Touring Georgia's Railroad Terminals

Hooked on Houses is hosting her "Hooked on Fridays" blog party; I hope y'all will click here and have look. Today, I'm hooked on touring Georgia's railroad terminals online: Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage by Steve Storey. I'm also participating in my 4th Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch!

Two nice Atlanta Tours this week: Claire Watkins of HighGlossBlue gave us a tour of Atlanta's Inman Park and Things that Inspire showed us a glamorous Atlanta mansion.

I just going to point to an online tour of Georgia's railroad terminals. There are 216 terminal / depots on the list, each a handsome, practical, sturdy, flexible credit to a community. Most are more than 100 years old. Nearly all have metamorphosed to new uses.

Because I have personally been a boy all my life, I suggest you show this to the boys in your house. If you are a Georgian, you can learn good bit of history and geography without reading a word.


[Zebulon, Georgia Flickr user: jimmywayne] terminal details

You own state has plenty of them. Some cities have big-time architecture:


[Terminal Station Macon, Georgia Flickr user: drivebybiscuits1] terminal details

But most are in small towns, often the best building building in town, sometimes they outlasted the town. They are classy even in decay and ruin.


[DeSoto, Georgia, Flickr user: Amber Rhea] terminal details

What better place for a Victorian tower than Ideal, Georgia?


[Ideal Train Depot, Flickr user: jimmywayne] terminal details

With fresh paint and fresh purpose, their dignity will delight us for another 100 years.


[Adairsville, Georgia, Flickr user: jimmywayne] terminal details

Hey, there are more that 200 more in Georgia.

Thanks so much to Hooked on Houses' "Hooked on Fridays" blog party.

Thanks to Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.



Terry

Georgian overlooking Oglethorpe University

This home delights every single day. All the individual elements are great: the lot, siting, out buildings, the architecture, the fence, the landscaping, the "yellow," the upkeep. It's impressive but not intimidating.


It gives me the impression of a grand county house. The scalloped picket fence is more cozy than off putting, don't you think?


It's one of 2 older houses on the block next to "The Park at Oglethope" development.



It has 2 driveways. One goes to a garage that's like a county house's out building.


The house next door is pretty good as well. The brick makes it a bit more of a city house.

Yellow! The Palm Lion house and a modest East Atlanta Bungalow

I seem stuck on yellow houses. They do catch the eye. But the palm-lion house combines the tropics, the savannahs, and yellow as few can. See it just west of Decatur.




More yellow green than yellow, this little corner house pops.