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If anyone asks me to describe a tesla driver I'll just hand them this

Lancia, like other small European carmakers, had a very short history in the United States. Lancia enjoyed huge success with their rally cars in the early 1970s, and this car, the Scorpion, carried many of those great underpinnings. It was mid-engined and rear wheel drive, and offered impressive performance from a Fiat Twin Cam four-cylinder engine.

This car was sold as a Montecarlo in Europe, but because of concurrent use of the name by Chevrolet, was sold as a Scorpion in the United States. Despite its unique styling and exotic layout, the Scorpion wasn’t without its problems. Due to emissions standards, the Scorpion’s engine produced 40 horsepower less than its overseas equivalent (Montecarlos had 120hp while US Scorpions only had 81hp). Furthermore, the engine was loud, shifting was harsh, and the rear crossmember, along with much of the frame, was extremely susceptible to rust.

I’ve only seen two of these cars in the flesh, and this is one of them. It sits outside of a European car repair shop in Savannah, Georgia; sadly, this is likely its final resting place. Only 1800 of these cars were sold in the United States from 1976 to 1977, and who knows how many still remain.

#lancia scorpion #lancia montecarlo #rare #cars #italian #automotive history #mid-engine #rally heritage

Welcome to Clarks Hill Lake. On a map, it looks like a tributary to the Savannah River, which separates Georgia and South Carolina on Georgia’s eastern border. In fact this lake’s many branches are a result of a massive damming project which took place in the 1950s.

The name is what sparks the most controversy, however. In the 1980s, a South Carolina legislator successfully passed a bill renaming the lake after Strom Thurmond. Thurmond was an odd guy. He ran for President in 1948 as a democrat. Unsucessful, he then went on to represent South Carolina as a democratic senator in 1953. However, his strong opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant that he switched parties in the same year, becoming a republican and an outspoken opponent to the movement, going so far as to filibuster for more than 24 hours straight against an earlier bill.

Georgia residents still refer to the lake as Clarks Hill, and Georgia maps still list it as such. A bill composed by Georgia legislators to change the name back to Clarks Hill was brought forward in 1989, but never passed.

#georgia #history #clarks hill lake #lake thurmond #strom thurmond #clarks hill #south carolina #savannah river

Marietta was one of the many cities in Georgia that was destroyed in Sherman’s March to the Sea. November 13th, 1864 was the day, in fact. Redevelopment of the area was quick, and by the later years of the 19th century, beautiful homes once again lined Church and Cherokee streets.

This bungalow-style home became a staple of the suburban Atlanta working class in the early 20th century. This one was built in 1930, using a traditional gable-end design. Gable-end refers to the roof and the size of the house: a simple upright roof that was two rooms wide and one room deep. The basics of the style are very pedestrian, but this later example, with its decorative brick faquade and small dormers, shows how later houses were “styled up.”

#marietta #georgia #cherokee church historic district #gable-end house #architecture #residential #1930s #bungalow

What’s your damage, Savannah?

#georgia #savannah #historic #home #film

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(top six: Grant Park; bottom four: Cabbagetown)

Atlanta’s Cabbagetown and Grant Park neighborhoods are a mixture of old and new. Cabbagetown, now designated as a protected district in the national historic register, originated as a planned community built around the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. Homes in the neighborhood are compact and vary in style, as these homes surrounding the mill were built at different times, and updated throughout the early 20th century. Cabbagetown sits directly east of Oakland Cemetery, a hilly collection of mismatched gravestones bearing the names of elite Atlantans like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Ivan Allen Jr.

Cabbagetown was one of the earliest Atlanta neighborhoods to undergo the “intown renaissance” in the late 1980s. During this period, artists flocked to the derelict neighborhood and began renovations. The Krog Street Tunnel, running underneath CSX rail lines on the north end of the neighborhood, has become an landmark for street art and event advertisement. The Fulton Cotton Mill, which closed its doors in 1977, was renovated in 1996 as loft-style apartments.

The neighborhood of Grant Park flanks Oakland Cemetery to the south, and predates Cabbagetown. Homes were constructed here as early as 1858, and the neighborhood contains some of the best examples of Victorian architecture still intact in Atlanta.

Grant Park’s commercial district runs along Memorial Drive and features restaurants like Six Feet Under, Ria’s Bluebird, and Tin Lizzys, as well as bars like Republic Social House.

Tybee Island ft. girlsinmitsouko

#hi sarah #tybee island #beach #photography #35mm film

(top six: Grant Park; bottom four: Cabbagetown)

Atlanta’s Cabbagetown and Grant Park neighborhoods are a mixture of old and new. Cabbagetown, now designated as a protected district in the national historic register, originated as a planned community built around the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. Homes in the neighborhood are compact and vary in style, as these homes surrounding the mill were built at different times, and updated throughout the early 20th century. Cabbagetown sits directly east of Oakland Cemetery, a hilly collection of mismatched gravestones bearing the names of elite Atlantans like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Ivan Allen Jr.

Cabbagetown was one of the earliest Atlanta neighborhoods to undergo the “intown renaissance” in the late 1980s. During this period, artists flocked to the derelict neighborhood and began renovations. The Krog Street Tunnel, running underneath CSX rail lines on the north end of the neighborhood, has become an landmark for street art and event advertisement. The Fulton Cotton Mill, which closed its doors in 1977, was renovated in 1996 as loft-style apartments.

The neighborhood of Grant Park flanks Oakland Cemetery to the south, and predates Cabbagetown. Homes were constructed here as early as 1858, and the neighborhood contains some of the best examples of Victorian architecture still intact in Atlanta.

Grant Park’s commercial district runs along Memorial Drive and features restaurants like Six Feet Under, Ria’s Bluebird, and Tin Lizzys, as well as bars like Republic Social House.

#art #atlanta #atlanta neighborhoods #cabbagetown #grant park #gentrification #cars #history