Season 1
Oglethorpe’s Grand Stadium Plans
Oglethorpe benefactor Harry Hermance once had grand plans for a stadium.
Oglethorpe’s Grand Stadium Plans
Atlanta Crackers outfielder Bob Montag didn’t expect to hit a 518 mile home run.
Atlanta’s Longest Home Run
America’s Oldest Baseball Team
The Atlanta Braves are America’s longest continuously-operating baseball team.
America’s Oldest Baseball Team
Piedmont Park’s Cotton States Exposition in 1895 brought the Liberty Bell to Atlanta.
The Liberty Bell Comes South
Georgia State’s Night School Beginnings
Few today remember that Georgia State began as a business school for Georgia Tech.
Georgia State’s Night School Beginnings
One Rough Rider’s Georgia Tech Victory
A soldier and Rough Rider led Georgia Tech to its first football victory.
One Rough Rider’s Georgia Tech Victory
How A Farm Became Atlanta’s Piedmont Park
As the city grew around it, one family’s farm managed to stay green.
How A Farm Became Atlanta’s Piedmont Park
Atlanta’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo
An amateur photographer captures indelible images of an Atlanta tragedy.
Atlanta’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photo
The Eiseman Building Goes Underground
Ever wondered about the ornate building facades in the Five Points Marta Station?
The Eiseman Building Goes Underground
Woodrow Wilson’s Move From Law To Politics
A frustrated Atlanta lawyer quits the profession and pursues bigger dreams.
Woodrow Wilson’s Move From Law To Politics
From Farm To Popular Shopping Mall
Did you know that Lenox Mall, Atlanta’s shopping hub, started out as a farm?
From Farm To Popular Shopping Mall
Arthur Murray’s Atlanta Dance Roots
Here’s how a Georgia Tech student taught the country to dance.
Arthur Murray’s Atlanta Dance Roots
Ivan Allen Jr. and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Follow an Atlanta mayor’s journey to Washington and the South’s move toward Civil Rights.
Ivan Allen Jr. and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Atlanta Ballet’s National Record
America’s longest continuously-running dance troupe calls Atlanta home.
The Atlanta Ballet’s National Record
This is how the Kimball House fire gave a fledgling Atlanta paper its first big story.
The Atlanta Journal’s Scoop
Sherman’s First Visit To Atlanta
As a young lieutenant, William T. Sherman spent more peaceful times in Georgia.
Sherman’s First Visit To Atlanta
The story of how a gift from John D. Rockefeller gave Spellman College its name.
The Naming of Spelman College
Peachtree’s Presidential Statue
The Samuel Spencer statue on Peachtree Street was a dry run for a presidential statue.
Peachtree’s Presidential Statue
FDR’s Dedication of Techwood Homes
Few presidential visits to Atlanta have been as impactful for the city as FDR’s.
FDR’s Dedication of Techwood Homes
Atlanta has come in first many a time, but what about the times they came in second?
A City of Second Places
The Unofficial Mayor of Auburn Avenue
The legacy of the Prince Hall Masons still stands today thanks to John Wesley Dobbs.
The Unofficial Mayor of Auburn Avenue
Andrew Carnegie’s Atlanta Legacy
You can still find remnants of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie’s legacy here in Atlanta.
Andrew Carnegie’s Atlanta Legacy
O.K. Corral’s Doc Holliday and His Atlanta Roots
An Old West gunslinger’s infamy has grown beyond the fame of his Atlanta family.
O.K. Corral’s Doc Holliday and His Atlanta Roots
The story of how a headmistress changed the carvings on one of Atlanta’s oldest buildings.