MM: Edgewood-Candler Park Redevelopment, Farmers Markets, and Edna Lewis
Decatur Metro | November 2, 2015 | 10:34 am- Redevelopment of Edgewood-Candler Park gains speed [ABC]
- Developing Sustainable Farmers Markets [3ten]
- When was the Veterans Administration Hospital on Clairmont Road built? [AJC]
- Streetcar extension to Beltline’s Eastside Trail hits stumbling block [AJC]
- Some upset Ponce City Market changed to paid parking [WSB]
- Atlanta History Center finishes renovations, more on the way [Intown]
- Callaway Gardens shutters large attractions [ABC]
- Edna Lewis and the Black Roots of American Cooking [NYT]
Rendering courtesy of Atlanta Business Chronicle
I don’t think the paid parking at PCM is too big of a deal (although I find the system cumbersome–having to wait in line to pay, estimating how long you’re going to be there and paying in advance, etc.) but I can say that I offered a group of people three different places to eat lunch (Krog, PCM, and a place with valet) and the group chose Krog because they were annoyed having to pay for parking at PCM. For what it’s worth. . . .
I wish PCM would do like Atlantic Station- first 2 hours are free. But I haven’t been to AS in so long, maybe they don’t do the 2 hour free parking anymore either.
“When was the Veterans Hospital built?”
Thanks DM. The new Veterans Hospital is an interesting place. I was there once, taking my father in law, John T. Colbert, in for one of his many appointments dealing with his diabetes and general health decline. It was an all day experience, moving from one waiting room to another, standing in long lines, finally seeing a doctor for a few minutes and throughout the entire time listening to Mr. Colbert’s complaints, stories, jokes and general observations on his long life. After only one visit, I came to the conclusion that there must be a better way to provide health care to those who served in the military.
But I did not respond to this post to complain (surprised?). You may have noticed that I used the word new and I did so for a reason. The old veterans hospital was located on Peachtree Road, just outside the city of Brookhaven and about five blocks south of Oglethorpe University. By the late 1960s, the buildings had fallen into disrepair and the entire property was surrounded by a high fence with barbed wire. It was a gloomy and forbidding place, which made it perfect for exploring, especially late at night.
My first visit was as a junior while at Saint Pius High School. My classmates from that side of town had a great deal of experience roaming the halls late at night. We entered the grounds through a cut in the fence and walked in the main building from the rear. My friends described the various rooms as we stumbled through the halls, one where the World War I crazies were locked up, the operating room with large light fixtures that hung down from the fifteen foot ceiling, the morgue where you could see numerous drain holes in the floor and the bead room. This was more like a large garage but on the floor was a mountain of small beads. We would usually chill out here before leaving the grounds and then head towards Shoney’s.
If it were still around today, the old facility would be the perfect location for horror movies, you know, the kind where a clueless group of high school students with flashlights, explore a spooky old building late at night WHEN SUDDENLY…!!!