In this 1958
photo, we're looking northwest along Marietta Street toward
its intersection with Northside Drive, which is not visible
and is about two blocks up the road. The street
intersecting on the left is Bankhead Avenue; this is just a
little east of the derelict and abandoned bridge that used
to span the railroad tracks
and connect Marietta and Bankhead.
You can scroll down a bit to see a recent photo of the
bridge's remnants. Top photo courtesy
of the Georgia State University Library Archives (File #LBGPNS7-133c). Google
map
It's almost unbelievable to see all the businesses that used to line this stretch of Marietta Street. Among them were a drug store, a hotel, a storage/cleaning establishment (that's the still-standing formerly white building a little left of center), a grocery store, a furniture store, a shoe store, a kiddie store and a movie theater among others.
It's almost unbelievable to see all the businesses that used to line this stretch of Marietta Street. Among them were a drug store, a hotel, a storage/cleaning establishment (that's the still-standing formerly white building a little left of center), a grocery store, a furniture store, a shoe store, a kiddie store and a movie theater among others.
