http://blog.historian4hire.net Writing on historic preservation, oral history, and historical research Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/14/oakhurst-failed-municipality/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/14/oakhurst-failed-municipality/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:18:36 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=5184 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } For all intents and purposes, the Town of Oakhurst died in the dark early morning hours of October 9, 1914. Since its founding in 1910, Oakhurst had a single public building which housed the town’s school and municipal office. The … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/14/oakhurst-failed-municipality/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/11/decatur-gentrification-displacement/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/11/decatur-gentrification-displacement/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:19 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=5068 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } In the spring of 1979 the South Decatur Community Council, a volunteer group credited with helping revitalize the area now known as Decatur, Georgia’s Oakhurst neighborhood, raised serious concerns about gentrification and displacement. “Gentrification, Speculation, Displacement, Investment Potential. These will … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/11/decatur-gentrification-displacement/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/04/dhc-urban-homesteading/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/04/dhc-urban-homesteading/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:30:09 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=5120 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Hot off the press from the DeKalb History Center: Shortlink for this post: http://wp.me/p1bnGQ-1kA]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/04/dhc-urban-homesteading/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/02/2-dollar-house-stories/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/02/2-dollar-house-stories/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:09:47 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4957 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The Coventry and Pierce families bought two of the 113 homes the Decatur Housing Authority sold for one dollar over six years between 1976 and 1982. Decatur, Georgia, was one of 23 cities selected by the U.S. Department of Housing … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/05/02/2-dollar-house-stories/feed/ 1 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/30/oakhurst-planned-community/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/30/oakhurst-planned-community/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:02:31 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=5002 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Nineteen forty was a good year for builders and real estate entrepreneurs. The nation was emerging from the Depression and consumer tastes were being influenced by the immensely popular 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. Marketing techniques perfected in the 1930s … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/30/oakhurst-planned-community/feed/ 1 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/26/an-early-plat-of-decaturs-lenox-place-subdivision/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/26/an-early-plat-of-decaturs-lenox-place-subdivision/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:54:35 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4998 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } © 2012 D.S. Rotenstein Shortlink for this post: http://wp.me/p1bnGQ-1iC]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/26/an-early-plat-of-decaturs-lenox-place-subdivision/feed/ 1 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/25/early-maps-oakhurst-village/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/25/early-maps-oakhurst-village/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:48:59 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4989 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Made before there was an Oakhurst. Or a village. The landscape was subdivided by the Atlanta Suburban Land Company, which owned most of South Decatur (now Oakhurst). The company’s two largest subdivisions, Poplar Springs and East End comprised much of South … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/25/early-maps-oakhurst-village/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/24/decatur-teardowns-tracker/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/24/decatur-teardowns-tracker/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:11:58 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4975 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Oakhurst is losing one or more buildings to landfills some weeks. To keep track of all the demolition and new “historically inspired” homes, check out this new photo blog: Decatur Teardowns & Mansionization Tracker: http://decaturteardowns.wordpress.com   Shortlink for this post: http://wp.me/p1bnGQ-1if]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/24/decatur-teardowns-tracker/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/18/decatur-sustainability-fairy-tale/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/18/decatur-sustainability-fairy-tale/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:23:58 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4943 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tonight the City of Decatur is holding an open house to showcase the latest iteration of a proposed environmental sustainability plan. Earlier drafts didn’t mention historic preservation. The latest version (PDF) has one mention: So the city’s going to encourage the … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/18/decatur-sustainability-fairy-tale/feed/ 0 http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/16/mr-bs-decatur/ http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/16/mr-bs-decatur/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:10:02 +0000 David S. Rotenstein http://blog.historian4hire.net/?p=4930 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Decatur’s a wonderful place to live — if you are white, upper-middle-class, well-educated, and you don’t mind watching entire neighborhood blocks sent to landfills to make way for new McMansions. One Decatur High School teacher recently posted this passage on … Continue reading →]]> http://blog.historian4hire.net/2012/04/16/mr-bs-decatur/feed/ 0