South of the North, yet North of the South

Atlanta

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In 1903, W.E.B. Dubois described Atlanta as, “South of the North, yet north of the South, lies the City of a Hundred Hills, peering out from the shadows of the past into the promise of the future.” From The Souls of Black Folks.

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**Ben Franklin in Cabbagetown, Atlanta (2018)**
Sandie Maxa

Founded in 1837, sometimes Atlanta seems un-Southern. The Cabbagetown neighborhood felt like Philadelphia.

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A mural at Fatt Matt’s Rib Shack reminded me of Mount Rushmore in Rapid City, South Dakota with Muddy Waters, BB King, Robert Johnson and Albert Collins standing in for Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Lincoln.

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**Fatt Matt's Rib Shack in Atlanta (2018)**
Sandie Maxa

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Spotted: Skip’s Chicago hotdogs on Interstate 20 in Atlanta near Jimmy Carter Boulevard.

**Have Grill Will Travel (2018)**
Sandie Maxa

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**No Snow Tires, Athens, GA (2018)**
Sandie Maxa

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Snow Tire Company is the current location of Creature Comfort brewery in sunny Athens, Georgia.