| Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue: A History Contributor(s): Jones, Sharon Foster (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540206130 ISBN-13: 9781540206138 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 975.823 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Locality - Atlanta, Georgia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Sharon Foster: - Atlanta native Sharon Foster Jones, a former divorce lawyer, has found her true calling in researching and gathering local history. She lives in Atlanta s historic Inman Park with her husband, three sons, two Shetland sheepdogs, a once-feral cat and a turtle that won t die. This is the third Atlanta history book she has written. |