Medium
visual works

Date of Original
1937

Subject
Advertising
Advertising--Georgia--Atlanta
Construction--Georgia
Construction equipment
Railroad facilities--Georgia
Railroad tracks--Georgia
Road construction--Georgia
Roads--Georgia--Atlanta
Roads--Georgia--Marietta
Segregation--Georgia
Signs and signboards
Sports facilities--Georgia
Trucks--Georgia
Vehicles--Georgia
Water towers--Georgia
Bridges--Georgia
Cable railroads--Georgia
Cityscapes
Dwellings--Georgia
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Golf courses--Georgia--Atlanta
Neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta
Horne, William
Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
Downtown Chevrolet Company (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hotel Ansley (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hotel Hampton (Atlanta, Ga.)
First National Bank (Marietta, Ga.)
Seaboard Railway Company
Inman Rail Yard (Atlanta, Ga.)

Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.7489954, -84.3879824
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.952602, -84.5499327
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Kennesaw Mountain, 33.9762125, -84.5796556
United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Chattahoochee River, 30.7088028, -84.8638097

Type
MovingImage

Description
William A. Horne, Jr. (1910-1991) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Technological High School and Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Horne became president of J.C. Penney and was president of the Jaycees when he shot the film of Marietta Street., The collection, in its original format, is a single 8mm black and white acetate film. The film captures the roadside environs along Marietta Street and other downtown roadways beginning in or near downtown Atlanta, heading northwest towards Kennesaw Mountain, and ending in the Marietta Square. Mr. Horne appears to be following the inner urban streetcar route. There are several billboards for businesses located in downtown Atlanta: Downtown Chevrolet Co., Henry Grady Hotel, Ansley Hotel, and Hotel Hampton. The route passes beneath several Seaboard Railroad crossings and a large train yard, probably Inman Yards. Also of particular interest in the a streetcar is shown with African-Americans boarding at the rear of the car. During last several minutes of the film is a segment showing an unpaved section of Marietta Street/Road. The car follows the dirt road to a road closed sign and a construction zone. The remaining twenty to thirty seconds of the film captures a portion of the Marietta Square. Recognizable buildings include the Schillings Building and First National Bank.

Original Collection
Bill Horne Marietta Street Film, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.

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