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The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along and surrounding Auburn Avenue, east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world," one of the largest concentrations of African-American businesses in the United States.
This is a list of songs about the city of Atlanta, Georgia . "Preachin' the Blues" by Bessie Smith. "Atlanta, G.A.", pop/big band song written by Sunny Skylar and Artie Shaftel 1945. "Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor)" by Eartha Kitt from "St. Louis Blues" 1958. "Hot 'Lanta" (instrumental) by The Allman Brothers Band, from At ...
May 2, 1975. The Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium, located at 228—250 Auburn Avenue, N.E. in the Sweet Auburn Historic District of Atlanta, Georgia, are historic buildings built in 1912 and 1913, respectively, as the headquarters of the District Grand Lodge No. 18, Jurisdiction of Georgia, of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America.
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Reuben Harrison Hunt. Website. Venue Website. The Tabernacle[2][3] is a mid-size concert hall located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Opening in 1911 as a church, the building was converted into a music venue in 1996. It is owned and managed by concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and has a capacity of 2,600 people.
The Rathskeller closed in November 1997, and was torn down in October 2000 to make way for the Hotel Commonwealth, [12] a 148-room luxury hotel of which Boston University is a limited partner. The band Camper Van Beethoven, pejoratively referred to the club in their 1988 song "Never Go Back" ("Never going to go back to the Rat and play another ...
Gone but not forgotten: These are the former Raleigh spots our readers miss most. Brooke Cain. June 30, 2022 at 12:11 PM. File photos. Earlier this year, we asked readers which closed Raleigh ...
"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U.S. state of Georgia and recorded it for his 1960