United States, Georgia, White County, Helen, 34.70148, -83.73157Sanders, Darby CarlGeoff Johnson2019-06-03In 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/helenForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/helenForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaPhotograph by Geoff L. JohnsonBuildings--Georgia--HelenStorefronts--Georgia--HelenCommercial buildings--Georgia--HelenStreets--Georgia--HelenSpiresSidewalks--Georgia--HelenStreet lighting--Georgia--HelenMountains--Georgia--HelenArchitecture, German--Georgia--HelenStores, Retail--Georgia--HelenHelen (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.HelenStillImage