Tucker Federal S & L Briarcliff Road
Plans for the first branch office of Tucker Federal Savings and Loan were announced in the January 1965 Atlanta Journal newspaper. The article announced the location would be the corner of Briarcliff and Henderson Mill Roads and an opening date of June that same year.
Florence Crittenton Home in Chamblee, 1950-1981
By the late 1800s there were over 50 Florence Crittenton Homes across the U.S. The homes were established to give young women who were pregnant and unmarried a place to live until their baby was born.
Benefits and events often held at Glenridge Hall
The former Glenridge Hall built on 400 acres in Sandy Springs was once the location of special events in Atlanta. In October of 1930, the Atlanta Journal newspaper reported, “Glenridge Hall to be Scene of Benefit Musicale.”
Chamblee man aboard Otranto, October 1918
James O. (Ollie) Wilson was born in Chamblee in 1896. He registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 at the A-10 precinct in Atlanta. Three months later he married Elizabeth Delong of Dunwoody and in July of 1918 he was inducted into the military. Wilson began his training at Chamblee’s Camp Gordon but was soon sent to Fort Screven at Tybee Island, Georgia.
Toco Hill(s) Shopping Center
An August 5, 1956 Atlanta Journal newspaper article announced, “Shop Center Being Built on LaVista.” W. C. (Clyde) Shepherd, developer of the center said it would be open in September of 1956. For half a million dollars, 30,000 square feet of retail space was planned, including 800 parking spaces on ten acres.
The Reed family travels to Roswell, 1905
The Reed side of his family made the journey from the Mount Bethel community of Cobb County to Roswell in 1905. His uncle, Nolan Reed, wrote down his memories of the move.
Wright Bryan of Atlanta, first live broadcast report on D-Day
Wright Bryan was managing editor for the Atlanta Journal when he went overseas to report on the war. He was a war correspondent for WSB radio in Atlanta as well as for NBC news. He gave the first live broadcast report of D-Day. Before his broadcast, pre-recorded announcements by President Roosevelt and King George VI were aired.
More images of early Redan School, DeKalb County
Redan School is described as a standard school in the 1916 publication “Educational Surveys of DeKalb County and Union County, Georgia.” The book defines a standard school as having a good teacher, good order and management, an accurate school register, a daily program posted in the classroom and a teacher’s manual on the desk.
First Chamblee Store
The first store in Chamblee was opened in the late 1800s by W. D. Wallace and C. P. Warnock across from the railroad tracks and Chamblee depot. W. D. was known as Dave and C. P. went by Charlie. The building still stands today at the intersection of American Way and Peachtree Road.