Using Newspapers to Track Dates and Locations: The Georgia Theatre (1978-1982)
Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. For much of its pre-1989 history, the Georgia Theatre was one of…
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A Station That Left the Tracks
Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. T. K. Harty’s Saloon, mentioned in our articles here and at innumerable…
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From the Periodicals Collection: Image Magazine
Written by our friends at Athens Heritage Room. Present-day residents of Athens-Clarke County may have come across two local publications…
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Georgia Postcard Collection: Downtown Scenes
Written by our friends at the Athens Heritage Room Our second look at the Georgia postcard collection takes in three…
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The Georgia Postcard Collection
Written by our friends at the Athens Heritage Room The Georgia postcard collection offers a visual feast for those interested in Athens…
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Using Newspapers to Track Dates and Locations: The Last Resort and the 40 Watt Club “Uptown” (Part One)
Written by our friends at the Athens Heritage Room Our article on the B & L Warehouse and Buckhead Beach…
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Millie Dearing and the Athens Art Scene
Written by our friends at the Athens Heritage Room. To represent this part of Athens cultural history, the Heritage Room…
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Using Newspapers and City Directories: A Sampling of Athens Restaurants
As much as restaurants and chefs have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years, a couple decades ago the favorite restaurants of any given town, including Athens, Georgia, could easily pass through their entire development without a newspaper or magazine article devoted to them.
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