It's National Hot Dog Month in America, and Jeff Hullinger celebrates with a trip to Macon to visit one of the oldest hot dog establishments in the country.
Jeff Galloway is one of those Atlantans that changed things. His impact is beyond measure, among the most influential sporting stars ever here, going back to the 1970’s.
The Tour Championship rolls through Atlanta in late August, with a new look and an old course—-but not as old as Charlie Harrison’s 1856 home, known as Meadow Nook. Now it serves as a visual backdrop to a local life as great as the Harrison golf swing.
Angel LaMadrid Cuesta was born in Asturias, Spain in 1858. He came to Atlanta with a dream and some pocket money. His business concept? Rolling premium cigars at a small factory off Ponce de Leon in Midtown. And it wasn't long before he was rolling in American dollars.
Jeff Hullinger explores the Mary Willis Library in Washington, Ga. Opened in 1889, it was the state’s first free library and continues to serve in that role today, housing a collection of books dating back to 1800. But its most astonishing feature is a beautiful Tiffany glass window featuring an image of the library’s namesake. (No wonder couples have gotten married in front of it!)
On June 3, 1962, Atlanta’s civic and cultural leaders were returning from a museum tour of Europe sponsored by the Atlanta Art Association when their chartered Boeing 707 crashed upon takeoff at Orly Field near Paris, France. A lifetime later, a life of triumph rises from unspeakable tragedy.
More than 45 years ago, intown neighbors banded together against Atlanta development and found a hero: Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis for the save.
The Rabun County of 1972 is long gone, supplanted by luxury homes, expensive SUVs, fancy boats, sophisticated dining and stylish Orvis outdoor wear—still Deliverance resonates through the woods and rapids.
Using an ancient key, opening an old wooden door, revealing secret steps, Jeff Hullinger and the Mary T. Willis Library Director ascend a creaky set of staircases cloaked in spider webs. Past stacks of 115-year-old National Geographic magazines and a 160-year-old hardback detailing the science of growing Georgia cotton, guess what's still there?