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Happy Holidays from Georgia
When I was a young child growing up in Sandy Springs,
my family would go to Rich’s Downtown to ride The Pink Pig,
which hung on the rooftop of the huge 7 floor department store. I always loved to go downtown, I knew that’s where everything exciting was happening and giant buildings towered overhead. They had just built the first several 18-23 story buildings of Peachtree Center and the fabulous Hyatt Regency Atlanta with the blue “flying saucer” revolving restaurant on the roof. Davison‘s (later Macy’s) huge department store was there, too. But Atlantans loved Rich’s; only Rich’s had The Pink Pig and the Great Christmas Tree on the roof of the Crystal Bridge over Forsyth Street. Choirs would line up on all 4 levels of the glass bridge and sing carols while they lit up the tree. It was wonderful.
Rich’s Pink Pig
Pink Pig on the roof of Rich’s Downtown
The Great Tree atop the Crystal Bridge filled with carollersAerial view of the Great Tree on the 4 story bridge over Forsyth St.Way before me, the biggest snow in Atlanta history was in 1940, almost 9 inches.
Ok, enough nostalgia…
Here is my selection of Christmas in Georgia 2013 images:
Fireworks explode over the tree on top of the Macy’s store at Lenox Square Mall during the Macy’s Great Tree lightingAtlanta Botanical GardenSavannah Forsyth Park fountainAthens, GAAtlanta Santa Speedo RunAtlanta Santa Speedo RunGeorgia Capitol TreeChoir in the Georgia Capitol RotundaIn the Capitol of GeorgiaMarietta, north AtlantaHelen, GAHelen, GA, in the mountains, north of AtlantaAtlanta’s Global Winter Wonder World at Turner FieldAtlanta’s Global Winter Wonder World at Turner FieldAtlanta Botanical GardensAtlanta’s Global Winter Wonder World at Turner FieldSavannah’s Ballastone InnCathedral of St John the Baptist, SavannahSavannahBlue Ridge, GANorth Georgia mountainsGainesville, GADahlonega, GADahlonega, GA
Fountain of the Rings at Centennial Olympic Park, AtlantaWorld of CokeWorld of CokeStone Mountain, GABarnsley Gardens & Resort in Adairsville, GAFayetteville, GAAtlantic Station, West Midtown AtlantaAtlanta Botanical Gardens
The elaborate Hay House in Macon, central GeorgiaSavannah, GA
In the Governor’s MansionAtlanta’s Global Winter Wonder World at Turner Field
Atlanta’s Global Winter Wonder World at Turner FieldBlue Ridge, GARock City, GASavannah, GANutcracker Atlanta Balletmidtown atlantaBuckhead, AtlantaAzalea Inn Savannah
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