famous "bleeding houses" like the Amityville Horror.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s first, official Playboy Club and the place it was located, the people who worked there, went there and when it closed.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about one of Atlanta's most famous thoroughfares - and no, it’s not Peachtree Street - it’s Cheshire Bridge Road. Each time the city debuted a new thoroughfare, so began the promotion of its caliber and residents. Streets and avenues like Peachtree, Washington, Edgewood and so on would wage the battles of maintaining its status as an upper class section. As Cheshire Bridge Road has made the news recently because of the fight against adult businesses, it was interesting to see this same story play out over time. So today we’re covering its early pioneer history, first businesses, the start of its reputation and its significant LGBTQ history. Night at the Sweet Gum Head LGBTQ Context Study Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am checking off another Atlanta neighborhood off the list - Ormewood Park. From its start as a single large estate that bred jersey cows, to the 1890s development, annexation, through its current history and unique landmarks and homes.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am sharing my interview with Peter Bahouth, talking about the Springlake neighborhood, and exploring his treehouse, which AirBnb named it’s #1 “Most Wished For” listing. While we talk about the history of  the Battle of Peachtree Creek, the Springlake neighborhood, its connection to the Klan and the efforts to form a park space that can be accessible to the public, the most impactful part of this conversation for me was Peter’s thoughts about nature and how important it is for all humans, especially now.     Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re covering the The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta’s alternative press that ran from 1968 through 1976. It was one of the longest-running underground newspapers of the era, publishing articles on Atlanta's political leaders, the women's movement, abortion, racial issues, culture and gay liberation.  https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/GSB Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am re-releasing an episode from waaaay back in August of 2019, all about Atlanta’s Carnegie Libraries. It's not only a story of where we keep books, it’s also a story of gender, power, race and access to information. Before the age of technology and the internet, books represented knowledge, and knowledge is power. Keeping that power away from people has been a tool used by the ruling party since the dawn of time. Libraries are a physical link to that power struggle and help us tell the story.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am covering one of my most requested topics, the Science & Technology Museum of Atlanta, better known as SciTrek. I didn’t grow up here and so I love hearing people’s stories of classic Atlanta memories or experiences that really defined their childhood and one of these is definitely SciTrek. The way that current Atlantans reminisce about and their stories of school field trips, etc., makes me wish I could go back in time and experience it. So today we’re talking about the idea of a science museum in Atlanta, the people that made it happen, the early history of SciTrek and all the way through it’s closing.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about basketball - from the invention of the game, when it arrived in Atlanta, who played it and where, and all the way into the story of our professional teams today.   Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta - and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about an Atlanta radio icon - WABE-FM. Located at 90.1 on your radio dial, the station has a fascinating history that dates back to the 1940s. So this week, we’re talking about radio history, the educational radio movement, who funded the station here in Atlanta, who it was for and how it became the public radio institution that we know and love today.      Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, in honor of the upcoming Peachtree Road Race, we are talking about the origin of the world’s largest 10K and the organization that sponsors it, the Atlanta Track Club.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Surprise! Yes - I am still on the podcast break and I will be back officially on June 14th with fun new episodes, but while I’ve been gone I was a guest on another amazing Atlanta podcast, Savory Stories.  Savory Stories is a WABE podcast about Atlanta’s rich stories through the lens of cuisine and food history. It’s hosted by Chef Asata Reid and culinary historian Akila McConnell, and if Akila sounds familiar, she was a guest on Archive Atlanta way back in Episode 68 talking about Atlanta’s culinary history.  On this episode, we talked about the history and food, past and present, of the west side neighborhoods of Westview, West End and Cascade Heights. This is one of my favorite guest appearances and so I really wanted to get it on my podcast feed to share it with more people! Culinary History of Atlanta Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Vine City. This neighborhood just west of downtown Atlanta has SO much history, I struggled to fit it all in; from quarries, early German immigrants, to the largest nursery operation in the city, Black amusement parks, so many historic homes, and a prominent role in the Civil Rights Movement, and Dr. King - you do not want to miss this.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I’m talking about Atlanta’s International Pop Festival, a concert held in July of 1969, the first of its kind in the South. And while it took place 20 miles south of Atlanta proper, everything about the festival was rooted in this city. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Italian artist Athos Menaboni. In 1950, Time Magazine declared Menaboni the heir of James Audubon, because of his bird paintings that spanned over 150 different species. But this isn’t just a story about art and animals - it’s also a love story, a story about finding your calling after the age of 40, and the unsung roles of spouses or partners in someone’s success.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Waffle House. Opened in 1955, in Avondale Estates, we’re covering the two men that started it, the first locations, franchising, expansions, controversies and legal issues and even the Waffle House Index. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 1911, Atlanta’s population was only 150,000 people and the idea of Commerce Schools was new - only two operated in the South; one at Louisiana State and the other at Washington and Lee. Georgia State was born from Georgia Tech’s idea of starting an evening school, was later part of UGA and fought hard to become an independent institution. In this episode we’re covering how that idea took shape, who was behind it, when did the names and locations change and how the school became what it is today. Educating the Urban New South Ground Crew Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Piedmont Hospital. From its start as a small sanitarium in 1904, the doctor that started it, its numerous expansions, the move to Peachtree Street and the impact it had on Atlanta.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Spring is here and if you’re in Atlanta, everything has just started to bloom. I decided it’s the perfect time to re-release my episode from 2021 about the history of the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta. This year’s festival is happening April 12-14th, and so you have time to listen in for a deep dive into this blooming tree, why it’s associated with Atlanta, why we celebrate it, when it was created, who came up with the idea and why? Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Georgia’s only remaining velodrome - the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point. We're talking about what a velodrome is, Atlanta’s first velodrome, Dick Lane and the decade long efforts to open this velodrome in East Point.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

March is Women’s History Month, and researching women is my very favorite thing to do. So while I was brainstorming an episode idea, I realized I had this huge collection of women on my list whose stories were very short - in terms of research, not the length of their lives or quality of achievements. This week I have collected these shorter stories into one episode about three different women; educator Bazoline Usher, artist Kate Edwards, and cosmetologist Dale Boring Strebel.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I picked up the story of Coca-Cola after it’s sold in 1919 and took it through the Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights, the Cola Wars, Diet Coke, New Coke and the World of Coca Cola.  Book Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am sharing my conversation with Antar Fierce, a graffiti historian, educator and archivist to learn about the history of graffiti, especially writing. Graffiti is loosely defined as words, drawings, or writings in public view - something that humans have created since the dawn of time. Writing developed first in the 1960s in Philadelphia and then New York City. We cover that early history, Antar’s start as a writer, his move to Atlanta, the early writing community here Atlanta’s first crew and how crews are structured and what ethics govern the culture. Email Antar or follow him on Instagram Documentary Tickets Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am re-releasing an old episode from the archives, but I also wanted it to coincide with Black History Month. From the summer of 2021, this is about Lincoln Country Club and the fight for Golf Course Desegregation. Born at the start of the Great Depression, from the need and desire of middle and upper-class Black Atlantans to not only play golf, but to establish a recreation place where they could have parties, and social events and gather. From the 1924 fight to even establish a second African American cemetery in Atlanta, to the 1930 opening of the country club, through the story of Black golfers and their fight to desegregate Atlanta’s courses. This is such an interesting history that you do not want to miss. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I had the honor to sit down with Dr. Rhana Gittens Wheeler to ask her about her research of Blandtown, a historically African American neighborhood on the westside of Atlanta that dates to the 1870s. We talked about the neighborhood’s history, the wrong history that had been out there, annexation, zoning and developers' efforts to rebrand the westside of Atlanta.  Pre-order her book here and her email is rwheeler@oglethorpe.edu. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about The Rap Map with Georgia State's Professor Brennan Collins and student Panther Lattimore. The map chronicles a decade’s worth of rap lyrics referencing different Atlanta locations, connecting popular culture with local history and pinpoints the lyrics of Atlanta hip hop artists to create a map of the city based on narratives from historically marginalized communities rather than the traditional maps created by those in positions of power. Back in October, I got a message from Rachel at Brave Nu Ventures, asking me if I wanted to come to one of her events at The Dungeon. The event featured a presentation by Panther showing us the The Rap Map, but also breaking down Omeretta the Great’s “Sorry Not Sorry”, which came out in 2022. This interview is so different from anything I’ve done in the past because I typically come in laser-focused, with a very specific topic, but this conversation was broad - it’s about what is Atlanta, the changing landscape of rap in Atlanta and how we use data in these fascinating ways.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta is home to 242 different neighborhoods that each have their own names and history, but this week, we’re talking about the smallest - Just Us. Consisting of two streets sandwiched between the neighborhoods of Mozley Park, Ashview Heights, Hunter Hills and Washington Park, Just Us has a short but fascinating origin story that includes some of the most prestigious Black Atlantans, African Methodist Episcopal history, HBCU history, women's history and even a paranormal story. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is an Atlanta-adjacent topic but one still very intertwined with the city’s history. If you’re new here, Georgia is the peach state, but in this episode we’re going to delve into the history. Why peaches? Where were the peaches? And the most important question of all - why is it named Peachtree Street and why are there so many Peachtree-named streets in Atlanta? Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

If you’re listening in real time, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and while many know about his birth home and church, there are so many other places in Atlanta connected to Dr. King and his family that I want to share. So this week I want to go through those sites, give you the addresses, a little history and hopefully allow everyone to do a little DIY tour of all the sites with a deep connection to Martin Luther King, Jr.  Tomb With A View Episode Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am tackling a giant of Atlanta history, the famed soft drink Coca-Cola. There is, understandably, a lot to cover so I am breaking this out into two parts and this week we’re talking about Pemberton, Candler, cocaine, caffeine and the only historic Coca Cola building that still stands. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

It’s my last episode of 2023 and I thought why not take you along on a highly specific, random rabbit hole that I’ve recently fallen into. I loved the story of the Alkahest Magazine, because it includes the history of magazines, Lyceum lectures, Chautauqua, the American enlightenment and so much more.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s episode is about the Junior League, specifically its origins in Atlanta. Who started it, who were members and what did they accomplish in their history? Starting with the Butterfly Ball in 1916, the Junior would open a domestic science school, a speech school, two tearooms, fund a ward at the children's hospital, volunteer at Grady, step in for drafted bank workers during WWII and host two movie premiere balls. And that's only a fraction of their work.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am re-releasing an episode from April of 2022, covering the fascinating history of the Atlanta Humane Society, from the formation of the Atlanta Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1871, to its reorganization as the Atlanta Humane Society in 1890. The early AHS fought for the better treatment of hack and dray horses and mules, banishment of rooster and dog fighting, care for chickens being sold in markets, ending the practice of gifting chicks for Easter, humane euthanasia methods for dogs, and ended the sale of chameleons, which were a fashionable hair accessory in the 1920s.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am sharing a conversation with Eli Dickerson about trees; what kind of trees we have in Georgia/Atlanta, the oldest trees in the city, the largest, and historic. We also cover counting tree rings, Champion Trees, old growth forests and Eli shares the story of a very special beech tree that connected him to history.   NOAA Tree Ring Database:  Atlanta Champion Tree  Georgia's State Champion Tree  National Champion Tree List Georgia Landmark and Historic Tree Registry PBS interview of Harold Dye Old Growth Forest Network     Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we’re talking about two pieces of Atlanta history - one, a neighborhood wiped out by urban renewal and the other, the showpiece Atlanta Civic Center that was built in its place.  By the turn of the 20th century, the name “Buttermilk Bottom” was used to describe the area bordered by Piedmont Avenue on the West, North Avenue on the North, Boulevard along the East and Forrest (today Ralph McGill) on the South. This African American community dealt with constant flooding issues, as well as racial terror. The City of Atlanta established an Urban Renewal Department in 1957 and by 1959, created the Housing and Slum Clearance Code. This new department identified five urban renewal areas, one being the 160 acre Buttermilk Bottoms tract, with 1,543 houses targeted for demolition. By December of 1963, the City of Atlanta formed the Citizens Auditorium Advisory Committee, who’s stated purpose was to advise on architect, engineer and design and recommend a “proper” site of the new municipal auditorium. They chose the 70-acre tract on the fringe of the Buttermilk Bottom site and Robert & Co as architects.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Way, way back in Episode 3 I talked about two downtown hotels. And looking back, I think it was a mistake to bury the story of the Heart of Atlanta Motel, because it is so important and historic and shows Atlanta’s impact on the nation, but it also has one of the best divine retribution endings of any history I have researched in my 5 years of podcasting. So this week, we’re talking about the Heart of Atlanta Motel, who opened it, what it was, how it factored into America’s legal history and what became of its infamous owner.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s interview episode with Will Edmonds, who produces Anecdotal ATL is all about with moonshine history of the pre-Civil War era, through the illegal liquor trade, how and why it centers in Dawsonville, GA and then we get into the colorful characters of Raymond Parks, Walter Day, Carl Lloyd Seay, Roy Hall, and Red Vogt. Many people know the basic history of NASCAR and how it came from moonshiners of the Prohibition Era, but what will shock you is that Atlanta could have been the home of NASCAR and the two men that prevented that from happening were two of Atlanta biggest names from history - a mayor and a journalist.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Adaptive reuse is defined as the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed for. This week, I am diving into eight (8) of Atlanta’s former school buildings that have been adaptively-reused into residential units, from the oldest to the newest school building.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

For Halloween, Liz Clappin (Tomb With A View) and I are talking about the history of cremation and why Atlanta did not get its first crematorium until the 1980s, which is  a century behind the rest of the United States. It’s a story of race, religion, class and tradition and you don’t want to miss it. Follow Tomb With A View on IG   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 1934, W.A. Scott was a hugely successful entrepreneur, with a publishing empire and a brand-new 4th marriage. As he pulled his car into his garage one late night, he is shot by an unknown assailant. One week later he'd be dead. We may never know who killed W.A. Scott, but this week we're talking about his life, why someone would want him dead and who was charged with the crime.    Leave your Atlanta Ghost Story: 404-829-4596 Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I have collected the stories of Emily Battey, Isma Dooly and Mildred Seydell into Part II of my Women of Atlanta series. The three women we’re talking about today are all white, all upper class but they all share the same profession - albeit decades apart - and were writers and journalists and way ahead of their time.   Leave your Atlanta Ghost Story: 404-829-4596 Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Atlanta Newspaper scene today is dominated by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, but even before their existence as two separate papers, there are several forgotten publications from Atlanta’s founding. Today we are going to cover those early papers, who ran them, what you could find in them and how long they lasted.   Leave your Atlanta Ghost Story: 404-829-4596 Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week about nursing - the earliest history of the profession, the city’s first nursing programs and schools, how each World War impacted it, how the state regulated the profession and talk about some of the men and women who made history as nurses.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Today marks the 117th anniversary of the Atlanta Race Massacre, so I am replaying my episode from last year with Ann Hill-Bond. I did an Episode 19 WAY back in the beginning of this journey that is titled 1906 Race Riot, but this episode with Ann was so important because we discussed her efforts to change the name, we included the stories of Brownsville and East Point and really got into the details about the financial impact and the role of the Black press. So without further ado, hope you enjoy our conversation: Gammon Street Walking Tour Equitable Dinners 1906 Race Massacre Symposium WABE Documentary Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we are covering the Atlanta Art Association, the men and women who were members, the events they hosted, the work they did to bring a permanent museum to Atlanta and the 1962 plane crash that rocked Atlanta’s art community to the bone. Archive Atlanta 5 Year Anniversary Party! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s small, but fascinating German community - who they were, when they arrived and how they left their culture and legacies around the city. In 1890, the entire state of Georgia had only 1.78% of residents with foreign patronage and Atlanta’s immigration story is really one that occurs post-1965 Immigration Act, but all that being said, there were small racial and ethnic communities from the founding of Atlanta in the 1840s. The very first Germans in Atlanta also happened to be the very  first Jewish residents. Lutheran Germans also made up the majority of Atlanta's community. They were business owners, civic leaders and weathered intense scrutiny during both world wars and the intense anti-German sentiment.  Archive Atlanta 5 Year Anniversary Party! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

If you’ve been listening for a while, you know my love for any and all buildings designed by architect A. Ten Eyck Brown. Brown was prolific in Atlanta, and there are many things he designed - so this week, we’re going to talk about his life, how he got to Atlanta, what he designed here, and what is still left today. Archive Atlanta 5 Year Anniversary Party! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the “Atlanta Six” (Anne Burlak, Mary Dalton, Gilmer Brady aka Herbert Newton, Henry Storey, MH Powers and Joe Carr) and Angelo Herndon. These are stories about communism, specifically in the United States, how it spread during the Great Depression, why it became popular with Southern Black Americans, how that story ties into Atlanta history and how leaders in Atlanta attempted to crush the movement and it’s activists in any way possible, including using an archaic insurrection law. "Let Me Live" Communist Pamphlet Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am sharing an interview I did last week with Hannah Palmer, talking about everything she does in Atlanta, from her book Flight Path to the recent Ghost Pools exhibit, presented by Flux Projects. I learned a lot about the history of public swimming places, spring-fed pools, the switch to what we think of today as a swimming pool and how these public spaces were battlegrounds in the Civil Rights Movement. Ghost Pools Atlanta Creek League Finding the Flint Flight Path Hannah's Other Writing   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I'm talking to Patrick Sullivan about Atlanta's soccer history. We cover the sports development, the first Scottish immigrants, and later Welsh and Irish that brought the game to Atlanta. Where and when the first matches were played. The rise and fall of an organized league, the arrival of the Atlanta Chiefs and all the way through our MLS team today, Atlanta United. My own personal soccer love bias aside, this was such an interesting story and you do not want to miss it. psullivan@newsouthassoc.com Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Candler Warehouse, today, The MET. A giant concrete warehouse didn’t really call to my history-nerd heart, but once I started digging into the history, I was hooked - it’s economic instability, drama, the Candlers, world wars, fires and so much more! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we are talking about early photographers in Atlanta. Starting with an early history of the technology, then the photographers, their lives, their studios and what, if anything, is left today. https://georgia-photographers.com/ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hidden_Treasures/18hjGwAACAAJ?hl=en   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The story of the "Miss Atlanta" pageant coincides with the growth of Atlantic City's "Miss America".  Like all things Atlanta in the 1920s, this contest and the choosing of a ‘representative’ of our city, was tied with the marketing of and push to sell the Gate City to the rest of the country. The first Miss Atlanta was crowned in 1923 and this week, I am telling the earliest stories of the winners, the prizes and the history of the pageant.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is about public access television; the early history, its arrival in Atlanta with Cable Atlanta, its proponents (Access Atlanta), and it's most popular program, The American Music Show. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we’re talking about Atlanta’s automobile history - a very fitting topic if there ever was one because Atlanta’s love affair with the car is still going strong in 2023 and we’ve been obsessed since they first hit the market at the turn of the 20th century. I'm sharing when the first auto appeared, the first auto dealers, the auto show, auto racing, Automobile Row and so much more.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week's mini is all about the New Deal in Atlanta; how this national history impacted Atlanta, what was built here with these federal funds, who did it employ, and what legacies can we still see today? Did you know Robert Woodruff saved the City of Atlanta of Atlanta from bankruptcy during the Great Depression? Or that Georgi Tech received the bulk of campus additions and construction? Listen to learn all of these things and more!   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we're talking about Atlanta's shopping mall history - the first shopping center, the first enclosed, the first multi-story, where these properties stand today and so much more.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta and alcohol have a long, sordid history. From the colony of Georgia banning ardent spirits in 1735, to Fulton County taking 5 extra years to actually celebrate Repeal Day, the story of temperance and Atlanta is a great one. Listen this week to hear the stories - well known and unknown - about the Prohibition in Atlanta. Links: Prohibition in Atlanta Liquor in the Land of the Lost Cause BackStory   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am sharing the history of the Model Railroad Club of Atlanta, when they were organized, where did they meet and what did they build, as well as the history of the hobby itself. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Leila Yavari, who became the Chief Archivist of the Atlanta Baha’i Assembly in January of this year. In that short time, she’s learned so much about Atlanta’s earliest Baha’i history, including the people, places and events that make up the century of this city’s history.  Register to see the exhibit here. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we're covering the history of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansions - four official, one unofficial, spread over two different cities (Milledgeville and Atlanta).    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The word teen or teenage today is part of our lexicon, but that wasn’t the case less than 100 years ago.  The post-World War II period in America was one of prosperity. Young adults didn’t have to go to work, high school attendance skyrocketed and teenagers developed their own culture - music, cars and clothes. This week, I am covering how Atlanta teens organized recreation spaces for themselves, often called Teen Taverns.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Inspired by the Greensboro, NC sit-ins of February 1960, the Atlanta Student Movement, led by the young men and women of Morehouse, Atlanta University, Clark College,  Interdenominational Theological Center, Morris Brown College and Spelman College, brought sit-ins, kneel-ins and boycotts to Atlanta. This ushered in the transition between Atlanta’s “old guard” civil rights leaders and the younger, more progressive student leaders. It was inspiring to learn how the students of the Atlanta University Center organized and executed their plans and affected change and how the movement influenced the presidential race between Kennedy and Nixon.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In this week’s mini episode, we’re talking about the Clermont Hotel, from its start as a high-end apartment in the Roaring 20s called Bonaventure Arms, to the infamous Clermont Lounge, to it’s demise and rebirth. This building is full of fascinating stories that you do not want to miss. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Did you know College Park was first named Manchester? Or that it could have been named Attica, Minerva, The Colleges, Colegia, or Ledra? This week we're covering all of that history, through the airport expansion and even into College Park's contributions to Southern rap. Georgia Trust Spring Ramble Flight Path Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

March is Women’s History Month, and researching women is my very favorite thing to do. So while I was brainstorming an episode idea, I realized I had this huge collection of women on my list whose stories were very short - in terms of research, not the length of their lives or quality of achievements. This week I have collected these shorter stories into one episode about three different women; Eliza Ann Grier, the first Black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, Leah Crist Bush, the first woman in the South to graduate with a landscape architecture degree, and Nora Grainger Webb, who designed and built over 50 homes and 7 apartments in 1920s Atlanta.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am handing the mic to Aaron Strand from Behind the Slate who is sharing some wild Atlanta stories - like how the city's motion picture history dates back to 1895, how “Birth of Nation'' impacted the city’s cinema, how segregation and Jim Crow laws affected movie goers, and also covering cinema greats like the Lowes Grand, the Plaza, The Tara, and Coronet. Finishing off with Blaxploitation films of the 70s and historic preservation. You do.not.want.to.miss.this. Listen to Behind the Slate HERE Behind the Slate on Instagram Email Aaron HERE       Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is about the Atlanta Sports Arena, which once stood on Chester Avenue in today’s Reynoldstown neighborhood.  This is a story of basketball, boxing, wrestling, amateur sports, square dancing, 70s rock bands and Muhammad Ali. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I’m checking off another Atlanta pillar of higher education, the famed Morehouse College. We’re covering its earliest iteration in Augusta, GA, its move to Atlanta, its first deans, presidents and professors, famous graduates and important buildings - we are talking about as much as we can in 20 minutes! Morehouse Graduates Maroon Tiger Archives   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

If you’ve been listening for a while, you know that I do my best to cover all facets of Atlanta history and I’m also terrible at planning specific episodes to coincide with national events, holidays, etc. But I could not let Black History Month pass by without an episode about the city’s Black history. This week, I am re-sharing my episode from June of 2019 about Atlanta’s African American Hospitals. While the audio is certainly not the best of quality, this topic is still relevant and important and the buildings that I mentioned 4 years ago and are still standing today. Emory TedX https://linktr.ee/ArchiveAtlanta   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week mini episode is all about Atlanta’s original hippie community of the 1960s. When they arrived, who they were, the businesses they started and patronized, the clashes with government and local police and the community’s eventual demise.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Many of us live, work and/or play in buildings that were dedicated fallout shelters during the Cold War. This week, I am covering the federal, state and local response to the Cold War, and how the fallout shelter craze played out in Atlanta.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

There are so many stories from American history that, while not centered solely in Atlanta, have connections to this city. This week, I sharing the story of the U.S. Marine Corps first Black Marines, from the lens of those that enlisted in Atlanta. A dozen Black Marines served in the Revolutionary War, but from 1798 until 1942, enrollment in the corps was denied to Black men.  In May of 1942, the Secretary of the Navy announced plans for the recruitment of 900 Black Marines to begin in June of that year. In Atlanta, any Black man, between the ages of 17 and 29 who wanted to enlist went to the second floor of the Rialto Theater. Of the first 6 Georgians to enlist, 5 lived in Atlanta. Montford Point Marines Chapter 5   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

With support from the National & Georgia Trusts for Historic Preservation, Mailchimp, and the Department of Community Affairs, Historic Atlanta and the City of Atlanta kicked off an initiative in early 2022 to create an LGBTQ Context Statement, which will identify, document and ultimately lead to preservation of neighborhoods, public spaces and individual buildings associated with Atlanta’s LGTBQ+ community. New South Associates has been engaged to complete this study, and I had the pleasure of interviewing historians Wes Nimmo and Patrick Sullivan to get a sneak peak of the stories they’ve discovered and documented.  In Part II, we talked about RuPaul, the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance, the first Pride march and parade, Cheshire Bridge Road, Wes and Patrick’s favorite buildings, the oldest, continually-occupied LGBTQ space in the city, places that existed for minority LGBTQ Atlantans and so much more. Project Website   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

With support from the National & Georgia Trusts for Historic Preservation, Mailchimp, and the Department of Community Affairs, Historic Atlanta and the City of Atlanta kicked off an initiative in early 2022 to create an LGBTQ Context Statement, which will identify, document and ultimately lead to preservation of neighborhoods, public spaces and individual buildings associated with Atlanta’s LGTBQ+ community. New South Associates has been engaged to complete this study, and I had the pleasure of interviewing historians Wes Nimmo and Patrick Sullivan to get a sneak peak of the stories they’ve discovered and documented.  In this week’s Part I, we talk about what a context study is, the first documented drag performance in 1895, the city’s first lesbian bar, the complexities of researching LGTBQ history, the first gay-affirming church in the US which was downtown and so much more. Project Website   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the history of the telephone - when and where it arrived in Atlanta, the buildings that were built, the different technologies, long distance and area codes. Can you imagine a time when calling Decatur was long distance? Or when every county in the state of Georgia shared the 404 area code? Tune in for these stories and many more! atlantatelephonehistory.org   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Replaying this episode from February of 2021, as the City of Atlanta has restarted public meetings to discuss updating our zoning.  Atlanta’s Office of Housing & Community Development recently created a revised zoning plan and I got to interview director Josh Humphries to find out some history, the new plan's details and next governmental steps.  By 2050 Atlanta expects our population to (more than) double and right now, we're the 316th densest city in the US...so there is room to grow and it’s up to Atlanta residents to decide how that growth is going to happen - will we continue to be the one of the most racially and economically segregated in county, or will we have a place where all different income levels live in the same neighborhoods?  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s earliest surveyors and map makers. If you do enough historic research, you'll see the names of engineers and surveyors at the bottom of plat maps, bridge plaques, or newspaper articles, so this episode idea was a great way to honor the people whose work was important and yet unnoticed. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Franklin Miller Garrett, Atlanta’s only, ever official historian, was born in 1906 and moved to Atlanta in 1914. You can’t “do” Atlanta history without running across Garrett’s name and volume of work. I own almost all the books he has written, and the more I began learning about him and his life, I realized a similarity we shared - being an "enthusiast". Franklin Garrett didn’t have a history degree, but he came to Atlanta and let his curiosity lead the way - a way that brought over eight decades of research, published work, history groups that still exist today and so much more.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Crackers may sound familiar, but what about the Osceolas, Atlantans, Firecrackers, Windjammers, Deppens, Cubs and Panthers? This week, I’m talking about the parallel worlds of white and Black baseball in Atlanta, all of the club iterations, where these games were played and how local baseball connects to Henry Grady and Coca Cola. Book mentioned Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The 1956 Sugar Bowl was played in New Orleans, LA, pitting the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers. It was the first integrated bowl game in the Deep South. College football reigns supreme in the South, but if you’ve listened to previous episodes about sports, or stadiums, you know that nothing exists in a vacuum. Amateur and professional sports in Atlanta are intricately tied into class, race, boosterism, and the infamous Atlanta Way. This short episode highlights all of those things and more.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

For this Halloween, Liz Clappin (Tomb With A View) and I are are talking about Atlanta’s most prestigious funeral home, Spring Hill Mortuary, it’s creator, Hyatt Patterson, but also the history of funeral homes in general, the practice of embalming, the architecture, historic preservation, the transformation of HM Patterson into the modern age and the SCI model and so much more.  Follow Tomb With A View on IG Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The “numbers game” is a form of illegal gambling where the bettor attempts to pick three digits to match what will be chosen the next day. In Atlanta, we called it "playing the bug", and it was HUGE in the 1930s. “Writers'', “Pick up men”, “Bankers”, “Bolster” or “runner” and the “Digits Barons” raked in $30K a day in bets between 1937-1938. At one point, twelve syndicates, or banks, operated in the city. In 1935, kingpin Eddie Guyol was murdered in his driveway. You can read more about the complex case here. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This weekend is Pride in Atlanta and while I would have loved a new episode, I couldn’t resist sharing one from two years ago this month, where I interviewed Charlie Paine and learned about Atlanta’s LGBTQ history through the lens of the Atlanta Eagle, which in itself tells us the story of Ponce de Leon’s transition from grand residential street to commercial corridor. There were stories about vibrating mattresses, Italian restaurants, punk rock, RuPaul and Red Dog raids. Shortly after the episode was released in 2020, the Atlanta Eagle closed its doors but it has recently reopened at Ansley Mall. It was also designated as a local landmark by the City of Atlanta and is now protected from demolition by the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. It is the first structure In the Deep South protected under a Historic Zoning Protections for LGBTQ+ History! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is all about Antoinette Farnsworth Drew, the little we know about her life, her artwork and the story of her unsolved murder. History is often unkind to women, and at best has simply forgotten their names and achievements. This is especially true for women that don’t reach national fame and/or those that don’t have descendants to carry on their memory. Both of these are true for Antoinette.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This month marks FOUR years of podcasting. Not to get too sappy, but this has been the most rewarding experience of my adult life - other than family related stuff, of course - and the people I have met, the places I’ve toured, the stories I’ve heard - they have truly made me a better human being. I sincerely thank you all for the listens, the follows, the emails, the DMs, for sharing it with you family, friends or neighbor and for making my dream come true - the dream that I could make something to connect people with places or people or events that have happened in Atlanta's history.  This week, I am doing Listener Q&A, Volume 4 and I got some great questions, like: What are the best ways to research a property? What 5 buildings in Atlanta’s history that are demolished would you resurrect? Would you make a documentary or visual counterpart to the podcast? Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This September 22nd marks the 116th anniversary of the Atlanta Race Massacre. If you’re a long time listener, you may remember I covered this in Episode 19. But what you may also remember, is that I called it the 1906 Race Riot. That has been the accepted nomenclature since the event happened in 1906, but today, I want to revisit the story, add more history and detail and share the updated language and why it’s so important.  To do that, I have a very special guest, Ann Hill Bond. She talks about the Change the Name Campaign, how the massacre reached South Atlanta and East Point, the often overlooked financial impact and the role of Black Press.  SIGN THE PETITION! Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Mozley Park, a neighborhood in SW Atlanta, bordered by I-20 along the South, MLK Jr Drive on the North, and the Atlanta Beltline on the East. Its place in Atlanta’s history is being the first neighborhood in Atlanta to experience white flight, but today we’re covering so much more - from the Civil War, to Battle Hill, to its namesake, the KKK, domestic terrorism, demographic shift and its famous residents. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Even after the ability to legally drink, moonshine has always maintained its popularity. In 1951, that would turn deadly. A white Gainesville bootlegger named John “Fat” Hardy supplied a large order to a Black neighborhood for the weekend. What no one knew was that he replaced ethanol with methanol. Within hours, Grady hospital’s emergency room was packed. Thirty eight people died, four blinded and some paralyzed. Over 400 people total were affected. This week’s mini episode is about that tragedy and how it changed illegal liquor in the city. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am sharing the latest oral history that I was able to do with Ms. Mary Ann Hightower, who grew up amidst the dairy farms of East Atlanta. We talk about her parents, her childhood, school at John B. Gordon, Murphy and Girls High, movies at the Madison Theater, going "downtown" to Rich's and why her grandkids call her "Coach".  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta has had 59 mayors, including our most recent, Andre Dickens and I thought it would be fun to look back from the first and learn about who these men and women were, what they stood for, how they were elected, and what they accomplished for the city and its people during their term. Community Conversations: King Williams & Victoria Lemos Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is all about Sherwood Forest. No, no, not the mythical woods from Robin Hood, but the mid-century, Atlanta neighborhood tucked next to Ansley Park, just off Peachtree Street. A true “hidden gem”, where you can see one of the oldest homes in Atlanta, along with a catalog of 1950s ranches.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I’m excited to share my interview with Dr. Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, as she describes the late 1800s red light district of Collins Street, prostitution in early Atlanta, the madams, the prostitutes, the "houses of ill repute", the scandalous headlines and what brought the district down in 1910. Historic Harlots   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In more modern history, Atlanta is known as an epicenter of Black tattoo artists, but I was looking to see how far back our story with tattooing went - and surprisingly it wasn’t very far and it centered around one man and one shop. https://doi.org/10.57709/8896714 Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Butler Street YMCA (22 Jesse Hill Jr Drive) is my favorite building in Atlanta. Why? Because this one building has Black history, Jewish history, white history, and it’s the embodiment of The Atlanta Way - created by a bi-racial, upper class coalition that wanted this building to serve as a symbol of Atlanta’s progress and an answer to the issues of crime in the poor Black Atlanta class. It was funded and built in the midst of WWI, the Great Atlanta fire of 1917 and a whole host of other issues. This week, I’ll also share the story of Atlanta's African American YMCA, it’s first offices, the promises of funding a new building, the campaign to raise the money, the architecture, the utility and the many, many famous programs and people that have worked and played inside it’s walls.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is about a forgotten, short-lived chapter of the early 1900s reform movement - a group called the Men and Religion Forward Movement. Between 1911-1912, 76 major US cities, and 1,083 small towns began chapters of this group…so what was it all about? Who formed it in Atlanta? What did they do here?  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

It has been a wild week, where I have over-committed myself in all realms of my life - so I am re-releasing an episode that I did just over two years ago, all about Atlanta’s small Chinese Community. In 1890, the entire state of Georgia had only 1.78% of residents with foreign patronage, so I wondered what brought Chinese men to Atlanta in the 1880s? What work did they do? What were their names? How did the South embrace them? Today, we’re covering all those questions and more. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am sharing the first oral history recording I did, which happened in June of 2021. At the time of this recording, Wesley Johnson was 89 years old and his wife Patricia, a year younger. He was born and raised in South Atlanta, taking the streetcar, attending Booker T Washington and later David T Howard and then college at Morris Brown before joining the Air Force. Patricia joined us later in the conversation and gave us the juicy bits - like how they started dating and some incredible stories about the Fox, Lincoln Country Club and the Waluhaje.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Just over one month after NYC’s Stonewall Riot, Atlanta had its own version, when, on August 5, 1969, a movie at the Ansley Mall Mini-Cinema was raided by police. In this week’s mini episode, I’m covering what led to the raid, the details of the event and what it inspired going forward.  Gayle Dose Podcast Smithsonian Article Atlanta History Center Documenting Queer History Archives Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Dixie Hills Riot, a days-long community uprising, born out of the frustrations of a whole host of issues that we’ll cover, happened exactly 55 years ago today.  In 1950, Dixie Hills residents were without running water, paved roads and proper sewers. By the 1960s, 45% of the city’s population was Black, yet were only legally allowed to live in 22% of it’s housing. There was overcrowding, segregation, income inequality, unemployment, poverty - so many of the exact same issues we have today. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Hey everyone! I am currently taking my yearly podcast summer break and using this time to finish new episodes, work on new ideas and record some amazing interviews. In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes and we'll be back on June 17th!

Forward Atlanta was a multi-million dollar marketing campaign launched by the City of Atlanta in the 1920s that is still influencing the city in 2022. I hope by the end of this short episode you can understand how important this campaign was, how it ties into the reason that Atlanta today is so quick to forget and suppress its past, and how we are still in the big business of selling our city to outside industry.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

While convict leasing, as a system, was abolished in Georgia in 1908, the chain gang era immediately followed and operated through 1955. Chain gangs installed water and sewer systems and smoothed and paved every. single. road you drive, bike, run or walk on today. This week we’re covering the history of the chain gang, the Fulton County chain gang, the projects they worked on, the men and women they chained, beat and killed and the lasting legacy it left for us today.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In September of 1896, Thomas finished dinner, told his wife not to wait up, and rode the streetcar to Lakewood Park. There, he rented a bathing suit and a row boat and ventured out onto the lake. That's the last time anyone would see him alive. Was it an accident? Was it a suicide? Listen to find out all the Victorian-era true crime drama.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am covering the fascinating history of the Atlanta Humane Society, from the formation of the Atlanta Branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1871, to its reorganization as the Atlanta Humane Society in 1890.   The early AHS fought for the better treatment of hack and dray horses and mules, banishment of rooster and dog fighting, care for chickens being sold in markets, ending the practice of gifting chicks for Easter, humane euthanization methods for dogs, and ended the sale of chameleons, which were a fashionable hair accessory in the 1920s.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

With one of the most recognized mausoleums at Oakland Cemetery, Jasper Newton Smith spends eternity cast in stone looking over the cemetery. He purchased the plot 25 years before his death, and the casket 12 years prior, but those are the quirkiest part of his life story. Listen to this week's mini episode to learn about The House That Jack Built, the Bachelor's Domain and the failed Smith's House. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This month, 105 years ago, the Great Fire of 1917 swept through Atlanta. Over the course of 10 hours, we lost 73 square blocks, more than 300 acres, 1938 buildings and 1900 homes. 10,000 Atlantans were homeless, which was 5% of the city’s population.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

"Atlanta's Petticoated Sherlock Holmes" - that's how the newspaper's described Hattie Barnett, the city's first licensed female detective. With very little information to be found, I took the mentions of Hattie and pieced together a small snapshot of her life here in Atlanta. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

World War I was the first conflict where American women were allowed to enlist in the armed forces and 100K men and women from around the State of Georgia contributed to the war effort. This week, I'm talking about the Atlanta women and their roles in WWI. From those who sewed in their homes to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we're talking about the Georgia State Lottery. If you ask Google when it began, it will tell you 1991...but the truth is that is formed in 1866, and the story is rife with drama.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Westside Park is the largest greenspace in the city, at 280 acres, with a 350-foot reservoir that holds 2.4 billion gallons of emergency water reserves. As Atlanta celebrates this new park, I think it’s incredibly valuable to understand the history of the land and what led to it becoming what it is today. One part is the story of a working class Black community from the turn of the 20th century that was displaced by urban renewal and the other, the story of one of Atlanta's numerous stone quarries and the prison labor that was sent to mine it.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am covering the history of an Atlanta icon - the Fox Theater! From its beginning as a mosque, to opening as a premiere movie theater, to its place as the catalyst of the city’s historic preservation movement. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is about the history of Georgia’s white-only primary. White primaries were primary elections held in the South in which only white voters could participate and they were established by the Democratic Party and/or state legislatures in South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia. Atlanta first established their white primary in 1892, and by 1900 almost every city in the state had followed their lead. King Williams Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 1881, not even two decades out of slavery, a group of Atlanta's African American washerwomen started the "Washing Society" and launched the fight for higher wages, respect and acknowledgement of Black women's important role in the New South economy. One of best lesser-known 'herstories' of the city. Further Reading: To Joy My Freedom Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week’s mini episode is about bicycle messengers, a topic that came from Atlanta Courier Collective. From the first messenger company in 1894, through the stories of strikes, arrests and speed records.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am sharing my interview with Clayton Trutor, author of "Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta - And How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports", which is available on February 1st. We talked about why the South lacked professional sports teams, who and what changed that, the origin stories of the Braves, Hawks, Falcons, Flames and Chiefs and the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and Omni Complex. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Ida Elliott was a young working class girl from Bellwood, today the area along Marietta Street, from 8th North Avenues. Mule-drawn trolleys came to the area in 1882, electric streetcars in 1894 and was annexed into Atlanta in 1897.  In 1896, a sensational news story landed the neighborhood on the front page of the local papers. Since so much of our history is always about the successful, the rich, the prominent, and it’s not often that we know about the lives of the poor, or working class, or just regular everyday people from Atlanta’s past.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about three people, Dr. Grafton Gardner, Dr. Rosa Monnish and Otis Lee, that performed abortions in Atlanta, from the 1880s through the 1940s. Who they were, where they lived and work and what consequences they paid for their advocacy.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Fernbank Forest is a 65-acre, old-growth forest with white oaks, tulip poplars, loblolly pines, American beech, different oaks, hickory and maples, some that are several hundred years old. This week, I'm talking about the land, the family that once owned it and the push to preserve it for future generations. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we're talking about Grove Park, which with the new Quarry Park and Microsoft headquarters announcement, has been thrusted into the headlines recently. Named for patent-medicine-magnet Edwin Grove, it was platted first as West Atlanta Park, then later Fortified Hills, before being known as Grove's Park. I am covering the earliest school building, churches, community theater and integration issues of the 50s.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 2021, there was a lot of conversation about establishing high speed rail between Savannah and Atlanta, and, like everything else in Atlanta’s history, we’ve tried it before! The first time, 129 years ago and then again 74 years ago. So this week, we’re talking about the Nancy Hanks train (the original and II).  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re replaying an episode from the archives - covering Atlanta’s history with the bicycle; its riders, causes, promoters, races, and venues. In the first 50 years of the city's cycling history, riders establish numerous clubs, started a lantern parade tradition, fought for paved roads and closing streets to vehicle traffic and created the first dedicated bike path...and that's just the tip of the history iceberg. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In today’s world, we all know what Uber and Lyft is and what they provide, and many cities with highly established and regulated taxi systems have waged constant war against them - I am definitely thinking of NYC. But did you know that these cities had the same issues, just many decades before you were born? A jitney is the name of a taxi that operated outside of municipal regulations, the word stemming from the slang word for nickel, which is what the ride originally cost. Atlanta's jitneys only operated legally for 4 years in the firsts half of the 1920s, while waiting for the determination of a court case that would decide their fate.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Katherine Geffcken was born in "the old Piedmont Hospital" in 1927 and lived on Myrtle and West Peachtree Streets, worshipped at All Saints Episcopal and attended Spring Street School, O'Keefe and Girl's High. She then went on to Agnes Scott, graduating in 1949, graduate school at Bryn Mawr and 30 years as a professor at Wellesley College. Hearing her stories of "old" Atlanta, riding the streetcar, the Great Depression, WWII, downtown Decatur and generally being a woman doing incredible things, in a time when few women did, brought so much richness to my existing knowledge of Atlanta history and I hope it does the same for listeners! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

After three years and three months of weekly podcasts, I am changing up the format. A new episode will release every Friday morning, but they will alternate between ‘full length’ and minis. This keeps the podcast sustainable and more importantly, allows me to share even MORE Atlanta history. This week, we’re kicking off the first mini episode with the short story of ‘Moving Day’. What was Moving Day, you ask? It was the one day each year that every single lease in the city expired and every single renter moved into their new place. If that sounds chaotic, it was.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I am covering some of Atlanta's lesser-known amusement parks. From Walton Springs in the 1840s to the Funtown of 1961. Where were they? What amusements did they have? All those questions answered and so much more! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I'm covering the "Peyton Wall" - TWO barricades erected in 1962, along Peyton and Harlan Roads. White neighbors had been fighting "Negro encroachment" for more than a decade, and when Ivan Allen became mayor in 1962, they inundated him with letters requesting that the roads be made dead-ends (among other things). By December, the city has blocked the roads and while they were only up for a few months, they've had a long-lasting impact on Atlanta. Ivan Allen Digital Archive Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Halloween is this weekend, and so I wanted to replay my episode from last year, with Liz Clappin from Tomb With A View. We talked about the history of grave robbing, from the earliest start in this country, to its start in the state of Georgia and then local incidents in Atlanta and Decatur.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In 1909, Asa Candler, Jr bought 290 acres of land south of Downtown, with the intention of building a racetrack. The Atlanta Speedway lasted only two years, and then the land was used as a small airfield by local pilots. In 1925, the City of Atlanta leased the land for a municipal airport, buying it in 1928. This week, I am covering all the things Atlanta airport - how did it expand, who was it named for, historic terminal buildings and everything in between.  All about Asa Candler Jr. Flight Path Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I'm covering the earliest orphanages in Atlanta - who formed them, who funded them, where they were and what they are today. From 1866, when the state of Georgia established a lottery to fund a white orphanage, to the institutions for Black and Jewish children.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Fannie Springer was a Austrian-born, Jewish woman who moved to Atlanta with her husband shortly after getting married in 1889. After an incident with an Atlanta patrolman in 1900, she turned to dedicating her life to volunteering in prisons and then later obtaining pardons for 44 incarcerated people. This week, I am sharing the brief history of her life and work. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The story of the "Miss Atlanta" pageant coincides with the growth of Atlantic City's "Miss America".  Like all things Atlanta in the 1920s, this contest and the choosing of a ‘representative’ of our city, was tied with the marketing of and push to sell the Gate City to the rest of the country. The first Miss Atlanta was crowned in 1923 and this week, I am telling the earliest stories of the winners, the prizes and the history of the pageant.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Fort McPherson. From its earliest days as the pasture of Charner Humphries, to local militia training ground, to a racetrack, to both Confederate and US Army bases, to prisoner of war camps - these two pieces of land have SO much history to tell.  Tomb with a View's episode on POWs Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Life has been SO busy, that I stole another mini episode from Patreon. The story of Riverbend Apartments starts only 55 years ago. In 1966, newspapers touted a huge new development that was going to bring over 1,000 new apartments. It was the costliest and biggest project of it’s kind - taking 4 years of planned development at a tune of $15 million. In 1972, Playboy Magazine dubbed it "ground zero for Atlanta's sexual revolution". TedX Event Elevate Atlanta: Idle Crimes & Heavy Work   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I am sharing the story of John and Stella Abbott, Mary Powers and Louise Gilbert and how their lives tragically intertwined in the winter of 1919. On January 27, 1919, Johnny Abbott lay dead on the floor of his living room, one bullet through the heart, shot by his wife, Stella. Why? Listen in to find out. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the early history of ice in the US, how and when it got to Atlanta, who sold it, how it was made, ice monopolies, shortages and storage.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we’re talking about cocaine. At the dawn of the 20th century, cities like Atlanta we’re grappling with recreational cocaine use, racializing it and trying to figure out how to allow the medical profession to continue to prescribe it. We're also talking about what it was used for, where you could buy it, how Coca Cola was involved and what pushed for it's illegalization. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The universe conspired against me this week, as my planned episode did not record correctly. Have no fear, I've pulled a Mini from my Patreon page! Orion Frazee was born in NJ in 1843, the son of a famous sculptor. He arrived in Atlanta in 1885, and while he time here was short-lived, his name lives on through his sculptural busts of famous men, including former president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis made from DEATH MASKS! Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta's obsession with the dogwoods dates back to the 1920s, but the Dogwood Festival was the brainchild of Lorraine Cooney, who launched the first festival in 1936, at the height of the Great Depression. This week we're talking about the tree, the city's initiatives, the first grand festival and how it progressed over the last 85 years.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re covering Cascade Heights, an expansive, 1920s development along Cascade Road in southwest Atlanta. Starting with the road’s native history, then it's role in the Civil War, early homesteads, official development and it’s racial integration.  Cascade Heights Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I had the pleasure of recording with Caitlin Mee and learning all about Briar Park Court. This one-street, 1950s, residential development was the brainchild of architect and resident, Andre Steiner. We talked about him, Dekalb County, white flight, mid century architecture, historic preservation and the homes in this incredible little time capsule community.  Follow Caitlin  Interview with Andre Steiner  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In the early 1890s, the Fulton County Street Railroad began it’s Nine Mile Circle route. Atlantans could hop on downtown then loop up through the beautiful, breezy farmland in the Northeast part of the city. Not soon after, well-to-do families, like the Adairs, began to build summer homes here. In 1904, the first neighborhood was platted and 13 more would be platted by 1935. Collectively, these make up Virginia-Highland. This week, I'm talking about early settlers, iconic schools, churches and houses and much more. Links:  Subdivision map https://vahi.org/todd-cemetery-memorial-destruction-and-restoration/ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about scouting in Atlanta - the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts. How the groups started, who started them and a few fun stories from history. Atlanta’s history of scouting is really a 4-part story - the story of white Girl Scouts and Black Girl Scouts and white Boy Scouts and Black Boy Scouts. Unsurprisingly, the year that these groups begin vary wildly, the latter often the result of a dedicated local grassroots effort. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we're talking about the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, or Municipal Market - a story of women, farming, war, race and revitalization. Atlanta is in the midst of a food hall craze, but this icon has been on Edgewood Avenue for almost a century, connecting Georgia's farmers and consumers and providing local vendors with booths to sell their wares. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Born at the start of the Great Depression, from the need and desire of middle and upper-class Black Atlantans to not only play golf, but to establish a recreation place where they could have parties, and social events and gather. From the 1924 fight to even establish a second African American cemetery in Atlanta, to the 1930 opening of the country club, through the story of Black golfers and their fight to desegregate Atlanta’s courses. This is such an interesting history that you do not want to miss. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I want to share a conversation I had with author Mark Pifer about his new book: Hidden History of Old Atlanta. While this new book covers so much, I asked him specifically about the period between the removal of the Creek and Muskogee and the formal establishment of Atlanta in 1847. We talked about the formation of the railroads, the moving of the Zero Mile Marker a mere 1200 feet, Wilson Lumpkin, how Marthasville got named, why it changed to Atlanta, and why downtown’s street grid is the way that it is. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QHHPZSV/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

On the night of January 2nd, 1919, Carlisle Christy lay dead on Mathewson Place, just in front of the February home. A series of bullets from the gun of William Albright killed him. Albright would later claim self defense, but was it?  This week, I am sharing the story of this forgotten piece of history, the cast of characters, the trial, the motive and whether anyone was ever found guilty. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Listener Q&A - Vol. 3! This week, I am answering questions like: “How to find out what year your house was built?", "Who was Bessie Branham?”, “Will there be an episode about _____?” and "What are some of the coolest “behind the scenes” places you’ve got to visit recently?" (among many others). Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In the late 1800s - early 1900s, homes for fallen women existed in cities across America where they could gather women and young girls, usually pregnant out of wedlock, and hide them from “respectable” society and attempt to “reform” them. While these places came from good intentions, they were places of hard labor, crude reform and ideas and methods that we consider outdated by today’s standard.  This week, I'm talking about Atlanta’s efforts to contain and reform their “fallen women”. Who led these efforts, who funded them, where were they, how did locals feel about them and talk about the few names of these women that we know.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington forged one of the earliest collaborations between Jews and African Americans to create schools throughout the nation for Black children who had no access to publicly funded education. It was an honor to interview author and photographer Andrew Feiler about this history and how he showcases it in his second book, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America”.  The photography exhibition, “A Better Life for Their Children”, debuted at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights on May 22nd and it’s going to be up until December. You can get tickets to the museum here.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I got to speak with Alicia Guzman, who worked on the research and nomination of Fuller-Freedom House, which the City of Atlanta began the historic designation of in February. Who was Fuller? What did he do? What is a Freedom House? We’re covering all those questions and more!  https://www.atlcitydesign.com/blog/2021/3/15/fuller-freedom-house-designated-as-historic-landmark Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Zoo Atlanta is part of the lived experience of so many Atlantans, but I’m not sure that everyone knows how it started. From a small collection of local animals when the park was formed, to the defunct circus in 1889, to a Candler boost in 1935. We’re going to talk about the famous animals, the controversies, the decline and then later re-emergence of the zoo. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

*CORRECTION: Judge Orinda Evans is white woman. I mistakenly identified her as Black in this episode.* This week, we’re talking about the history Georgia’s state flag, from the beginning of the colony through the present. Our state did not have an official state flag until 1879, and the design was taken from the first flag of the Confederate States of America (the “Stars and Bars”). The Battle Flag (“St. Andrew’s Cross”) was added in 1956, in retaliation of federal orders to desegregate schools. When Roy Barnes successfully changed the state flag in 2001, it cost him re-election, and Sonny Perdue did a little ‘bait and switch’ that outraged flag supporters. Roy Barnes on Marietta Stories Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Did you know that throughout the 1950s, Atlanta had a Christmas Card Lady? Laura Watson recycled hundreds of thousands of used holiday cards, turning them into new ones to send to hospitals, missionaries and 'shut-ins'. This week's mini episode is about Watson and her labor of love. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the period just before Atlanta’s “white flight”. Three decades of incessant terror, violence and destruction against the Black families that purchased or rented homes in what were considered “white neighborhoods''. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the history of Atlanta’s City Hall...not just the Art Deco masterpiece you can see today, but also the places that no longer exist. Where they were, how we got them and what their fate was. Our current City Hall (the 4th one in history), was built in 1930 and brought forth something called the Atlanta Graft Ring - an epic corruption scandal that brought down a mayor and won the Constitution a Pulitzer Prize.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Kirkwood - its earliest settlement history, community landmarks and historic events and people. This Muskogee/Creek land was ceded in 1821 and divided into 5 initial land lots. Early white settlers include James Kirkpatrick and Jesse Clay. Post-Civil War, Kirkwood became home to politicians like John B. Gordon. It tried to incorporate as it's own city in 1899 (not without drama), which didn't pass until 1904, and then was annexed into Atlanta in 1921 (more drama). After 'white flight' of the late 50s/early 60s, Kirkwood becomes an exclusively African American neighborhood by 1967.    Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week we're talking about Henrietta Dozier, the first female architect in Atlanta, and Leila Ross Wilburn, the second. Who doesn't love a story of women acting against the grain that was prescribed to them by their time period, social norms or gender. Both Henrietta and Leila are examples of that, and they both leave legacies that we can physically see today, although not all in Atlanta. https://www.makdecatur.org/lrw-homes-in-mak Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

It’s safe to say that home ownership is one of, if not THE tenet of the American Dream, but did you know that idea didn’t really come around until the 1920s? And to sell Americans on this idea, a Federal program was created, which then supported marketing campaigns in thousands of US cities? This week we’re talking about the Better Homes Movement - what it was, who started it and then we’re going to get into Better Home Week - a 7 day open house event held all over the country, Atlanta included. Our city was so enthused by the idea, we even spawned our own separate tour and the best part? So many of these model homes are still standing today - and I am going to tell you where to find them. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s love of Scotland. While there wasn't exactly a Scottish settlement or specific neighborhood, Scots did immigrate to the Atlanta area and I’ll explain why and where. Aside from those immigrants, there was also an infatuation with Scotland and especially poet Robert Burns. So this week, we’re going to cover all of these Scottish history rabbit holes - The Caledonian Society, Burns Club and Atlanta Scottish Association. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Norfolk Southern has just announced they are backing out the plans to build a transfer terminal on the former Chattahoochee Brick site. While there is still a lot left to do, I wanted to replay this episode from April of 2019.  The end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery in the US...right? In all Southern cities, convict leasing booms in the post-war period and the largest user of the system was right here in Atlanta. This week, I am sharing the history of Chattahoochee Brick and the English Family. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Montgomery bus boycott officially ended a month after the court deemed racial segregation on buses was illegal. U.S. cities with similar segregation ordinances understood that no challenge to their laws would stand, but they weren't going to willingly desegregate. Instead, it would take a group of 6 Atlanta ministers, led By Rev. William Holmes Borders, and this movement - the Love, Law and Liberation Movement, to bring integration to our city.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta’s Office of Housing & Community Development recently created a revised zoning plan and I got to interview director Josh Humphries to find out some history, the new plan's details and next governmental steps.  By 2050 Atlanta expects our population to (more than) double and right now, we're the 316th densest city in the US...so there is room to grow and it’s up to Atlanta residents to decide how that growth is going to happen - will we continue to be the one of the most racially and economically segregated in county, or will we have a place where all different income levels live in the same neighborhoods?  http://bit.ly/acdhousing Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, we’re talking about the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition. Opened for over 100 days, from September through December of that year, it would attract around 800K visitors from across the US and 13 different countries. In 1895, Atlanta had 75,000 people, of which 40% were African American, there were 125 miles of electric trolley lines and you could feel the energy about the upcoming exposition - good and bad. Links: "Race and the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition of 1895" "The Atlanta Exposition" Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

At the turn of the century, Georgia was one of three states that did not allow women to practice law. That changed in 1911, when Minnie Anderson Hale graduated from the Atlanta Law School and was denied admission to the bar because of her sex. A new bill was introduced but not signed until 1916, making her the first official woman lawyer in Georgia/Atlanta.  It was not until 1943 that Rachel Pruden Herndon became the first Black woman to practice law in the city and state. She never went to law school, instead learned from her boss, A.T. Walden, by reading all the books in the office and through a correspondence course. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week, I’m talking about volunteer militia formed by Black men in Atlanta from the 1870s thru 1903. These men, just years out of the slavery system and most of them Radical Republicans, pushed for the militia for two reasons - military service was the epitome of masculine, model citizen Victorian manhood and also for protection. The end of Reconstruction left African Americans in the South unprotected. There were five militias in Atlanta, led by prominent businessmen and community leaders and I share some fun stories of parades, encampments and mock battles.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Regardless of age, I bet you have a personal memory that involves a pair of roller skates - and almost every decade, from 1870 onward, had them too. Through this research I learned that the skating trend ebbs and flows, rinks come and go, but the activity has stood the test of time.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Mark and his wife Melinda were inside Broad Street Antiques in Chamblee, when a certain watercolor caught their eye. It had faces, swirls, rhythms, colors, musical notes, keyboards, bits of instruments and books with poems. After trying to find information on the artist, Jewel Simon, they found almost nothing published. Mark dove head first into the archives and as her life unfolded, so did the story of this remarkable Black woman, artist, mother and Atlantan.  If you know of any Jewel Simon pieces, you can contact Mark here! Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

While women only made up 3% of prisoners, Black women made up 98% of that group. From grading the railroad ‘cuts’ in 1866, all way into running the Haven Home in 1959, women as young as 16 served their time in places like Chattahoochee Brick, Bolton Broom, the almshouse property and Camp Mattox. These are stories about childbirth, death, escape and what is left in Atlanta that connects us to these women.  Books to read: Slavery by Another Name Chained in Silence Website Mentioned: www.savechattbrick.com Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

As an outsider to the preservation world, I had a lot of questions: What is historic and who decides? Does that little National Register plaque do anything? Why do historic buildings still get demolished? Is historic preservation bad for low-income communities? This week, I interviewed Charles Lawrence, Board Chair of Historic Atlanta and got the answers to all the above, and more. You do NOT want to miss it. Support Historic Preservation in Atlanta here Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

So this week, we’re covering the Indigenous and Native American history of the Atlanta area. This is by no means the full story, but hopefully something that will implore to learn more, or at the very least think deeper about the land that you are on today. Podcasts to listen to: https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast https://www.npr.org/2020/10/06/920935570/a-treaty-right-for-cherokee-representation Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

I couldn’t be more excited to share with week's episode - not only do you get to learn about Atlanta’s LGBTQ history (FINALLY) but we get to do it through the lens of the Atlanta Eagle, which in itself tells us the story of Ponce de Leon’s transition from grand residential street to commercial corridor. It was an honor to record this interview with Charlie inside the Eagle, inside the spaces that have held decades of stories - stories about vibrating mattresses, Italian restaurants, punk rock, RuPaul and Red Dog raids. You don't want to miss this! Follow Historic Atlanta for updates! Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

President McKinley signed the Three Prisons Act in 1891, which authorized the building of the U.S. first three federal penitentiaries. Atlanta was chosen as the Southern site and the prison here opened it's gates in 1902. This week we're covering the early history, its reform programs, infamous inmates and successful escapes. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

In the spirit of Halloween, I interviewed Liz Clappin, friend and host of the podcast Tomb With A View. We talk about the earliest history of body snatching in the United States (riots in NY), through the start of it here in Georgia (Augusta's medical college purchases an enslaved man to do that work) and some incidents of it here in Atlanta and Decatur.  Follow Tomb With A View here: Instagram Facebook Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast and receive mini episodes? Visit my Patreon Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook Instagram  Twitter

100 EPISODES! To celebrate I did another Listener Q&A, with amazing questions, like: “What is your favorite repurposed historic space?”, “How do I research my house/building?” and "What do you think Atlanta's future looks like?" (among many others). Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook Instagram  Twitter

The sudden release of government controlled industry during WWI cause sever inflation - 15% from 1919 to 1920. One of the most affected industries was clothing manufacturing and men's clothes especially were very expensive. In response, Overall Clubs began appearing across the nation, and Atlanta had one of the earliest. This week, we're learning about the overall garment, what is symbolized, where they were made in Atlanta and what Overall Clubs were.    Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook Instagram  Twitter

With Election Day under a month away, and the recent 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, there is no better time to discover the history of women's suffrage in Atlanta. Things went a little differently down South, and Georgia women did not vote until 1922, two years after the constitutional amendment. We'll talk about why, and the groups that fought for the women's vote and those that fought against it.   Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week we’re covering Atlanta’s Better Films Committee, it’s first un-official censor, (Zella Richardson), the later paid city position (Christine Smith) and the movies that they approved or denied. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Atlanta first attempted to codify racialized zoning in 1913 and the charge was led by 4th Ward City Councilman Claude L. Ashley. Today, we’re going to talk about what led to this ordinance, the man behind it and how the city and state reacted to it.  Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

The Candler name is all across Atlanta, even when not expressly spelled out, there are many places with Candler connections you may have never realized. The family’s generational wealth allowed Asa’s children to build their own respective mansions, and each is still around today - some public and some private. This week, we’re talking about all the remaining Candler homes in Atlanta, their origin stories, dramatic tales and how you can see them.  www.asasbriarcliff.com Henry Heinz Murder Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week I bring you the final installment of the epidemic disease series with stories about typhoid, pellagra and HIV/AIDS, and how each of these impacted Atlanta and it's citizens. Learn about how doctors begged residents to put lids on their trash cans to prevent typhoid, what killed the Zoo's porcupine and how Atlanta's gay community was the first to organize efforts in the AIDS epidemic.    Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta   Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Eugenics may seem like ancient history, but it was considered progressive reform at the turn of the 20th century, and women's groups across America prompted the theory and it's related propaganda. This week we're covering Georgia and Atlanta's role in eugenics, the Better Babies contest and forced sterilization of those deemed 'unfit'. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta   Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week we're covering the Georgia Institute of Technology. Created as part of the 'New South' creed to fast-tract industrial education, it began as a school focused on teaching trades. Within a decade, it was changing toward the academic model. We'll talk football, traditions, campus size, Olympics and through today. https://space.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/histpresplan.pdf Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week I pulled an episode that my Patreon supporters heard back in July. The 1897 Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill strike is all about the racial division between the working poor of early Atlanta. Instead of banding together, to strengthen their union and fight for higher wages, the white poor of Cabbagetown would rather strike than be pegged as equal to Black factory workers. Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

If you go back far enough, Atlanta has dealt with an issue. It's fascinating to see how people living a century ago handled the same worries and fears, but reading about historical mistakes and missteps that are also happening today, at the very least, gives me comfort. This week, we’re covering two more epidemics that affected Atlanta - diphtheria and the Spanish Flu.  Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Dr. Roderick Badger was Atlanta's first African American dentist - and that's all I ever knew about him. But his story - the son of an enslaved mother and white father, who was freed long before the Civil War - led me to learning about Atlanta's very small free-person population, why that was so, and then how and why Roderick was different and never counted among them. Roderick also had some very public, scandalous moments in this life.  Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

The story of Macedonia Park (later called Bagley Park, and today renamed Frankie Allen Park), is vital to understanding how institutional and structural racism works and what the long-term effects are. On the heels of the Inman Park story, it highlights the dichotomy of life in Atlanta for those who were not white and not rich. How one neighborhood still exists today, beautifully restored, and how the other has been wiped from existence, with it’s only physical remnant in a state of disrepair. Today, hundreds of Buckhead residents visit this public park space, but few understand what was done to create it.   Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta   Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we're covering the second half of Inman Park's story - from 1895, through the present day. A neighborhood that began for the wealthy, white, Atlanta elite, it's residents fought hard to keep it that way in the 1900's. By mid-century, the area was slated for demolition to build I-485, until new residents fought for it's revitalization.    Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta   Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Built as the first planned suburb for Atlanta’s white elite, it spurred the creation of Edgewood Avenue, the first electric streetcar and sadly, demolished worker housing to do so. It also gave us some of the most iconic homes in the city was a who's who of Atlanta’s businessmen and influential families. In Part I, we're talking about the earliest land owners and the idea and inspiration behind it's development, stopping just before the Panic of 1893.  https://www.instagram.com/glennhouserestoration/?hl=en Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we’re talking about interracial marriages, once more commonly referred to as miscegenation. While I always focus on Atlanta, there were also stories from cities across Georgia and even national events that impacted the lives of people in this city. Laws policing interracial relationships date back to colonial times and last through the 1960s, and it’s actually considered one of the longest lasting forms of legal discrimination in the US. Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Podcast break is over! My first Listener Q&A episode includes amazing questions, like: “Why do you think Atlanta has such a hard time keeping its historic buildings?”, “How does Atlanta’s Civil Rights history factor into the BLM movement today?” and "How did Atlanta keep more tree coverage than any other city?" among many others. Links mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/zanathiavintage/ https://www.instagram.com/riverwalkatl/ https://www.instagram.com/mplusmride/    Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

1880 Atlanta is a city of 40,000 people, 15 years out of the Civil War, and full force into Henry Grady's "New South". Fairs and expositions were important tools for bringing business and industry and the 1881 International Cotton Exposition would bring 200,000 visitors to the Gate City. To quote the Constitution, “no city in the south has ever before had such an opportunity to enlarge its business connections, display its advantages, and add to its reputation."  Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we're covering the history of Atlanta’s earliest Chinese citizens. In 1890, the entire state of Georgia had only 1.78% of residents with foreign patronage, so I wondered what brought Chinese men to Atlanta in the 1880s? What work did they do? What were their names? How did the South embrace them? Today, we’re covering all those questions and more. Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we're talking about school in Atlanta, from the period between 1869 - 1965. When did public school begin? Who was it for? What were it's issues? From day one, public schools dealt with over-crowding, segregation, teaching students with disabilities and even debates about prayer in school.  https://apsforgotten.wordpress.com/ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we’re covering Avondale Estates, the mastermind behind it, and how the neighborhood housing stock covers two distinct periods in American history. Before Avondale, there was Ingleside and in 1924, George Willis purchased 950 acres to create this Utopian planned community.  Check out my friend's podcast: tombwithaview.weebly.com/ Want to support this podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week is about a 141-year old, unsolved, double murder of Martin and Susan DeFoor, in what is today one of the fastest changing parts of Atlanta. This is a story of crime, race, the legal system, confessions and, of course, cemeteries. What I thought was a simple, short story, was really a 5 year-long mystery with no happy ending. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we’re going to the almshouse, or poorhouse. Why did Atlanta have one, where was it located and what is still around today. The story has government drama, accusations of poor treatment, prison labor, asylums, women's history, AND forgotten unmarked graves. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

A settlement born at the crossroads of Native American trails, developed for the wealthy white elites of the Gilded Age, later the poster child for racial segregation and home to the leaders of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The West End is one of the oldest and most history-packed neighborhoods of Atlanta. https://www.historicatlanta.org/swasa/ Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, we’re covering Atlanta’s history with the bicycle; its riders, causes, promoters, races, and venues. In the first 50 years of the city's cycling history, riders establish numerous clubs, started a lantern parade tradition, fought for paved roads and closing streets to vehicle traffic and created the first dedicated bike path...and that's just the tip of the history iceberg. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

In this new world of viruses and pandemics, I've found myself drawn to times in Atlanta’s history where things felt dark and overwhelming. I think there is value in looking to the past with hindsight and, at the very least, learning that ‘this too shall pass’.  “Black Week” is actually a one-month period during which Atlantans opened the newspaper to one horrible news story after another and had never seen such tragedy in such a short time-frame. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

From the men who chartered the companies and the mules that pulled the cars to bitter feuds, boycotts and labor strikes...there is a lot to share about streetcars in Atlanta. They created several of Atlanta's neighborhoods and structures that are still around today. http://www.dot.ga.gov/BuildSmart/research/Documents/GAStreetcar.pdf Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

As the world is in chaos, my hope is that, at the very least, I hope it can be a way for listeners to escape the news cycle and take a mental break. After 1890, black Atlantans were barred from park or recreation spaces in Atlanta. This week, I am sharing the earliest stories of the African American fight for park space, who led these fights, where some of these places were and how strongly they were fought against by white Atlantans. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

My goal is to get people to think deeper about everyday places. Whether it’s where you live, where you work or where you play...if it’s in Atlanta, and it’s not brand-new, it has a story. From the first white settler, Victorian health resort and later amusement park, this week we're covering all things Ponce City Market. If you've ever patronized restaurants or rides here, you'll be surprised to learn that their names almost all come from Atlanta history. Want to support the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

In 1934, W.A. Scott was a hugely successful entrepreneur, with a publishing empire and a brand-new 4th marriage. As he pulls his car into his garage one late night, he is shot by an unknown assailant. One week later he'd be dead. We may never know who killed W.A. Scott, but this week we're talking about his life, why someone would want him dead and who was charged with the crime.  Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

As the world watches the COVID-19, come learn about historical outbreaks in Atlanta and how the city dealt with each. The press loved discussing the spread of disease - sensationalizing, rumors and fear were used just as freely 150 years ago. Diseases like yellow fever, smallpox, cholera, scarlet fever and tuberculosis each had their moment in history and this week, I’m covering Atlanta’s response, reaction and how wealth, race and gender played a role - because it always does. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week is all about Margaret Mitchell - from her family, childhood, marriages through health struggles and how she wrote arguably the most famous book in the world. What I love most about this episode, is how her life interacts and intersects with almost every iconic place in the city.  https://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/over-the-edge/ https://www.flipsnack.com/preserveatl/phoenix-flies-2020-a-celebration-of-atlanta-historic-sites.html https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victoria-lemos-archive-atlanta-podcast/id1441882476?i=1000465458898 Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, I'm interviewing local entrepreneur, author and friend, Akila McConnell. We're talking about Atlanta’s early cooking and restaurant history and this episode is packed with incredible stories you've never heard before. From Native American cooking techniques, the first food vendors, the first restaurants to our love of Decatur Street and how immigrants have always shaped Atlanta's food scene.    https://unexpectedatlanta.com/   Book: https://www.amazon.com/Culinary-History-Atlanta-American-Palate-ebook/dp/B07RN1D5ZT   Speaking Event: https://dekalbhistory.org/programs/lunch-learn-atlanta-african-american-culinary-history/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unexpectedATL/       Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

February is Black History Month, Alexander Hamilton is STILL my favorite episode to-date AND my resources and researching skills have improved since starting this podcast - so this week, we're replaying the very first episode of Archive Atlanta, with some refreshed information.  Atlanta's Alexander Hamilton is the epitome of the American Dream. Rising from enslavement, to elected office, then owning his own business...his name would continue to live on through his son and future descendants. The city is filled with both ordinary and extraordinary buildings that his company constructed, and I am excited to bring this story back to the forefront for you. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

One of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods, this is the story of the people who settled it, the buildings they built and what stories these streets have to tell. Stories of rail work, streetcars, police brutality, riots, schools, churches and an orphanage...just to name a few. Pittsburgh’s proximity to the Atlanta Beltline has brought new residents and new development, so I wanted to make sure that it’s past - both the good and the bad, can be shared with all. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Long time listeners are well-aware of my love of cemeteries. This week, we’re going to cover 6 cemeteries that may not have enough history for their own episodes, but are still places everyone should visit. Learn about the final resting places of Revolutionary War soldiers, the Father of Country Music, the creator of Chick-fil-A, the real-life inspiration for Driving Miss Daisy and where Dr. King was first interred before moving to the King Center. Also, the first community mausoleum in the South and a cemetery in the parking lot of a Super Walmart! Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

Not only was Techwood Homes the first in Atlanta, it was actually the first in the entire nation, and built solely for white families. Built almost simultaneously with University Homes, which were for black Atlantans, BOTH of these projects came at the destruction of already existing settlements of extremely poor African Americans. Today, we’re going to start with Atlantans earliest slums, what they were called, where they were, who lived there and then move into the Great Depression, the New Deal and who was behind this idea for public housing. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This story ends on March 11, 1879, around 6:40 pm. Lt. Col. Robert Alston lay dead on a sofa inside the home of Dr. Tabor, over on Decatur Street. He had been shot in a duel by his close friend, in retaliation for going against the prevailing beliefs of his time. Today, I am going to tell you about Alston’s life and how is ended in this tragic way.  Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

This week, I'm tackling a much-requested episode on Decatur. Starting with dinosaurs and heading to the early 20th century, listen in to learn about the streets, people, churches, schools and neighborhoods that make this city was it is.  https://www.amazon.com/Native-Decatur-earliest-history-formation/dp/0692974377 Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta T: www.twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta

For most Americans, we turn the faucet and water comes out or we flush the toilet and don’t think twice about where it goes, but in the earliest of Atlanta’s days, these were all complex issues to solve. Understanding how the water and sewer systems were created and structured is essential to understanding modern Atlanta. Today, we’re covering how early residents got their water, how wealth, race and class  played a part and fun stuff like what a night soil man actually did.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MEQQ2JG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, you get to hear more of our interview with Sara Butler as we start off outside the hotel, discussing the architectural features, the restaurant and bank, and then make our way inside to learn about the ornate and beautifully restored interiors. Whether you’re playing this as a guest of the Candler Hotel, or just use it to understand the amazing photos so many have been posting on social media, I hope that this story can share how special this building is to the city of Atlanta. Sara Butler of https://www.asasbriarcliff.com/. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, we’re doing things a little differently. You’re here because you love hearing about Atlanta’s past...but do ever think about its future? What do you think the metro area will look like in 2050 and what do we want to do now, to make it the place we want then? Listen to the new season of What's Next ATL to find out. I'll be back next Friday with our regular scheduled history programming! https://whatsnextatl.org/podcast/   Enjoying Archive Atlanta? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

When the Candler Building opened at the turn of the 20th century, it was the tallest building in the city and contained the longest, unbroken, all-brass stairwell in America, running all the way up to the 17th floor. In the last few weeks, the building has reopened as The Candler Hotel, and it was an incredible to record this interview to learn about the Candler family, the building and the drama and scandal that happened inside. A HUGE thank you to Bill Nowicki from https://www.mariettastories.com/ and Sara Butler of https://www.asasbriarcliff.com/. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The Old Fourth Ward is arguably the trendiest Atlanta neighborhood right now, but do you know how it's got its name? This week we’re covering the city's first five wards, the expansion of the ward system and honestly, what a ward even was. In order to understand Atlanta, it's important to see how the city was divided in its earliest days and what criteria was used to do so. https://biketoursatl.com/atlanta-street-art-bike-tour/ Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

So many Atlantans do not know the story of The Herndons - who they were, the careers and companies associated with them and most importantly, the lasting legacy on this city. This history isn’t just about a family - it’s about gender, race, slavery, entrepreneurship, modern women, sexuality and even the Civill Rights movement. They are my favorite historical family and I can’t wait to share this with you.  http://www.herndonhome.org/ Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, we’re talking about a period in Atlanta and Georgia’s history called Reconstruction. To put it simply, the period after the Civil War, our then-divided country has to figure out how to make themselves whole again. We're covering Presidential Reconstruction, Congressional Reconstruction, the role of Atlanta in this time and the story of the 33 expelled legislators.  Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta   Want to learn more? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hist-119-the-civil-war-and-reconstruction-era-1845-1877/id1273294635

This week, we’re covering a darker period in Atlanta’s history - the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan reigned terror throughout the United States, first in the period immediately after the Civil War and then again in the first decade of the new century. You will be blown away at how many homes, buildings, places and names in this city have ties to the organization.  https://biketoursatl.com/atlanta-street-art-bike-tour/ Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

Did you know The Temple is the oldest synagogue? Starting off in rented halls with a borrowed Torah, it was during the first Jewish wedding in 1876, that the Rabbi calls for a formal congregation. They would see two world wars, the lynching of Leo Frank, the resurgence of the KKK, the Civil Rights movement and the infamous bombing that took out a 16-foot hole in their place of worship.  Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The boundaries of Buckhead cover an enormous area, so this week I've tried to stick to the early and general history of this well-known neighborhood. Listen to learn about how both Peachtree Road and Buckhead got their names, the oldest church, forgotten burials, erased neighborhoods and why Mayor Hartsfield pushed for annexation.  https://biketoursatl.com/atlanta-street-art-bike-tour/ Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week were doing things a little different. I'm giving you a chance to hear one of my Patreon-exclusive mini-episodes about Atlanta's first public execution. For just $1 per month, you can get two mini episodes each month! Learn more at www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

From John Sullivan's visit to Atlanta in 1883 for a “scientific sparring exhibition” his second visit in 1893 and the governor sending the Volunteer Militia to chase out a boxing match in 1894...Atlanta has had a complicated relationship with boxing. This week, I am covering the places to watch a bout, who was putting on the show, how the Johnson-Jeffries fight affected Atlanta and I'll introduce you to Tiger Flowers, Atlanta's boxing legend. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, we have a story about African American newspapers, but it’s so much more than paper and words. Behind each publication was a man with an agenda, with strong beliefs and usually a strong personality. By learning about black newspapers, we can learn about fascinating Atlantans. Throw in stories of editors being run out of the city and unsolved murders, and this is an episode you don’t want to miss. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta   https://atlantadailyworld.com/

This week, I get to talk about my favorite thing in the whole world - books. Well, technically it’s about where we keep books...but it’s also a story of gender, power, race and access to information. Before the age of technology and the internet, books represented knowledge, and knowledge is power. Keeping that power away from people has been a tool used by the ruling party since the dawn of time. Libraries are a physical link to that power struggle and help us tell the story. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta   Carnegie Library Atlanta: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph:%20ga0119&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20true Atlanta University Carnegie Library: https://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/digital/collection/rwwl/id/88

If I gave you two words - Atlanta and mill town - and asked you the first thing that came to mind, I expect for most people it would be Cabbagetown. This week, I’m going to tell you about Atlanta’s other mill town. Tucked away at the edge of the city limits, on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. This is a story of Northern business, women in power, southern labor and how preservation can give us insights into life over a century ago. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, I’m telling a love story - the love of two wheels with a motor, the love for risk and fear and the love that Atlantans had watching these men and their machines. It's a story of tracks, velodromes, motordromes and speedways, and the events that happened at these places. http://archivemoto.com/ Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, we have a story about wealth and leisure, amateurs and professionals and how a popular game in the South came about and the iconic place it was played.  Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

Many times, churches are the oldest or only surviving buildings in a community. By looking past their initial purpose, we can use location, building materials and even architecture to tell us more about the history of Atlanta and it's people. This week, I'm back to tackle Part II of Atlanta's churches. Stories not just about buildings, but also enslaved people, protesting nuns, church built by the Confederates, the owners of Stone Mountain and yes, even old yearbooks. Enjoying the podcast? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This is a story about two men; one from the North, one from the South, one from humble beginnings and one from a prominent family. Both would shape the city of Atlanta at its infancy, changing the ways it’s citizens traveled and lived. Both names dot the streets and parks of Atlanta and one is rumored to be the inspiration for the infamous Rhett Butler. Listen this week to find out who they were! Enjoying the podcast? Want two bonus mini-episodes per month? Visit: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The Neighborhood Union was the first, female-led black social work organization in the city. Atlanta women led the charge to educate children, find them safe places to play, schools to learn in and ways to ensure everyone’s health and safety was a priority, so that they could then focus on lifting themselves and their neighborhoods out of poverty. AND this in an era of strict Victorian societal rules, racism and sexism. Their legacy in Atlanta still lives on, both in organizations and even a physical building...which I will tell you about in this episode! Enjoying the podcast? Please consider making a contribution: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The attachment, nostalgia and love for Rich’s Department store runs deep. This week, I am covering the earliest history of department stores, the Rich Family and the growth of Rich's.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider making a contribution: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

For many, this neighborhood has only recently hit their radar, with the construction of the new stadium and the redevelopment of the old Norfolk Southern headquarters. But did you know this is one of the oldest parts of Atlanta? Listen to this week's episode to learn about Slabtown and Snake Nation, the early mayoral elections, the first bridge in Atlanta and how Castleberry Hill got it's name. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider making a contribution: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

For many Atlantans driving down Ponce de Leon, these six linear parks almost disappear into sight. This week, I'm talking about Frederick Law Olmsted, his work in Atlanta and why these parks are so important.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider making a contribution: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

In 1885, the death rate for black Atlantans was 2.5 times greater than whites. By 1900, the black death rate exceeded the white by 69%. African American deaths accounted for 50% of the city’s deaths, while only accounting for 40% of its population. Crawford Long, Piedmont, Emory University Hospital, Georgia Baptist, Egleston Hospital for Children, St. Joseph's Infirmary, and the Scottish Rite Hospital were only available for the white population of Atlanta, so hospitals for black Atlanta were a dire necessity.  This week, I'm talking about five that opened in the years from 1900 - 1945, as well as the doctors and nurses that made them happen.  - Enjoying the podcast? Please consider making a contribution: www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

A short announcement to let you know I will taking a podcast 'summer break'. New episodes will return on Friday, June 21st! In the meantime, I will still be posting short histories on social media - come follow along! www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week, we're focusing on five downtown Atlanta churches - how they came to be, when were they built and what stories they hold. Learn about Father's O'Reilly's act of heroism, how you can hear a 169 year-old bell ring, the church of Mayor Andrew Young and why dancing almost got someone ex-communicated.   www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Links: https://ugapress.org/book/9780820349350/historic-rural-churches-of-georgia/ https://www.sacredheartatlanta.org/save-the-spires.html

The end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery in the US...right? In the last few years, books and documentaries are educating Americans on what really happened. In all Southern cities, convict leasing booms in the post-war period and the largest user of the system was right here in Atlanta. This week, I am sharing the history of Chattahoochee Brick and the English Family. Learn More:  http://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/home/   www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The Cascade Mansion (1860) and the Willis House (1840) are both owned by Lt. Colonel Perry Bennett, who can make a war-history-lover out of anyone. This week, I am sharing the information I learned on my tours of the two homes and the incredible history that they both hold. www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta   Cascade Mansion: The Willis House: Bomb-proof:

Every city seems to have their story of a great fire, and Atlanta is no different. In 1917, over the course of 10 hours, we would lose 73 square blocks, more than 300 acres, 1938 buildings and 1900 homes. 10,000 Atlantans were homeless, which was 5% of the city’s population.  Links: www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/second-burning-atlanta/  Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

Collier Heights development began slowly in the 1910s, with homes for white Atlantans. As WWII came to a close and housing shortages hit the city, African Americans began to purchase, develop and finance subdivisions on the west side. This neighborhood is a treasure trove of mid-century modern homes, but the stories of who lived in these homes is even better.  www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Links: https://www.atlantamagazine.com/history/a-separate-peace-collier-heights1/ https://southernspaces.org/2016/brick-brick-atlantas-collier-heights

When we share the history of Atlanta, so many stories are focused on men. I myself was guilty...until a women's real estate group asked me to tell the stories of the women of Auburn Avenue. Amazed with what I found, this week I am taking on a virtual walking tour and sharing what I learned about the incredible and ground-breaking ladies of this block.  www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The first post-World War II, Neo-Nazi group in America organized right here in Atlanta. Only in formal existence for one year, the Columbians were still able to inflict fear, hatred and violence in the city's African American and Jewish residents. www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Links:  https://www.amazon.com/White-Flight-Atlanta-Conservatism-Politics/dp/0691133867 https://www.amazon.com/Atlanta-Civil-Rights-Movement-1944-1968/dp/1467124982/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=atlanta+civil+rights&qid=1554429937&s=books&sr=1-1   (from White Flight) (from White Flight) (from Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement)

Did you know that Peachtree Street was once lined with the grand mansions of Atlanta's elite? And did you know that only six are left (five in their original locations)? This week, I'm telling you all about where they are, when they were built, who lived in them and how you can live in one...all while mispronouncing every famous Atlanta architect's name. www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Links: https://wdanielanderson.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/old-mansions-of-peachtree/?fbclid=IwAR2EXWWiC3JUy5CMtRWNNTaCVaLvC2Nja5ug54aEBqiH5CwQ4JhpQCqW9rs http://rufusrosehouse.org/ http://www.historicatlanta.org/for-sale/rufus-m-rose-house/?fbclid=IwAR1J6hH7tziaWhKptdqFkhhjlqG7xtsdEpBKzOe4k3nY9SgD7DkgTIImUU4   Randolph Lucas:

They share a name, yet demonstrate two different Atlanta suburban development styles - the streetcar and the automobile. With a few homes dating back 150 years, these two Atlanta neighborhoods also showcase the city-wide boom of the 1920s. This week I mention mysterious fires, azaleas, Masons, redlining and why we should thank Clark Atlanta for the new portion of the Beltline.  www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Links: https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=4/36.71/-96.93&opacity=0.8 Photos: 1870 Deckner Home:   Capitol View Masonic Lodge: Capitol View Baptist columns: Sylvan Theater:

The legacy of women's influence in Atlanta earliest history is not always tangible. There's no downtown office building, no company that still bears their name - but even in those patriarchal, religious, and societal confines, Nellie Peter Black was able to serve our city and state throughout most of her life. Descendant of a prominent Atlanta family, she lived with the true desire to help those in need - starting the first mission in Atlanta, organizing the first free hospital and helping to establish free kindergarten. If there was a club or organization in the city, Nellie was probably at the head.  Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The cornerstone at Atlanta's first public hospital was laid without the funds to actually finish building it! Finally opened in 1892, it's been serving the city for the last 127 years. This week I'm sharing the earliest hospital history, the true "Father of Grady', why the first patient was rejected and the terrible luck of its first motorized ambulance.   Links: www.amazon.com/Atlantas-living-Legacy-Memorial-Hospital/dp/0615530095 www.thefalllinepodcast.com/season-3 Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

Until last week, I had NO clue this unincorporated Cobb County enclave was actually 'ITP'...but that's not the only surprise that Vinings has to offer. Beginning with the Cherokee, who had two villages and a ferry operating in the area, it would be given in the land lottery to Hardy Pace, who built his family home and cemetery there. Throw in a good Sherman story, historic preservation, abandoned graves, whiskey and a ski slope - and you won't want to miss this week's episode! Links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13N9at9uyRLWbhbFP2bRL-p0L5FTNSMJ6/view www.amazon.com/Vinings-Images-America-Susan-Kendall/dp/0738598771 www.findagrave.com/cemetery/37544/vinings-cemetery Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta River Crossing Ferry: (Images of America: Vinings) Solomon Pace home: Pavilion: Pace Cemetery: Ski Lodge: (Atlanta 100)

There is street named for him and a giant bust on Auburn Avenue...but do you really know what he's done? From a rough childhood to railway mail clerk, Grandmaster Mason, husband, father and voting rights activist. He's left a long legacy in the city and especially on the street he loved so much - Auburn Avenue.  Links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13N9at9uyRLWbhbFP2bRL-p0L5FTNSMJ6/view http://okra.stanford.edu/media/audio/610902000.mp3?fbclid=IwAR1q0t0fb4AhHoyjyLrp4mutnsvf5dk204V71QPjk3KZd4L5vqFszG-4Dmw www.amazon.com/Where-Peachtree-Meets-Sweet-Auburn/dp/0140265090 Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

The Crackers may sound familiar, but what about the Osceolas, Atlantans, Firecrackers, Windjammers, Deppens, Cubs and Panthers? This week, I’m talking about the parallel worlds of white and black baseball in Atlanta, all of the club iterations, and where these games were played. Book mentioned: www.amazon.com/Crackers-Early-Days-Atlanta-Baseball/dp/1588181014 Contact Me: www.archiveatlantapodcast.com/ Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Brisbane Park: "Poncey" outfield Magnolia:

In 1881, not even two decades out of slavery, a group of Atlanta's African American washerwomen started the "Washing Society" and launched the fight for higher wages, respect and acknowledgement of black women's important role in the New South economy. One of best lesser-known 'herstories' of the city. www.amazon.com/Joy-My-Freedom-Southern-Womens/dp/0674893085 Contact Me: Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

Westview Cemetery is one of the largest in the Southeast, opening in 1884. Today I get to share how it got started, what that big tower is all about, and why I think everyone should visit this weekend! I barely scratched the surface, so please read Jeff Clemmon's book: Link: www.amazon.com/Atlantas-Historic-Westview-Cemetery-Landmarks/dp/1626199671  Contact Me: Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta Andrew and Lula Hill: Water Tower: Gatehouse: Westview Abbey:

This week I got to explore the rich history of East Atlanta. Beginning with area's earliest Native American trade route, the site of the Battle of Atlanta, school desegregation and a very unique neighborhood cemetery. There is even a mention of a glass eye and llamas! Listen and learn about this great neighborhood and why I personally love EAV so much. Links I mentioned:  http://www.batlevent.org/ https://www.georgiatrust.org/tag/2019-places-in-peril/ https://architecturalafterlife.com/2015/01/08/the-abandoned-east-atlanta-high/ https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/murphy-high-school-integration/1AFfNXYQYSLBow http://www.orgsites.com/ga/sylvestercemetery/ https://www.pinterest.com/GalleriaByLeah/eav-3/?lp=true Thank you to Krissy Venneman for the photos of EAV!  Contact Me: Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

After promising this episode week after week, I'm finally bringing you the story of the 1906 Race Riot. Learn about what caused these 4 days of deadly violence, how it changed the city forever, inspired the formation of the NAACP, and created Sweet Auburn. Links Mentioned: https://blackpast.org/racial-violence-united-states-1660 https://www.amazon.com/Veiled-Visions-Reshaping-American-Relations/dp/0807856266 Contact Me: Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta

This week I was lucky to spend hours with former Chief Joe Tolbert, a 5th generation Atlanta firefighter. Today's episode covers all the amazing history of the Atlanta Fire Department, how they fought fires, Atlanta's historic stations and how you can thank you local firefighters this weekend. Links: https://legeros.com/history/atlanta/atlanta.pdf   Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com FB: www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta IG: www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta   Doc Holliday: 1882 Fire Box: 1920s Fire Box: Horse stables behind Station No. 7: Motorized AFD fleet in Piedmont Park: Historic Station No. 6: Hook & Ladder Company No. 1: Henry Lewis:

Possibly Atlanta most famous park, we've all visited at least once. Whether it's the Dogwood Festival, Music Midtown or the finish-line of the Peachtree Road Race...these are just some of the hundreds of reason to visit Piedmont Park. Today I'm telling you about the early history of the land, two important expositions, as well history that will make you notice and appreciate the park in a new way. Links: www.piedmontpark.org/things-to-do/sightseeing-and-tours/ Benjamin Walker's House/Piedmont Driving Club: Stairs + Urns: Site of the Negro Building: Visitor's Center:

Summerhill is the neighborhood almost all of us have visited at least once, but probably had no idea. It holds stories of African American and Jewish settlement in Atlanta, one of the first schools for black children, destruction by highways, urban renewal and two stadiums...oh, and a riot. Listen in for a look at all that, but also what the future holds in store for this rapidly changing neighborhood. Links: https://www.amazon.com/Challenging-U-S-Apartheid-Struggles-1960-1977/dp/0822337916 https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/36610/browse?value=H.+W.+Lochner+and+Company&type=author

Atlanta and alcohol have a long, sordid history. From the colony of Georgia banning ardent spirits in 1735, to Fulton County taking 5 extra years to actually celebrate Repeal Day, the story of temperance and Atlanta is a great one. Listen this week to hear the stories - well known and unknown - about the Prohibition in Atlanta. Links: https://www.amazon.com/Prohibition-Atlanta-Temperance-Lightning-American/dp/1626196060 https://www.amazon.com/Liquor-Land-Lost-Cause-Evangelicals/dp/0813124719 https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/cheers-and-jeers-rebroadcast/

The Atlanta Public School system would be established by the City Council in 1869 and opening day would be in 1872. The first two high schools in the city were named Boys High and Girls High. This week, I'll talk about the history of both, how you can still see them today and a little personal tidbit about my vintage yearbook collection.

Today, I finally get to tell one of the most important histories of Atlanta. In 1913, Atlanta is only 50 years out of the Civil War, but there are still huge resentments between the North and South. Georgia’s child labor standards were the nation’s worst, with children as young as ten years old working. Populist, Tom Watson, was lighting the fire underneath the anti-Catholic, anti-black and anti-Jew rhetoric.  In this climate, Leo Frank is charged with Mary Phagan's murder, tried, sentenced and then has his sentence commuted...only to be lynched in Marietta by the 'Knights of Mary Phagan'. If you don't know this story, you need to hear this episode! Links: https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Shall-Rise-Murder-Lynching/dp/0679764232 http://bittersoutherner.com/from-the-southern-perspective/miscellany/a-hole-in-the-oheart-of-georgia-state-prison-farm-demolition Map of all the Leo Frank-related sites: https://www.bing.com/maps?v=2&encType=1&cid=B381A84E094A8587!217

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, I am bringing you a quick episode on two Sweet Auburn churches - Big Bethel AME and Wheat Street Baptist. Learn about fires, famous plays and how the pastor of Wheat Street helped desegregate Atlanta's buses. Big Bethel AME: Wheat Street Baptist:

The Atlanta Women's Club is one of the oldest non-profit organizations in Georgia. Listen to this week's episode to learn about their organizer, Rebecca Douglas Lowe, the lasting legacy of the club in Atlanta's history and their headquarters, the Wimbish House. Links: https://people.umass.edu/mchangam/Files/Black%20Women's%20Club%20Movement.pdf https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1059&context=eps_diss https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=3625&context=gradschool_dissertations Photos: Rebecca Douglas Lowe (courtesy of GFWC) Wimbish House

In 1881, Jacob Elsas built the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill and the neighboring mill worker neighborhood, now called Cabbagetown. The two are intrinsically link and have great histories. Links: https://www.allofitp.xyz/ https://www.amazon.com/Contesting-New-South-Order-1914-1915/dp/0807849731/ref=mp_s_a_1_3/139-1043212-8837558?ie=UTF8&qid=1541771234&sr=1-3&refinements=p_27%3AClifford+Kuhn&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=51n4sD-r7pL&ref=plSrch https://www.gofundme.com/help-the-patch-works-save-history Jacob Elsas:   (Breman Museum) Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill: Elsas Mausoleum:

We're back with two more downtown Atlanta hotels! First up? Hotel Row, the city's most intact row of commercial structures in the oldest business district. Second, the Imperial Hotel, home of the seeing Domino Lounge and currently a preservation win. Links: http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/imperial_list.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjf_gC0TrU Terminal Station: Terminal Hotel: Hotel Row: Imperial Hotel:

Reynoldstown is a Atlanta neighborhood from the 'other side of the tracks', founded by newly-freed slaves in the 1860s. Just like all of Atlanta, the area is changing so rapidly, that the history of this incredible community is in jeopardy. Join me this week as a I share why I love Reynoldstown and learn the unique stories it has to share.  1892 Aerial: IP Reynolds building: John F. Faith Elementary: IP Reynolds Elementary:

Atlanta's High Museum is one the more modern structures in the city's history, but the story of it's origins go back more than a century. Today were talking about the beginnings of Atlanta's art scene and how the museum, in it's current form, came to be. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Atlanta has a long and complicated history of incarceration. This week, we're talking about three places still around today - in some form or another. The Atlanta Stockade, the Federal Penitentiary and the Old Prison Farm.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Gaines Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Atlanta. Built as part of Atlanta University in 1869, it's a monument to the founder’s vision of a biracial society and their commitment to basic human and civil rights, which their students sought to advance here and elsewhere in the United States. The building has been gutted by fire and it left open to the elements. Learn how you can help share it's story and #savegaineshall. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Learn about Atlanta's oldest park, the man that made it happen and the gems of the Grant Park neighborhood.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week's episode is about two (2) downtown Atlanta hotels - both have really interesting stories, one involves a deadly fire and the other, a landmark Supreme Court case. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

This week's episode is about Atlanta's very own Alexander Hamilton. Born enslaved and then later served in the Union Army, he moved his family from Eufaula, AL to Atlanta, GA and created a successful contracting business. His son Alexander D. Hamilton soon took over operations and then eventually a grandson, Alexander Hamilton Jr. (confused yet?). Join us as we discover this incredible story and learn all the buildings and homes that are still standing in our city. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

I'm Victoria...fast talking New Yorker, adopted Atlantan, mom, local tour guide and total history nerd. My first episode is a little get-to-know-me and my goals for the podcast.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter