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

Archive Atlanta Victoria Lemos

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    • 4.9 • 344 Ratings

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

    College Park

    College Park

    Did you know College Park was first named Manchester? Or that it could have been named Attica, Minerva, The Colleges, Colegia, or Ledra? This week we've covering all of that history, through the airport expansion and even into College Park's contributions to Southern rap.
    Georgia Trust Spring Ramble
    Flight Path
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    • 17 min
    Women of Atlanta - Part I

    Women of Atlanta - Part I

    March is Women’s History Month, and researching women is my very favorite thing to do. So while I was brainstorming an episode idea, I realized I had this huge collection of women on my list whose stories were very short - in terms of research, not the length of their lives or quality of achievements. This week I have collected these shorter stories into one episode about three different women; Eliza Ann Grier, the first Black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, Leah Crist Bush, the first woman in the South to graduate with a landscape architecture degree, and Nora Grainger Webb, who designed and built over 50 homes and 7 apartments in 1920s Atlanta.
     
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    • 10 min
    Atlanta Cinemas (w/ Behind the Slate)

    Atlanta Cinemas (w/ Behind the Slate)

    This week I am handing the mic to Aaron Strand from Behind the Slate who is sharing some wild Atlanta stories - like how the city's motion picture history dates back to 1895, how “Birth of Nation'' impacted the city’s cinema, how segregation and Jim Crow laws affected movie goers, and also covering cinema greats like the Lowes Grand, the Plaza, The Tara, and Coronet. Finishing off with Blaxploitation films of the 70s and historic preservation. You do.not.want.to.miss.this.
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    • 46 min
    Atlanta Sports Arena

    Atlanta Sports Arena

    This week’s mini episode is about the Atlanta Sports Arena, which once stood on Chester Avenue in today’s Reynoldstown neighborhood.  This is a story of basketball, boxing, wrestling, amateur sports, square dancing, 70s rock bands and Muhammad Ali.
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    • 11 min
    Morehouse College

    Morehouse College

    This week, I’m checking off another Atlanta pillar of higher education, the famed Morehouse College. We’re covering its earliest iteration in Augusta, GA, its move to Atlanta, its first deans, presidents and professors, famous graduates and important buildings - we are talking about as much as we can in 20 minutes!
    Morehouse Graduates
    Maroon Tiger Archives
     
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    • 17 min
    African American Hospitals - REPLAY

    African American Hospitals - REPLAY

    If you’ve been listening for a while, you know that I do my best to cover all facets of Atlanta history and I’m also terrible at planning specific episodes to coincide with national events, holidays, etc. But I could not let Black History Month pass by without an episode about the city’s Black history. This week, I am re-sharing my episode from June of 2019 about Atlanta’s African American Hospitals. While the audio is certainly not the best of quality, this topic is still relevant and important and the buildings that I mentioned 4 years ago and are still standing today.
    Emory TedX
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    • 17 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
344 Ratings

344 Ratings

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Fantastic

Vicktoria is an asset to Atlanta. Thank you so much for making this fantastic show.

WillStinsonATL ,

Stellar Podcast Sharing Atlanta’s History!

I’ve been enjoying this podcast for a couple years now! Tons of great information about Atlanta’s history and even better stories detailing how it took place. Victoria is a wonderful storyteller making this a very easy listen.

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