Archive Atlanta

Chamblee

From railroad stop to global corridor, Chamblee has lived a lot of lives in just over a century. This week, we trace its evolution from land once inhabited by the Muscogee people, to a tiny rail junction, to a booming military town during World War I with the rise of Camp Gordon. Along the way, we uncover the surprising origin of Chamblee’s name, and follow its shifts through dairy farms, aviation history at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, and postwar suburban growth. By the late 20th century, Buford Highway transforms into an international lifeline—making modern Chamblee one of the most diverse and dynamic communities in the Southeast. Huntley Hills Brochure [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/681accc7f6597e66c4985d34/t/682d756bceb9d327dd5b104c/1747809655037/Ellen+Rankin+Report+-+Longview.pdf]   Want to support this podcast? Visit here [https://www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta] Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com [thevictorialemos@gmail.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta/]

Dick Lake Velodrome - REPLAY

Still recovering from my appendectomy last week and so I am re-releasing my episode about the Dick Lane Velodrome [https://www.dicklanevelodrome.com/] in East Point. We're talking about what a velodrome is, Atlanta’s first velodrome, Dick Lane and the decade long efforts to open this velodrome in East Point.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here [https://www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta] Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com [thevictorialemos@gmail.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/ArchiveAtlanta]

Atlanta Women of the Green Book (Interview w/ Cynthia Jennings)

This week, we’re stepping into the pages of the Negro Motorist Green Book. I am sharing my conversation with my good friend, Cynthia Jennings [https://www.instagram.com/cemetery_nerd/], who has been uncovering the stories behind the places that offered safety, dignity, and community during the era of segregation - but we’re focusing on the women who made those spaces possible. Behind these listings were women entrepreneurs, caretakers, and revolutionaries, who opened their homes, ran businesses, and created networks of survival during a time when they weren’t assured visibility and protection. Cynthia's website [https://todieforimages.com/] Want to support this podcast? Visit here [https://www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta] Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com [thevictorialemos@gmail.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta/]

Atlanta Botanical Garden

This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 years to become reality. The story begins with Eugene Schofield Heath, who first pushed for a garden in the city in 1918. From ambitious Works Progress Administration projects along the Chattahoochee River to stalled plans caused by World War II, Atlanta repeatedly tried, and failed, to establish a permanent botanical garden. It wasn’t until the 1970s, when civic leaders and garden advocates rallied around a new site in Piedmont Park, that the idea finally took root. Want to support this podcast? Visit here [https://www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta] Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com [thevictorialemos@gmail.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta/]

Tennis

This week, we trace tennis from its 12th-century French origins to its rise in Atlanta, where elite clubs, segregated courts, and growing public facilities shaped the sport’s local identity. From the founding of ALTA by Bitsy Grant to the 1961 desegregation battle at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, Atlanta’s tennis story reflects the city’s broader fights over access and equity. We also look at the Olympic spotlight at Stone Mountain Park in 1996 and how Atlanta grew into one of the country’s largest recreational tennis hubs. Want to support this podcast? Visit here [https://www.patreon.com/archiveatlanta] Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com [thevictorialemos@gmail.com] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/archiveatlanta] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/archiveatlanta/]