- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Helen
- Creator:
- Sanders, Darby Carl
Geoff Johnson - Date of Original:
- 2019-06-03
- Subject:
- Buildings--Georgia--Helen
Storefronts--Georgia--Helen
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Helen
Streets--Georgia--Helen
Spires
Sidewalks--Georgia--Helen
Street lighting--Georgia--Helen
Mountains--Georgia--Helen
Architecture, German--Georgia--Helen
Stores, Retail--Georgia--Helen
Helen (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, White County, Helen, 34.70148, -83.73157
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1968 a group of local businessmen met for what has become a legendary lunch. In seeking to stop some of the considerable traffic that moved through Helen on the way to the mountains and waterfalls beyond, they came upon the idea of sprucing up their storefronts.
Photograph of a sign in Helen, Georgia. The sign celebrates 100 years of Helen (from 1913 to 2013). A Bavarian style building stands in the foreground.
In the late 1960s Helen was transformed into a Bavarian village of shops and restaurants. The town is now the third most popular tourist destination in Georgia after Atlanta and Savannah. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/helen/m-2108/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Darby Carl Sanders, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development
Explore Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/helen
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Photograph by Geoff L. Johnson - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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