Buckhead Betties

22 Sep

This goes out to all the North Atlanta ladies who kept it real by wearing slacks, working 9-5s, driving cars, going out for drinks after work with the girls, and mastering sassy creative expressions. (And if you thought Young Blood invented the shop cat, think again! But they did probably invent the shop cat tattoo.)

Storefront (1942)

(1947)

(1947)

Fulton National Bank (1948)

Square dance at Collier Club (1951)

Crown automobile service station (1955)

GE Credit Corporation office interior (1964)

Piedmont Hospital nurse (1966)

Red Dog Saloon; Roswell Road (1968)

Trust Company of Georgia (1968)

Advertising campaign for Rich's Department Store in the doorway of Swan House (1968)

"The Pontiac Team on the Move," Lenox Towers East (1971)

All photos are from the Georgia State University photographs special collections, except for the second-to-last one, which is from the Atlanta History Center.

Previously: Congratulation, ladies

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2 Responses to “Buckhead Betties”

  1. Melanie Miller Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 9:03 pm #

    I love your blog!!!

    • pecanne log Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 9:12 pm #

      Oh, thank you, Mizz Miller!

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