Decatur’s First Police Car

Decatur Metro | September 23, 2009 | 9:36 am

A 1924 pic of Decatur’s first police car over on Next Stop…Decatur is must see.

Also, Dennis has a 1957 pic of East Courthouse Square on his Flickr page that is quite interesting; mostly because the block is nearly unrecognizable.

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2 Responses to “Decatur’s First Police Car”

  1. Daily Digest for September 24th | digital guerrilla says:
    September 24, 2009 at 1:07 am

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  2. Chris Billingsley says:
    September 24, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Both are very nice photos. I believe the Decatur police in the twenties spent a great deal of their time chasing bootleggers. Wasn’t one of the first police officers killed in DeKalb County a Decatur officer? Seems like that death involved bootlegging. The E. Courthouse Square location did not change much until Marta came through in the late 70s. Thank goodness that the alley next to the Brick Store is still there. I think the alley dates back to before the Civil War. Next Stop Decatur does a great job for those of us who don’t get a chance to visit the History Center as much as we should. Now if he could find a picture of the old Miss Georgia ice cream shop on Clairemont or the “Uncle Tom’s Pool” on Church Street!