A bustling European city?  Nope.

Downtown Atlanta (Decatur St @ Peachtree) – April 12, 1948.

I was originally looking for some cool historic pics of Decatur (a la Next Stop), however this one was just too interesting to pass up!  (Look at all the folks out on the sidewalks!  Is that a diner in the lower-right corner?  Is Burger Beer made from fermented meat?!)

Photograph from GSU’s most excellent Lane Brothers and Tracy O’Neal Collections.  Definitely more of these to come.

Don’t forget about Decatur edTV’s School Board Candidate Forum tonight from 6:30p-8:50p at Westchester!  All the school board candidates will be there!  David Hughes and Lew Lefton will moderate the event.  Here’s the schedule from Decatur edTV’s website…

Program:

6:30 pm to 7:20 pm

Doors will open at 6:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the District 1, Post A Candidate Forum to be seated.

7:30 pm to 8:20 pm

Doors will reopen promptly at 7:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the At-Large Candidate Forum to be seated.

8:30 pm to 8:50 pm

Doors will reopen promptly at 8:20 PM to allow those interested in attending the District 2, Post A Q&A Session since there is only the incumbent on the slate.

DeKalb History Center Executive Director Melissa Forgey sends along the details…

The DeKalb History Center’s 2009 Archives Lecture Series concludes in November with a presentation by Terry Martin-Hart on the history of Avondale Estates. The City of Avondale Estates was founded by George Francis Willis in 1924 after a trip he took with his wife to Stratford-upon-Avon.

In 1999, Terry Martin-Hart released the book Images of America: Avondale Estates, through Arcadia Publishing, which shows the history of this unique town through a vivid collection of historic photographs.

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Even with they’re recent loss to Avondale, The DeKalb Neighbor reports that for the first time in many years, the 4-4 Decatur High Bulldogs football team has a pretty good chance of making the playoffs.

And don’t think this is just a one time thing.  Head coach Price Jones predicts that the team will be a “regular” playoff contender in coming years.