This is hands down one of the greatest historical photos of Decatur we’ve ever received.

Agnes Scott College’s  Library Administrative Coordinator and Archives Manager Marianne Bradley, sends in this aerial photograph taken from Agnes Scott’s Main Tower in 1908.  Clearly visible is the old courthouse (with cupola, which would burn down eight years later) near the left edge of the photo and Decatur Presbyterian Church just below the horizon a bit right of center.

Click the photo to enlarge!  What else do you recognize?  What don’t you see?

The City of Decatur’s Katie Abel alerts us that the Menorah lighting on Decatur Square today has been rescheduled until Wednesday at 6pm due to rain.

A new, interesting poll out this morning from the AJC for anyone who’s sat on a front stoop and lamented/championed Atlanta residents’ lack of willingness to address the metro region’s transportation problem.   Among the more intriguing findings from the fishwrap…

• Nearly two-thirds, 64 percent, would pay a new fee or tax to create well designed public transit options that would benefit the region.
• Sixty-eight percent of Cobb and Gwinnett respondents supported “strongly or somewhat” expanding train service beyond Fulton and DeKalb; 39 percent supported it strongly. Only 22 percent in Cobb and Gwinnett opposed it strongly.
• …more than 70 percent of Fulton and DeKalb respondents would pay more for roads.

What’s the problem then and why did T-SPLOST go down in a blaze of touch-screen glory?  Trust, according to the poll.  But why the lack of trust and how can political figures regain it?  Well the poll provides answers to those questions too!  Check it out.

The-Transportation-pic-that-just-keeps-on-giving courtesy of Chad!