Archive Atlanta

Victoria Lemos

A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.

  1. 16 MAY

    Ottley Kidnapping

    This week, we're talking about the 1933 kidnapping of prominent Atlanta banker James King Ottley Sr. during the height of the Great Depression, when ransom kidnappings were rising across the country. After being abducted outside his Buckhead estate and forced to write his own ransom note, Ottley convinced 17-year-old accomplice Pryor Bowen to release him.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    12 min

  2. 1 MAY

    Agnes Scott College

    This week’s episode explores the history of Agnes Scott College, from its origins as a small, church-founded seminary in 1889 to its rise as a nationally respected women’s college. Rooted in the 19th-century female seminary movement, the school grew rapidly with support from George Washington Scott and developed traditions like Black Cat Week.  Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    15 min

  3. 17 APR

    Chamblee

    From railroad stop to global corridor, Chamblee has lived a lot of lives in just over a century. This week, we trace its evolution from land once inhabited by the Muscogee people, to a tiny rail junction, to a booming military town during World War I with the rise of Camp Gordon. Along the way, we uncover the surprising origin of Chamblee’s name, and follow its shifts through dairy farms, aviation history at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, and postwar suburban growth. By the late 20th century, Buford Highway transforms into an international lifeline—making modern Chamblee one of the most diverse and dynamic communities in the Southeast. Huntley Hills Brochure   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    15 min

  4. 3 APR

    Dick Lake Velodrome - REPLAY

    Still recovering from my appendectomy last week and so I am re-releasing my episode about the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point. We're talking about what a velodrome is, Atlanta’s first velodrome, Dick Lane and the decade long efforts to open this velodrome in East Point.   Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

    11 min

  5. 20 MAR

    Atlanta Women of the Green Book (Interview w/ Cynthia Jennings)

    This week, we’re stepping into the pages of the Negro Motorist Green Book. I am sharing my conversation with my good friend, Cynthia Jennings, who has been uncovering the stories behind the places that offered safety, dignity, and community during the era of segregation - but we’re focusing on the women who made those spaces possible. Behind these listings were women entrepreneurs, caretakers, and revolutionaries, who opened their homes, ran businesses, and created networks of survival during a time when they weren’t assured visibility and protection. Cynthia's website Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    36 min

  6. 6 MAR

    Atlanta Botanical Garden

    This week, we explore the long and winding history behind the creation of a Botanical Garden in Atlanta - a dream that took more than 50 years to become reality. The story begins with Eugene Schofield Heath, who first pushed for a garden in the city in 1918. From ambitious Works Progress Administration projects along the Chattahoochee River to stalled plans caused by World War II, Atlanta repeatedly tried, and failed, to establish a permanent botanical garden. It wasn’t until the 1970s, when civic leaders and garden advocates rallied around a new site in Piedmont Park, that the idea finally took root. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    14 min

  7. 20 FEB

    Tennis

    This week, we trace tennis from its 12th-century French origins to its rise in Atlanta, where elite clubs, segregated courts, and growing public facilities shaped the sport’s local identity. From the founding of ALTA by Bitsy Grant to the 1961 desegregation battle at the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, Atlanta’s tennis story reflects the city’s broader fights over access and equity. We also look at the Olympic spotlight at Stone Mountain Park in 1996 and how Atlanta grew into one of the country’s largest recreational tennis hubs. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    14 min

  8. 6 FEB

    Atlanta Student Movement - REPLAY

    When people think of sit-ins, they think Greensboro. But the movement didn’t start, or stop, there. This episode looks at how the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins inspired Atlanta’s Black college students to challenge segregation in a city that called itself “too busy to hate.” From An Appeal for Human Rights to coordinated sit-ins across downtown, arrests under newly written laws, and the protests that landed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in jail. Atlanta’s Student Movement reshaped the civil rights fight and even influenced a presidential election. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram

    16 min
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About

A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.

Information

  • Creator
    Victoria Lemos
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    302
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Archive Atlanta

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