Bibliograph

Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue, a history, Sharon Foster Jones

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Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue, a history, Sharon Foster Jones

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sharon Foster Jones

Sub title

a history

Summary

Named for the famous Spanish explorer who was said to have discovered the Fountain of Youth, Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue began as a simple country road that conveyed visitors to the healing springs that once bubbled along it. Now, few motorists realize that the avenue, one of Atlanta's major commuter thoroughfares, was a prestigious residential street in Victorian Atlanta, home to mayors and millionaires. An economic turn in the twentieth century transformed the avenue into a crime-ridden commercial corridor, but in recent years, Atlantans have rediscovered the street's venerable architecture and storied history. Join local historian Sharon Foster Jones on a vivid tour of the avenue--from picnics by the springs in hoopskirts and Atlanta Crackers baseball to the Fox Theatre and the days when Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Al Capone lodged in the esteemed hotels lining this magnificent avenue

Target audience

adult

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