Comments on: Atlanta’s garden of Eden

By: newtreeguy

newtreeguy — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:49:03 +0000

Actually that top postcard *is* the White City Amusement park. Whoever published the card put the wrong title on it. On the linked Sanborn map you can tell the photographer was standing on the roof of the waiting room. This was between Berne & Confederate down in Ormewood Park
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/CityCounty/Atlanta1911-V4/Sheet528.html

By: atlpaddy

atlpaddy — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:27:15 +0000

Hey, another amusement park similar to Ponce de Leon Springs was the White City located to the SE of Grant Park. Apparently White City Amusement Parks were a popular chain during the turn of the century (like an early twentieth century Six Flags). Here is more info from Larry Johnson’s blog:

http://larryfeltonjohnson.typepad.com/photos/white_city_amusement_park/

By: Ford Chance

Ford Chance — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:05:37 +0000

Great article about the “old Ponce De Leon springs”. I saw one picture of it somewhere a few years back, with a sign about the exclusion of black people that was mentioned. It read something to the affect that only servants and nannies could enter. Wish I could find that again. Also, does anyone know if there are any similar articles about White City and its predecessor, Little Switzerland in southeast Atlanta?

By: Victory B.

Victory B. — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:53:47 +0000

Whoa! I live on Ponce now and find this pretty amazing. Too bad it is now populated by Murder Krogers.
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By: ATL history blogging | Atlanta Metblogs

ATL history blogging | Atlanta Metblogs — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:29:54 +0000

[...] have both been doing a bit of the old history blogging. Christa has some great posts on the old Ponce de Leon Springs, historic Atlanta cross dressers, and Atlanta’s seedy past. Rusty did some digging on Alex [...]

By: Sarah Toton

Sarah Toton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:41:27 +0000

Thanks for the link to the Vale of Amusement article! To answer your question: a baby rack is a kind of shooting gallery that was popular at bars, fairs, parks, and other amusement venues from the late 1890s into the first decades of the twentieth century. Similar kinds of “games of skill” include cane racks and knife racks.

It’s hard to find a good picture of an existing baby rack, but here’s an example: http://www.kfauctions.com/737_Baby_Rack_Shooting_Gallery_Game.aspx

Hope that’s helpful!

By: Ponce de Leon Park — Zany and Long Gone | The Wren's Nest

Ponce de Leon Park — Zany and Long Gone | The Wren's Nest — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:33:39 +0000

[...] at the delightful Atlanta ladyblog Pecanne Log, our arch nemesis Christa T has written an excellent post about the old Ponce de Leon Park and its incredible baby [...]

By: Rusty Tanton

Rusty Tanton — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:40:59 +0000

Awesome. I think Atlanta blogs should start a fund to rebuild a “cave of winds” on Ponce. I will avoid obvious flatulence-related jokes.