Walk with me down Memory Lane, ATL style. I remember…
when there was a Gap at Greenbriar.
when there was a Zayre’s on Stewart Avenue.
when there was a Stewart Avenue.
when 404 was the only area code.
when the creek on Blount Street across from Parklane was clean.
when Sherry Brady fell on her head at the pep rally.
when Sid Bream slid into home plate.
when the AJC had an entire section dedicated to Evander Holyfield’s new house.
Jade Buddha.
Mervyn’s.
Service Merchandise.
Cub Foods.
riding the TAG bus to Harriet Tubman every Wednesday.
Coach Tanks.
when Kilroy’s was Tower’s.
“Lakewood Freeway”.
“Lakewood Amphitheater”.
Atlanta College of Art.
when MARTA was $1.25.
when Quillian closed.
when National 7 was THE movie theater.
when McDonald’s was across from Walter’s.
when “Rock Band” was a Casio keyboard.
when Verizon was AirTouch.
when Kia had cars for $7999.
And most importantly, I remember life before Visa debit cards!
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a GAP at Greenbriar?!?!?!?! where?
i remember most of these and…
when MARTA was 75 cents,
when KIA had buy one car get one free (the one on Metropolitan),
Uptons at Greenbriar
the Fulton Co. stadium and Civic center
when Marta only went to North Springs
when i could write Atlanta as my address and still get my mail despite living in East Point
when the airport didn’t take up all of Riverdale
the Target on Old Nat’l
when there was NOTHING on Camp Creek pkwy but trees and deer
when people came in town for Freaknic! (and t-shirt vendors)
when they made pork skins in front of the K-Mart on Cleveland Ave
the Baskin Robbins at Greenbriar mall
lighting of the Great Tree at Macys on Thanksgiving… and the pink pig
so many memories!!!!!
Yeah, it was right across the street where the laundromat is now. No one remembers!
Great list, steph. Half of the mail we got on Neely was addressed to Atlanta. And I have a picture of the pink pig! It was at Lenox at Christmas.
Wait, wait. Do you remember Monica Kaufman singing O Holy Night as the Great tree was being lit? Oh my goodness…
i totally remember monica kaufman singing… didn’t she do it every year?!