The Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum dedicated to the achievements of both the civil rights movement in the United States and the broader worldwide human rights movement. The three-level Center hosts a number of exhibitions, both permanent and temporary, most of them tell the history of the American civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, …
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This post is dedicated to all Trolley Dollies around the world’s sky (a.k.a. Stewardesses, Air Hostesses, and Flight Attendants). Thank you for your service, Ladies! 70 years ago, on March 16, 1945, Birdie Perkins boarded Delta’s passenger aircraft as its first flight attendant… I wanted to visit the hangars of the Delta Flight Museum since its grand re-opening in 2014. …
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This is the last post from my travel to Old Car City USA photo series and the second part of the photos of rusty emblems of vintage cars taken during the trip. I hope you enjoy the rust as much as I do [wink] Click on image to view full size. gmeanm3r
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The FIFA World Cup Brazil starts today. Congrats to all soccer/football fans around the globe! In this post, however, I publish a photo story about totally different sport and place that is not related to the game of soccer. The Turner Field is a baseball park located in Atlanta, Georgia. It was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium to serve …
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I’ve decided to add my two cents to the hundreds of Atlanta To-Do lists that can be found on the Internet. If you are a photographer who plans to travel to Atlanta, here are my Top 10 Things-To-Do in Atlanta, Georgia from local photographer’s point of view. Note, the first six attractions are located in walking distance from each other. …
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Once a beauty, now a beast. What story would these vintage cars and trucks tell if they could talk? Would they tell about the Golden Times of American auto industry? or about the road trips around the United States made with their owners? or would they tell about the hard farm work on peanut fields and cotton plantations of Georgia? …
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Here is the second photo post from my travel to the Old Car City USA junkyard-museum, one of my Top 10 “Things-To-Do in Atlanta, Georgia” attractions. Please read the pilot article to get more details about the place. Today’s post contains the first of two sets of photos of the emblems, logos and badges of vintage cars I took while …
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Old Car City USA is a junkyard-museum located in White, Georgia, 50 miles (80 km) north of Downtown Atlanta. The business started out as a store in 1931 by the parents of its current owner Dean Lewis, the sweetest Southern man and an artist himself (make sure you visit Dean’s Art Gallery). These days, 34 acres (14 hectares) junkyard became …
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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 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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The Birth of Professional Soccer in Atlanta The “Godfather” of Professional Soccer (a.k.a. Football) in Atlanta was Richard “Dick” Cecil. He was intrigued with the 1966 World Cup and decided that a professional soccer team would add valuable events for Atlanta Stadium. He was Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise, who became the owners of the first premier …
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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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