Friday, August 16, 2013

Candler Building Lions: 31 in the Cornice and 4 at the doors.

Atlanta's Candler Building opened in 1906 with a full complement of Lions. Two things first. One, if you aren't from Atlanta: The Candlers were Coca-Cola. Two, if you are in downtown Atlanta: Walk into the lobby, thank me later.

 
I'm on a hunt. My last post was "Sixty Lions on the Ellis Hotel's Cornice - Really - I Counted Them." A kind reader wondered about the Candler lions. Here we go.

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The south cornice has four lions.

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The east cornice has eleven lions.

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The north cornice has six lions.

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The west cornice has ten lions.

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The other "south cornice" doesn't have a cornice or lions.

That's 31 lions in cornice.

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The east entrance has two Lions.

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The west entrance has two lions.

That's 35 lions in all. Have I missed any? Let me know.

Next?

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The lion count on the Glenn Hotel.

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