Am I the last person to discover this new-for-2012 blog, entitled Return to Atlanta??

What the gist of it?  Well here’s the two-sentence summary…

From 1989 to 1995 I roamed Atlanta taking photos of scenes that were sure to vanish.  Two decades later I’m revisiting the same spots to see how things have changed.

Curbed Atlanta [who gets my hat-tip] describes the site as a “more intimate version of Atlanta Time Machine”.  I think that’s a pretty accurate description.  So all you ATM lovers out there, you may want to add Return to Atlanta to your regular rotation.  I know I will!

1995 and 2012 photos of view from N. Highland bridge courtesy of Return to Atlanta

Always wondered what L5P looked and felt like back in its 1990s hey-day, but haven’t been able to get your hands on any plutonium for the Delorian?  Well, Youtube is the next best thing!

h/t: Pecanne Log

Is pre-1996 really history?  Of course it is!

For all you – or should I say “us” – post-Olympic transplants and not-borns, here’s what sat on the site of Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta before it was built.

Dang.

Photo courtesy of the Centennial Park Facebook Page

I’m sure many of you have already heard about this, but it’s Atlanta history that’s captured the world’s attention, so therefore I feel compelled to mention it.

“This American Life” thinks it has discovered the secret recipe for Coca-Cola in a 1979 issue of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

And in case you’re interested, here’s the AJC’s coverage of its own story, gone viral.

Video of the 1939 Premiere of “Gone with the Wind”.  Courtesy of the Atlanta History Center!