{"product_id":"avondale-estates-terry-martin-hart-9780738503462","title":"Avondale Estates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 200 vintage images document the history of Avondale Estates, uncovering the development of its early businesses to the citizens who first called it home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1924 by self-made millionaire George Francis Willis, Avondale Estates is a unique planned community--the only documented one of its kind in Georgia and the Southeast in the early twentieth century. Located just 7 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Avondale Estates is the antithesis of the bustling metropolis, with beautifully landscaped parks and plazas, an abundance of community-oriented facilities, and historic architecture reminiscent of an English village. A community seemingly frozen in time, it was to its founder the ideal city. In this collection of over 200 vintage images, the history of Avondale Estates is uncovered, from the development of its early businesses to the citizens who first called it home. The impressive commercial buildings, designed by prominent Atlanta architect Arthur Neal Robinson, showcase the only fully-developed Tudor Revival style in Georgia. The small, closely knit community has seen its fair share of local residents achieve fame and notoriety. Noted sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who not only started the carving of Stone Mountain in Georgia but also went on to carve Mount Rushmore, once called Avondale home. Avondale High School was the 1950s alma mater of Whispering Bill Anderson, singer, songwriter, and television star of Grand Old Opry fame. Within these pages, readers will discover these and other\u003cbr\u003efascinating characters who emerged from the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Martin-Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738503460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738503462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.53w x 0.40d","brand":"Terry Martin-Hart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059573747967,"sku":"9780738503462","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f638691a-b901-4271-8470-defc03df7e4d.jpg?v=1685059047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/avondale-estates-terry-martin-hart-9780738503462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}