Rich's bridge

Jeff Morrison: Rich's Home Store, bridge over Forsyth St., 1949. The sprawling Sam Nunn Federal building renovated some parts of the original Rich's department store, replaced others, and in this case paid homage to the old forms with the new design. Technically, though, these two views are facing opposite directions on Forsyth St.

Unseen Underground is a unique walking tour of the area known as the Railroad Gulch. This includes the railroad junction that was the very reason for Atlanta's existence, the zero milepost marker at the center of it all, the elevated viaducts that allowed the streets to span over the tracks and created the "underground" condition, and the various railroad stations that are all long since gone. In the process, we explore a surreal network of spaces concealed beneath the city streets. And along the way we learn some fun history about how this area has shaped the growth of our city from the very beginning.

If you're interested, Jeff says you can send him an email and he'll contact you next time he conducts one of these excellent tours. He can be reached at jemorrison @ bellsouth.net (just remove those extra spaces on either side of the "@" symbol).

Photos and information on this page appear courtesy of Jeff Morrison.