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We return again to the regular routine of documenting historic markers, found via bicycle. This is the 24th installment in the series, and so like the best rides, we’re picking up momentum.
What’s the story behind this beautiful building? You can see the details here. You can check out the full run here. Click through the pins on the map in the banner and explore some of the other local historic locations.
Enjoy, happy pedaling and happy reading!
We return again to the regular routine of documenting historic markers, found via bicycle. This is the 23rd installment in the series, which means we’ve posted just over half of the markers in the county.
But what is so special about this apartment complex? You can see the details here. You can check out the full run here. Click through the pins on the map in the banner and explore some of the other local historic locations.
Enjoy, happy pedaling and happy reading!
We return again to the regular routine of documenting historic markers, found via bicycle. This is the 22th installment in the series, which means we’ve posted half of the markers in the county.
This is a notable house, and you can see the details here. Click through some of the pins on the map in the banner and explore some of the other local historic locations.
Enjoy, happy pedaling and happy reading!
After a long hiatus brought on by injury we’re back on the regular routine of documenting all of the historic markers in the county, via bicycle. This is the 21th installment in the series, which is a weekly feature on the site.
This is an important church, and you can see the details here. And when you get there, click through some of the pins on the map and explore some of the other local historic locations.
Enjoy, happy pedaling and happy reading!
Here is a panorama of the historic Auburn train station. Click to embiggen in another tab:
Lot of history in that joint. Jefferson Davis reviewed the Auburn Guard there as he was on his way to his inauguration at Montgomery. That was, apparently, the first presidential review in the Confederacy. This is also the place where students sabotaged Georgia Tech’s football team in 1896:
The Wreck Tech parade, and the pajamas, date back to their first football meeting in 1896 where legend has it that the A.P.I. students snuck to the train station under cover of darkness and greased the tracks. The train couldn’t get stopped at the station and the Tech players had to walk some five miles back to Auburn to get their 45-0 beating.
The last train passenger was called aboard in 1970. Empty for almost a decade now, the last tenant was a real estate agency. The old building needs a lot of TLC.
Here’s a door handle at the train station:
And by the rails, a self portrait at the first sign passengers would have seen getting off the train:
A closer view of a font you’ll never see again:
These shots were part of a brief ride today. I got other pictures today, so the marker series will return next week. That’s progress.
Nothing about the ride felt very good today, though. Nothing about me felt very confident of myself. Just a lousy ride. But I also found an incredible curve I had to slow down through, lest I wind up in the trees. And then I had to ride through a big neighborhood disagreement that involved at least five police officers, two of which I almost hit on my bike because they didn’t look both ways before crossing the street. One of those days.
Here’s a sunset over Agricultural Heritage Park, with the intramural field in the background to the right:
Even “those days” are beautiful.
