Two locations-Treasure Island 1968, Home Depot 1979
The mid-century folded plate roof design of Treasure Island stores made them stand out. It was known as the store under the squiggly roof.
Georgia driver’s licenses began in 1937
Georgia’s Governor Eurith D. Rivers introduced the legislation for the driver’s license in 1937, but only new drivers were required to take an examination. Governor Rivers received the first driver’s license in the state.
Oglethorpe University employee prevents 1939 train accident
Long noticed a large iron beam projecting from a switch. It was a brake beam that came loose from a freight car as the car passed the switch.
Lawson General Hospital in 1941, Morris Volpp and others
Volpp was first sent to Camp Forrest hospital in Tennessee. He developed rheumatic fever and was moved to Lawson General Hospital in Chamblee, Georgia.
Coming soon: new Lawson General Hospital photos
A wonderful collection of photos was shared with me by the family of Morris J. Volpp. He contracted rheumatic fever while serving in the National Guard in 1941. These photos are not large group photos, but pictures of Volpp and a few other patients on the campus of Lawson General Hospital.
Dunwoody Post Office history
According to The Story of Dunwoody, written by Ethel Spruill and Elizabeth Davis in 1975, there have been seven different post office locations in Dunwoody. Much of the post office history they gathered came from Sentell Spruill, retired Dunwoody postmaster.
More DeKalb County schools in survey conducted 1916: Rehoboth and Montreal
The survey book describes Rehoboth School as being a new $2,000 building on one acre, with a few trees and an “ample playground”.
Early days of Brookhaven’s library
Brookhaven’s library history began on the back porch of the home of Edna and Weldon Shows.
DeKalb County Schools survey 1916, Doraville and Tucker
I recently came across a book online titled “Educational Surveys of DeKalb and Union County Georgia,” dated 1916. It includes photos and short descriptions of all the DeKalb County Schools at the time. I was glad to discover the DeKalb History Center had a copy of the book and went to see it in their archives.