Category : Georgia

My Orange Crush – Spring Break on Tybee Island

Orange Crush is an informally-arranged spring break mainly for African-American college students. The event was once a Savannah State University sanctioned party (orange is a school color). Now it’s a word-of-mouth event, with no official promoters or organizers. Young people travel to the City of Tybee Island to celebrate the end of term, enjoy the beach and have a good …

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Atlanta International Auto Show

Here is a short photo reportage from the Atlanta International Auto Show, which took place in Georgia World Congress Center on March 26-30th. The annual event presented over 400 new 2014 import and domestic cars, light trucks, vans and sports utility vehicles. There was a wide variety of lines: Acura, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, …

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2013 NASL Soccer Bowl: Atlanta Silverbacks vs New York Cosmos

2013 NASL Soccer Bowl: Atlanta Silverbacks 0-1 New York Cosmos The Championship Game was a great soccer experience in the capital of Georgia. That was something Atlanta missed last 40+ years. You may wish to read more about this number in my post ‘The Short History Of Professional Soccer In Atlanta’. With two other major games hosted by Atlanta teams …

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Oktoberfest in Alpine Helen, Georgia

Dedicated to Helen’s 100th Anniversary. Helen, Georgia is a village-replica of a Bavarian alpine town located in the Northeast Georgia. The town’s population is around 500 people. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains (Appalachians) on the Chattahoochee River, it is a very popular tourist destination for mountain camping, hiking, tubing, fishing, bird watching, and more. There is also a good …

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Airplanes 2.0 13

Delta. Atlanta, My Travel Transporters: Airplanes

Every time I travel by air I take a few photos of an airplane before take-off or after landing or sometimes I take a few shots in or from a cabin during the flight. This is the second post of my Airplanes 2013 photos. See the first part here- My Travel Transporters: Airplanes. Click on image to view full size.

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The World of Coca-Cola

Atlanta, as you may already know, is home to The Coca-Cola Company and the best soft drink in the World. Here, in the capital of Georgia, we have a museum called “The World of Coca-Cola”. In May 2007 the museum relocated from Underground to Downtown Atlanta. I’ve just recently visited the new location and really enjoyed it. The new World …

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Atlanta Skyscrapers

As promised, I continue publishing my “Atlanta Chronicles”, the series of photographs taken in my second hometown Atlanta. Today I post a set of photos related to the tallest buildings of Atlanta, photos of Atlanta skyscrapers or taken from the skyscrapers. I start with one of my favorites, a photo of Atlantic Station neighborhood in the beginning of its construction, …

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Rosalynn’s Flowers at Jimmy’s Center

My photo archive stores a variety of photos taken in Atlanta, Georgia, my current home town. Unfortunately, I do not publish them here at Memographer.com as much as I would love to… So, this is my attempt to fix the issue ;) In the beginning of April I visited The Carter Center, located on 37 acres (150,000 m2) of parkland, …

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Requiem for Atlanta Thrashers 1999-2011

Philips Arena. Requiem for Atlanta Thrashers

This Flashback is dedicated to the opening of 2012-2013 NHL season scheduled for December 15th. This year, the second time since last millennium, NHL season will not start in Atlanta. I still can’t believe this is happening. My Atlanta Thrashers jersey is getting dusty… Here are a few memories captured with a pocket point-n-shoot camera back in the “glories” years. …

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New Atlanta Airport International Terminal

There was so much talk about Atlanta’s new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal during the past year, so I couldn’t wait till it opens. Luckily, on the fifth day after the Grand Opening I had a departure flight to Munich where I planned to start my “EuroTrip 2012”. Unfortunately, my hopes and high expectations died after this very first …

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