Lustron Houses were built to fulfill the demand for housing after the conclusion of World War II. The prefabricated metal homes rolled off the assembly line in 1947. Envisioned by Carl Strandlund but designed by architects Morris Beckman and Roy Burton Blass, the homes were in production only until 1950. The company could not repay its loan, so it folded.
The homes didn’t come to Georgia until Jafra Corporation. William Knight, an accomplished Atlanta realtor, served as president. His home was the first one built. He and his wife, Ruth, moved into the home, where it served as a model for potential buyers.
The home was the Westchester duplex. It had two bedrooms and was equipped with porcelain panels. The Knights lived in the home until the 1990s. It is now an AirBNB.
June 5, 1949 article in The Atlanta Constitution May 2, 1950 advertisement in The Atlanta Constitution
Coretta Scott King lived in the final King family home on Sunset Avenue until 2004. In 2018, the National Park Service acquired the property. In August 2024, they offered final tours of the home until it closed for restoration. It is scheduled to reopen in 2027.
The Living Room
The Kings moved here in 1965 with their children Martin Luther King III, Dexter, Yolanda, and Bernice. It was in the basement of the home that Mrs. King began The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center to memorialize the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The KitchenOne view of Martin and Coretta King’s bedroomCoretta Scott King had a beautician’s sink installed, so that she could get her hair done at home.Coretta’s closetBernice and Yolanda’s bedroomOne section of Martin the III and Dexter’s bedroomThe shared bathroom of the childrenThe study of Martin Luther King Jr.The dining areaMrs. King’s carThe basementThe kitchen in the basement
Piney Grove Cemetery is the last vestige of a historic Black community in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. It is now surrounded by condos and within earshot of the Georgia 400 Highway. It’s only accessible by a grassy path along the backside of the condos.
It is believed the community dates back to the 1820s. At one time, the Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church stood at the top of the cemetery’s hill. A storm destroyed it in 1996.
These aerial photos show how the land was built around the church in the cemetery. The 1993 aerial photo shows how close Georgia 400 is to the church and the cemetery. By 2002, the condominiums come into view around the cemetery.
For the past several years, a dedicated group of volunteers has been trying to reclaim the cemetery from nature. Many of the volunteers have ancestors who once attended the church and have family members buried in the cemetery.
Jane Wright, 1890-1910Ed Lucas, d. February 20, 1935Rev. Samuel Sawyer, d. March 1948, with an Eldren Bailey markerA broken market with hand etchingFrank Brown, d. June 29, 1942
Located on the west side of Tech Tower at Georgia Tech is the grave of a beloved terrier known as Sideways. Sideways fell from a car window at the Varsity when she was an 8-week-old puppy. She was taken in by Annie Schofield, a boarding house owner, whose home was at 109 North Ave NW. She was known as a dog lover and would eventually nurse Sideways back to health. Her home was between the Varsity and Smith Residence Hall on campus.
Sideways’s fall required that she needed surgery. After her recovery, Sideways walked at an angle, hence, her name. Schofield cared for her until she was eight months old. In an interview with the Atlanta Journal, Scholfield shared, “One day, however, a bunch of sailor boys from Tech passed the house, and Sideways went out to see them. They played with her, gave her that funny name, and from that time on, she was at Tech more than she was at my home.” She became a beloved figure on campus. She would attend classes, march alongside the drill team, and even lead the football team onto the field. She was even kidnapped by UGA students near the 1946 Tech and University of Georgia football game. GT students went to Athens and took her back.
Image from the December 1, 1946, The Atlanta Constitution
According to a 1947 article about Sideways in The Atlanta Journal, the beloved terrier did not have one student she stuck by. All Tech men would take care of her. She would be escorted into the dining hall for meals or be taken to the restaurant College Inn for a treat of a milkshake and steak. She even attended class.
Article in the Atlanta Journal
Unfortunately, Sideways died at a young age after accidentally eating rat poison. Her death made front page news. The beloved pup was buried near Tech Tower. Student Council treasurer Roy Barnes worked to get a grave marker made by McNeel Marble Company (Morgan McNeel was a Tech alum and former football star.) At the marker dedication, Dean George C. Griffin gave the eulogy where he said, “The greatest secret of success is the ability to get along with people. I think this small animal had that quality.”
Over the years, Sideways’s grave became where students would leave mementos for good luck during exams. Usually, it is change, but now you can find drinks, candy, notes, and anything else that Tech students think would help them be in the protective graces of Sideways.
Designed by architects Edward Daugherty and R. M.Walker, The Imperial Hotel was built in 1910. It cost $300,000 to build. There were 119 rooms and 59 individual baths.
The hotel was used until 1980 and then abandoned. It stayed vacant until the Olympics when the city turned it into low-income housing. In 2014, the hotel went under restoration. It reopened as housing for formerly homeless people and supportive housing for those with special needs.
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