McLendon Road, history behind the name
“There’s another name that some of you people might remember. There was a gentleman out here who owned a great deal of property named Frank McLendon. He owned, I guess, I don’t know, thousands of acres of property out there.” The property is described as going all the way to Scottdale.
King Hardware stores
George E. King, son of Reverend James Lawrence King started King Hardware in 1882 with $9,500 in capital. He rented space for his first store at the southeast corner of Peachtree and Wheat Street (Auburn Avenue). King bought out some existing older hardware businesses: Clarke Hardware, Anderson Hardware, and Crumley-Sharp Hardware. (“Atlanta and Environs, Volume II,” by Franklin Garrett)
Storey’s North DeKalb Theatre
Storey’s North DeKalb first opened as a single theatre in 1965. “Lord Jim,” starring Peter O’Toole, was the first film to run at North DeKalb. By 1976, the theater was changed over to a twin, by dividing the existing theater down the middle. This created two narrow theaters, each with a smaller screen.
Early, mid and late 20th century Christmas trees
Sarah Archer, in her book “Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970,” tells how the changes in the U.S. following World War II affected the Christmas traditions.
1938, Fulton County school teachers who marry can keep their job
According to an article in the Sunday American Newspaper (the Sunday edition of the Atlanta Georgian), Oct. 3, 1937, titled “Married teacher opinion divided,” in the Fulton County School System, women teachers who married would lose their jobs.
Tuggle airfield in Decatur
Manget tells some history of Camp Gordon and Naval Air Station Atlanta as well as aviation history for DeKalb County. He explains that at one time DeKalb County had three airports, Gunn Airfield, DeKalb Peachtree, and Stone Mountain
1950s style scammer Margaret Gray lived off Happy Hollow Road
The Cassidy Lamb House on W. Fontainebleau Court was home to Clara Cassidy, Baxter and Midge Maddox, Harold and Charlotte Ebersole before it became the home of Janet Gray, aka Mrs. Gray. Gray both charmed and deceived the people she came into contact with.
New photos from Lulah Hills, the former North DeKalb Mall
This week I’m posting some new photographs of the North DeKalb Mall area, which is on its way to becoming Lulah Hills. I wrote about the changes in North DeKalb Mall along with some Rich’s history back in May of 2021.
You can read updates on the changes taking place on the property here. Although I am nostalgic about Rich’s and North DeKalb Mall, I’m looking forward to seeing the development of Lulah Hills.