Grogan’s Supply building says on its front it has “acres of merchandise.” Besides being a factory dealership for almost every product, Grogan’s had two floors of goods ready for the customer to touch and test.Stairs took one up to a mezzanine (kno
This car company was once located where State Bank is now. First it was a Chevrolet and then the Leon Blakey Ford-Mercury dealership. It was huge building, with mechanics’ repair sites in the middle and unknown quantities of items upstairs.
Queen City’s legendary Gilley’s Store was packed with everything one needed and made a wonderful stop-over spot when traveling then U.S. Highway 59 towards Texarkana.The building is completely re-modeled now but the Queen City road running past is sti
“Ma and Pa Kettle Go To Town” was showing this day at the State Theater in downtown Atlanta. And it appears by the full parking racks in front that youth had given up their horses in favor of bicycles. Alera Foster was the theater’s owner.Perhaps,ab
Yesteryear’s drive-in did not look like the Dairy Queen of today. Still, pull up to the popular Brown’s Drive Inn on East Main across the street from today’s Brookshire’s, and a car-hop would come out and take your order.
Harper’s Grocery and Market north of Atlanta may have been up along the old Texarkana highway. It was the place to stop for fishing supplies when on the way to Lake Texarkana, as it was named then.Today, it is, of course, Lake Wright Patman.
C.E. Johnson did have his blacksmith’s shop in Atlanta. It was near where Region’s Bank is today and faced west, looking across railroad tracks.
Still a tire company on East Main, the popular Atlanta Tire Company run by the Brown family was first a restaurant and then a Plymouth--Dodge dealership. Remember Plymouths?
OLD ATLANTA IN PHOTOS
Wed, 01/15/2025 - 5:00am
January is a season for new beginnings.It is also a time to look back and see how far we’ve come.Pictures from the past are a help.Here are some scenes from the days of Atlanta a few years ago.They are places that will will jog your memory. It may have been childhood, teen or now our senior years, but with each passing year, it’s easier to forget them. So here’s a look at the past. Each photo has its own little mystery. Notice how the descriptions seem to indicate how much there is to buy and sell. If you’ve lived here long enough, test yourself. See how well you recall the people and places of yesterday without reading the text.