- Collection:
- Bill Horne Marietta Street Film
- Title:
- Bill Horne Marietta Street Film
- Creator:
- Horne, William A., Jr.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1937
- Subject:
- Advertising--Georgia
Automobiles--1930-1940
African Americans--Segregation
Bridges--Georgia--Atlanta
Bridges--Georgia--Fulton County
Business enterprises--Georgia--Atlanta
Cable cars (Streetcars)
Cities and towns--Georgia
Cityscapes
Building--Georgia--Fulton County
Building--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Housing--Georgia--Atlanta
Locomotives--Maintenance and repair
Motels--Georgia
Neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta
Roads--Georgia
Henry Grady Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hotel Hampton (Atlanta, Ga.)
General Motors Corporation. Chevrolet Motor Division - People:
- Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889
Horne, William - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Kennesaw, 34.02343, -84.61549
United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Chattahoochee River, 30.7088028, -84.8638097
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Marietta Street, 33.760312, -84.395055 - Medium:
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- The 1937 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 is a streetcar shown with African-Americans boarding at the rear of the car. The 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.
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. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/BH/id/1
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information at images@atlantahistorycenter.com. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 00:06:36 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Bill Horne Marietta Street Film
William A. Horne, Jr. Papers, MSS 699, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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