There’s more than meets the eye in this photograph. First, identify where it is, and then tell us what’s different about this tight photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The recent Mystery Photo again brought in multiple correct answers. The idea behind the photo came from Marlene Buchanan of Snellville. Holly Moore of Suwanee wrote: “That is a photo of the Joel Chandler Harris house, ‘The Wren’s Nest’ on Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard in Atlanta. Harris was the editor of The Atlanta Constitution and the author of the Uncle Remus tales. He lived in this Queen Anne style house from 1881 until his death in 1908. The home is now a museum and is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.”
Miriam Machida, Watkinsville: remembers: “The girls in my third grade class from Cascade Elementary School danced around the Maypole at the Wren’s Nest. At one time the public library’s West End branch was located in the basement of the house.”
Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville: says: “This fine example of a Queen Anne Victorian home is known as the Wren’s Nest located in the West End of Atlanta. It was home to two well known men from Atlanta. The first man who built the first home at this site was George Muse. He moved with his family from Alabama in 1869 and started the George Muse Clothing Store in Atlanta, which was a successful business. Joel Chandler Harris bought the house. This is where he wrote his tales of Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Fox from stories he heard as a boy.”
Ann Mitchell of Dacula sent a photo: “I went with my three friends when we went for the one in the middle’s 50th birthday. Here’s a photo of Nichol Davidson and Kimberly Wallace of Marietta and Jill Osborne of Covington.”
Others recognizing the photo included Charles Anderson, Lawrenceville; Alana Moss, Duluth; Lynn Naylor, Norcross; James Butler Winston, Ga.; Bill Baughman, Snellville; Renee Peterson, Flowery Branch; Ann Mitchell, Dacula; Faye Hill, Lawrenceville; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Robert Hanson, Loganville; George Graf of Palmyra, Va. and Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill.
Sometimes the light comes on at just the right time
When Matthew Holtkamp stepped outside his Buford home on east Maddox Road to snap a snowfall photograph recently, just at that time the lights came on highlighting his garden. Talk about timing! Matt could not have done it any better! While it wasn’t a heavy snow, it covered the ground and hung heavy on the trees in the background.
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