Johnson: The case of Midtown Atlanta’s missing magnolias marker
From Adam C. Johnson at Curbed Atlanta on March 30, 2020:
Along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail stand two grand magnolia trees that have witnessed the rise and transformation of the Midtown, Virginia-Highland, and Old Fourth Ward neighborhoods.
They’re among the oldest landmarks in the area, and a single marker once testified to the significance of the ground beneath them.
But as a Curbed Atlanta article noted six years ago, the marker went missing around 2014, and its whereabout have remained a mystery—until a recent rediscovery.
Read the full article here: https://atlanta.curbed.com/2020/3/31/21200083/midtown-atlanta-history-baseball-crackers-ponce-springs
Originally published: April 8, 2020. Last Updated: April 8, 2020.