This section highlights our neighborhood in Midtown, which is located in the heart of the city of Atlanta, GA.
My favorite building in Atlanta. This is the headquarters of the King & Spaulding Law Firm.
Delicious coffee drinks and perfect people watching spot!
I love Henry’s dog friendly patio.
It seems that any direction I run, I need to finish by running up this hill. Love / Hate relationship.
New art sculpture installed November 2021. Replaced the Auto Eater. 10th and Peachtree Streets.
The theater was originally planned as part of a large Shrine Temple. The 4,665 seat auditorium was ultimately developed as a lavish movie theater and opened in 1929. It hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events including the Atlanta Ballet, a summer film series, and performances by national touring companies of Broadway shows. The venue also hosts occasional concerts by popular artists.
Great outdoor seating
There is always a line outside on the weekends at the Flying Biscuit. We prefer to eat there during the week.
Popular pedestrian cross over to get to the park
7th Street just past Juniper
This is where I walk the dogs
Peachtree Street between 7th and 6th Street.
Peachtree Street. Looking North from our condo entrance.
Peachtree Street. Looking South from our condo entrance.
His name is Jerry. Always greets me with a ‘hello darling’.
ISO 100 50mm f/11 30.0 sec
6-stop ND filter
Jack O’lantern in Condo
7th Street and Juniper
10th Street and Juniper
Myrtle Street
Myrtle Street
We live in a high rise condo in Midtown Atlanta, with great north and west views. It’s amazing the uniqueness each day brings.
We live in a high rise condo and get to enjoy this view day and night. This is twilight from the condo.
We have a great view of most fireworks. These are from Atlantic Station
These two military cargo planes were circling Atlanta for about 30 minutes one Sunday afternoon. August 2019. That was fun to watch.
A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert arrived this week after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean. The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing
November 24, 2020
Pool of the apartment building across the street
Evening view from 2302 condo
This view is from our 1201 condo looking down Peachtree Street
Amazing sunset from 2302 condo. You can see the Mercedes Benz Stadium where the 2019 Super Bowl was held
Morning rainbow just before the rain started falling
March 2022
Full Moon tonight and the sky is clear. You can see Venus and Jupiter vertically aligned. Look to the left of the tall building. 3/5/2023
Early morning sunrise.
storm is clearing
morning sunrise
Morning sun just after a rain shower
I wish I was able to capture this from our balcony. I had to travel down to the amenity deck on 11th floor to get this angle. The sky had changed in those 5 minutes. Still stunning.
Piedmont Park is an urban park in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally the land was owned by Dr. Benjamin Walker, who purchased the 189 acres in the 1830s from a man who had won the land in the land lottery. He used it as his out-of-town gentleman's farm and residence. He sold the land in 1887 to the Gentleman’s Driving Club, who wanted to establish an exclusive club and racing ground for horse enthusiasts. In 1894, The Driving Club entered an agreement with the Piedmont Exposition Company, to use the land for fairs and expositions and later gave the park its name.
In 1904, the city of Atlanta purchased the grounds for a city park. In 1911 a redesign plan called the Olmsted plan, was begun by the sons of New York Central Park architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. The effort led to the addition of scenic paths in the park and the joining of the park with the Ansley park system.
August 2019
Dancer
Clara Meer Gazebo
This is the large dog side. There is a small dog side across the path.
New art work installed at the entrance to Piedmont Park. This is where there usually (non-COVID) is the Saturday Farmers Market.
Entrance from the East side neighborhood
Fall 2021
Roller Skaters
Atlanta Braves win the 2021 World Series. The parade route went up Peachtree Street so I ventured out early to take photos of the crowd of people lining up waiting for the excitement to begin.
Family’s are lining up hours before the parade
Love it! The local Barber Shop took full advantage of the crowd size. Who doesn’t need a pre-parade haircut?
The Starbuck’s and Dunkin Donut shop were busy, too.
Iconic place to watch the parade. Local TV sets up for live coverage.
I went upstairs to watch the parade from our condo. Here is the parade start.
Look closely, the Commissioner's Trophy is on this bus. Everyone taking photos of the woman who is holding it!
After the parade the streets filled with joyous chaos!
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Holiday Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden is a special time of the year. I volunteered at the Fire Pit / S’more Station and brought my camera to take a couple pictures after my shift. It was a great night; not too cold, not too crowded. The holiday cheer was in full bloom.
May 2022
View from the Channel Garden, Boardwalk and Beechwood Overlook
Kendeda Canopy Walk, considered the largest tree canopy-level suspended walkway, 40 feet in the air.
These pitcher plants have a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive fluid. Insects are attracted by the nectar and fall into the trap, typically filled with rain water. The insects drown and the body is gradually dissovled.
I’ve been fascinated with the street art in the city of Atlanta. Graffiti is a poem the city writes to itself. I’ve decided to capture this artistic poetry into my photography. I took a 10 mile walk around my city to capture the artwork on the East Side Atlanta Beltline.
My tour starts in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood and continues down the beltline through Old Fourth Ward, Inman park, Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown. The Atlanta Beltine is the largest urban redevelopment project in the history of Atlanta and one of the largest in the entire United States. The Art on the Atlanta Beltline organization has sponsored local artists to create murals and art installations transforming the Beltline into the largest outdoor art and sculpture park in the southeastern US.
Popular dog boarding business on the Beltline
Bull Dogs is a bar a block down the street. This man is a regular on our block and kindly allowed me to take his photo.
This is where we shop for our dog food
I like how someone added a mask to the green guy. That’s new.
The Krog Street Tunnel, which connects Cabbagetown and Inman Park, has become the city's centerpoint for street art. Street art, tags and graffiti are present in the Krog Street Tunnel
These kids were making a video near Krog Street tunnel. Notice how they are tossing dollar bills into the air?
This area has become the city's centerpoint for street art, tags and graffiti most notably the wall of the CSX Hulsey railyard along Wylie Street
Peachtree Road Race 10k 2019
The Peachtree Road Race is a 10-kilometer run held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 4, Independence Day. The Peachtree Road Race is the world's largest 10-kilometer race, with 60,000 runners. The Peachtree Road Race was started in 1970 by the Atlanta Track Club.
I was unable to run the race this year, but I had a bib, so I decided to walk the final mile of the course with my camera.
MARTA train is packed with runners getting to the start line
Big screen offers live coverage of the race at the MARTA station as spectators arrive to cheer friends and family
The turn onto 10th street
turn on to 10th Street
Spectators at Henry’s restaurant
They were giving away free beer at The Lawrence
Running is my passion. I collect all my race medals and hang them in my office. I have made several quilts out of old race t-shirts. They are my favorite to wrap around me as I drink coffee on a chilly morning. This is a collection of race photos from over the years. I keep this collection for me. To look back on and reflect on the good times spend with friends running the roads.
Margaret Curio, Carole Hunter, Carol Mulderink, Trina Schlecht
Trina Schlecht, Carol Mulderink, Carole Hunter
Trina Schlecht, Carol Mulderink, Carole Hunter
with Michaela
Sisters!
Sugar Cookie Time Trial 5K 2019
pre-race
Trina Schlecht, Carol, Matt, Minerva Ake
David Bloomquist
Race Expo, Minerva Ake, Matt & Carol
post race
Trina Schlecht and Carol
20 years later, I decide to run a race in my wedding dress.
Carol and Julie De la Rosa
sisters
Matt and Carol
Carol and Katie Winter
Uyen Chapman, Eliza, Carol, Trina
accepting my age group award from the Alpharetta mayor
with Katie Winter
Phyllis Franz, Ann Carstarphan, Carrie Hood, Molly O’Dea, Matt, Carol, MJ Haggerty
Barrington IL
Carole Hunter, Trina Schlecht, Carol
with Katie Winter
Margaret Curcio
Karen McNeely
Piedmont Park Atlanta GA
Katie Winter & Samantha Pharo
Samantha Pharo, Trina Schlecht, Deborah Felder, Carol, Levette Bagwell, Katie Winter
Alien Half Marathon 2018
Trina, Minerva Ake, Rene Ake
Susan, Neil Donoghue, Carol
Joey, Carol, Emma, Jacob, Kate, Jimmy
Carol & Sally Grimes
Amelia Island
2019
Chuck & Mary
Amy Ryan
Carol with Margaret Curio and Carole Hunter
Carol with Margaret Curio and Carole Hunter
Packet pickup with Matt
Alpharetta
Joan Gutterman
PR 1:54:59
PF 1:54:59
Katie Winter
pre-race
post race with Bob & Jen Widlowski
Cathy Marvolas
finish line with Cathy Marvolas
Matt with his pace group
Matt, Julie De la Rosa, Trina Schlecht
Carol with Susie Kim
Carol, Susan and Neill Donoghue
3rd place AG win
that was about as fun as it looked!
Publix 5K 2022
March 2022
March 2022
2nd place AG
I was the pace leader for the 2:45 group. Stopped at Juniper and 7th Street for a photo-op with a police officer directing traffic.
June 2022
Katie Winter
Katie Winter and Melissa Harvey
Labor Day Tradition
Washington DC
Katie Winter
Atlanta
Carol and Jacob
Carol and Jacob
2nd Place Age Group Win
Coldest ATL race I’ve ever done. It was the second leg of a two half-marathon weekend. I ran Asheville Half on Sat 3/18/23 and Galloway Half on Sun 3/19/23. Both races were cold!
With Trina Schlecht
#94 with Trina Schlecht
#99
Photos taken in Atlanta.
The Flair is a bronze statue completed in 1996 prior to the Atlanta Summer Olympics and located just east of the Georgia Dome in the Georgia World Congress Center complex. Dedicated to the Olympic athletes and all those who exemplify determination and dedication in the pursuit of excellence.
Made famous for an iconic clip in The Walking Dead’s pilot episode: this bridge offers a famous city view.
Cabbagetown was a mill town and had one of the first textile processing mills built in the south. Its primary product was cotton bags for packaging agricultural products. Built during a period when many industries were relocating to the post-Reconstruction South in search of cheap labor, it opened shortly following the International Cotton Exposition, which was held in Atlanta in an effort to attract investment to the region.
Fountain of Rings is the main highlight of the Centennial Olympic Park. It was designed in 1996 for the Centennial Summer Olympics celebration. The fountain area is surrounded by flags representing the host countries of each Summer Olympics preceding the 1996 games and eight 65-foot-tall light towers reminiscent of classical Greek marker columns.
Akin to a budding forest, the open field of railway ties explores the light demarcations of public space without explicit boundaries.
This area has become the city's centerpoint for street art, tags and graffiti most notably the wall of the CSX Hulsey railyard along Wylie Street
The B. Mifflin Hood Brick Company Building was built in 1909. The company became known for its "non-convict" bricks after Mr. Hood bucked the practice of leasing imprisoned convicts as labor. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta, the building was originally constructed as a showroom and headquarters for the brick company. The building is now a private residence and art gallery.
loose leaf tea shop off the beltline
Brewery just off the belt line with lots of outdoor seating and pet friendly patio
Little girl learns to ride a skate board
Popular outdoor restaurant / bar just off the beltline
Originally built as an industrial laundry in the 1920’s, it is one of the few remaining buildings in Atlanta with art deco detailing from that era. Located across Glen Iris Drive from the Ponce City Market in Old Fourth Ward. It was converted to condominiums 2008. On the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded on April 1, 1915 Company 16 opened it's doors at 824 Marietta Street. Upon opening, the Station served as the home of the First 16 African-American Firefighters ever hired by the Atlanta Fire Department. This was during a time when the fire stations were not yet integrated.
Red Top Mountain State Park is located near Cartersville GA on Lake Allatoona. Named for iron-rich Red Top Mountain, the park covers 1,776 acres. During the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War, the Battle of Allatoona Pass was fought on a battlefield near the park. The park's main popularity however comes from being near Atlanta, and just off Interstate 75. It is one of the most-visited parks in the state.
From June 19 until July 2, 1864, 160,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought on the land that now forms Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and his troops temporarily halted Union General William T. Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta here during that hot summer. Over 5,350 soldiers lost their lives in the battle. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield was designated as a National Battlefield on February 8, 1917
Much of the battle took place not on Kennesaw Mountain itself, but on a spur of Little Kennesaw Mountain known now as Pigeon Hill, and the area to its south around Cheatham Hill.
In the distance, you can see the city skyline of Atlanta.
The Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area lies just east of Atlanta. Dominated by two granite outcrops, it offers opportunities for hiking, biking and fishing throughout 40,000 acres.
Mountain Top and Rock Outcrop trails
Parliament of Owls is an owl themed lantern parade based in community participation with a black and white color theme. Everyone was invited to make an owl lantern and join in the Mardi Gras-like festival. There was a band and belly dancers. Silly fun! August 2019
Atlanta Pride, is a week-long annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender pride festival held in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1971, it is one of the oldest and largest pride festivals in the United States.
This Parade is part of the festival and heads up Peachtree Street, right past our condo. Photos from 2019
Georgia Tech (Georgia Institute of Technology) is a technology-focused college in Atlanta, Ga, and one of the top research universities in the USA.
The school was founded in 1885 as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War. Initially, it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering. By 1901, its curriculum had expanded to include electrical, civil, and chemical engineering. Today, Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges and contains about 31 departments.
Student athletics, both organized and intramural, are a part of student and alumni life. The school's intercollegiate competitive sports teams, the four-time football national champion Yellow Jackets, and the nationally recognized fight song "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech", have helped keep Georgia Tech in the national spotlight. Georgia Tech fields eight men's and seven women's teams that compete in the NCAA Division I athletics and the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Frederick Crum and John Forster, Scottish immigrants who arrived in this country with almost nothing, co-founded an insurance house in 1896. Originally based in New York, they built their southern headquarters in Atlanta in 1927. The Italian Renaissance Revival building reveals remarkable limestone details, from the three arches topped by keystones featuring owls and a lion to the classic pediment windows. The building is currently owned by GA Tech.
This historic building was developed by William Candler, son of Coca-Cola founder. The 11-story hotel and 10-story apartment building opened on April 19, 1924. The Atlanta Biltmore is easily distinguished by the towering radio masts on each end of the building, with vertical illuminated letters that spell out "BILTMORE". The studios on the top floor broadcast WSB-AM from 1925 until 1956. This building is currently owned by GA Tech.
Exciting game against Duke University on a beautiful Spring day. April 2022. The Yellow Jackets lost however, they put up a good fight.
Fans watching the game from the newly constructed viewing area.
Black Lives Matter is an organized movement favoring non-violent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality against Afro-American people.
On February 23, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. Arbery had been pursued and confronted by two white residents, a father and son, who were armed and driving a pickup truck.
On March 13, 2020 Louisville police officers knocked down the apartment door of 26 year old African American Breonna Taylor, serving a no-knock search warrant for drug suspicions. Police fired several shots during the encounter which led to her death. Her boyfriend who was present at the time had called 911 and said, "someone kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend".
On May 25, 2020 Christian Cooper, a black bird watcher at New York's Central Park experienced a confrontation with a white woman after he asked her to put her dog on a leash in the Ramble, a no-dogs-off-leash area. The interaction escalated when the white woman called the police to say that an African American man was threatening her.
At the end of May, spurred on by a rash of racially charged events including those above, over 450 major protests were held in cities and towns across the United States and three continents. The breaking point was due primarily to the police killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer eventually charged with second degree murder after a video circulated showing the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd pleaded for his life, repeating, "I can't breathe."
Black Lives Matter organized rallies in the United States and worldwide from May 30 onwards. These photos are of the protests in Atlanta GA.
Facebook Post from Atlanta Beltline:
Today is June 19, 2020, acknowledged by many as 'Juneteenth', a day that commemorates the end of slavery and the liberation of African Americans nationwide in 1865. Right now, there is a much-needed conversation happening in our country and around the world.
The Atlanta BeltLine is a catalyst for building bridges, connecting communities, and uniting our city. Although we did not commission or sanction this artwork along the corridor, we are in complete support of the dialogue that our creative community is generating at such a momentous time in our history.
Conversations about racial issues are happening
The front of CNN Center in Atlanta was the scene of violent protests on May 29th that resulted in damage to the front of the building and inside.
The protests had started as peaceful earlier in the afternoon when crowds gathered in Centennial Park. The protests were in response to the death of George Floyd, who was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis.
Over the next few hours, the crowd swelled as SWAT was called in to help with crowd control.
The entire park is now inaccessible to the public as a result of the recent riots in the surrounding streets.
Starbucks prohibited its workers from wearing accessories or clothing mentioning #BlackLivesMatter, citing its dress-code policy that targets anything to do with politics or religion.
Despite backlash from employees, Starbucks said the rule will stay in place because it’s necessary “to create a safe and welcoming” environment. Meanwhile, Starbucks allows workers to wear accessories supporting marriage equality and LGBTQ rights.
#BoycottStarbucks emerged as a top-trending Twitter topic.
The next day, Starbucks backtracks the ban of Black Lives Matter attire in workplace.
Several Starbucks became targets for vandalism.
The Starbucks at the retail level of the condo building I live in had its windows broken by protestors
Christmas lights
Holiday lights on Peachtree St
Holiday lights
10th and Piedmont
