There are few things I love better than a good tidbit.  Here’s one from the Emory Report that Cathy pointed out…

20. End of the Line

Emory, Georgia, used to be the official name of the train station located at the present-day campus eatery Dooley’s Den at the Depot. Until 1969, when passenger service from the depot ceased, one could travel from the small station to bustling New York City without switching trains. The station was the setting for a story by Flannery O’ Connor.

Great 1945 photo of the station over on the Emory Report webpage if you’re train/Emory/B&W photo-crazy.

The DeKalb History Center hosts this month’s “Lunch & Learn” next Tuesday, May 17th at noon, in downtown Decatur at the Old Courthouse.   This month’s lecture explores Emory University’s history.  Here’s the Center’s press release…

DECATUR – The DeKalb History Center’s Lunch and Learn Lecture Series continues in May with a presentation by Gary Hauk of Emory University.

Emory University observes its 175th anniversary in 2011, and more than half of the university’s life has been lived in DeKalb County. Born in Newton County during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, Emory came to DeKalb in the twentieth century courtesy of Vanderbilt University’s truculence and Asa Candler’s munificence. Through lean times and fat, the university’s history offers tales of saints and scoundrels, vision and misdirection, perseverance and imagination. From the launching of a humble school in rural Georgia to the building of one of the nation’s great urban research universities — a Georgian university that does not play intercollegiate football! — the story unfolds with the help of archival photographs and a lively narrative.

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