Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual sculpture asks where it is located
Today’s mystery is a stand-alone piece of art work. There might be a few clues for you as to where this is located. See if you can figure this mystery out of where it is, and why. Send in what you learn to elliott@brack.net and include which town you live in.
Historian Gene Ramsay, Norcross, who gives tours of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta regularly, identified the recent mystery photo: “That’s the bell tower at Oakland Cemetery.
MYSTERY PHOTO: This nearby scene may prove difficult
Today’s mystery photo might turn out to be difficult. So here’s one hint: it’s around here nearby. Put on your thinking cap, figure out the clues, and tell us where this photograph was taken. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include the town where you live.
Ruthie Lachman Paul of Norcross recognized the recent photo, that of a new museum of Liverpool, England.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Swooping roof line stamps this as unusual photo
Check out the distinctive swooping roof in today’s Mystery Photo. Not many buildings are like this one, so where is it?
The last edition’s mystery was recognized by several persons. Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville wrote: “It’s a non-billboard sign called Non-sign II, located between the U.S. in Washington state border and Canada.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this photo made, and what’s the message?
See if you can identify this unusual photograph. Yes, though it looks odd, it is a real photo. Try to figure out where it is, and send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown. And try to figure out the message of this picture.
Though we had some guesses, not a single person could identify the recent Mystery Photo.
MYSTERY: No one recognized the mystery of a Brand Bank painting
Today’s Mystery Photo may give you clues as to what goes on in this building, but we also want to know where this photo was made. Try your hand at identifying today’s mystery by sending your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo stumped all readers. No one recognized a painting by Artist Steve Penley of the pre-1950 Brand Banking Company, on the Gwinnett Courthouse Square.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you identify one of our 779 lighthouses?
Yes, it’s lighthouse time again. See if you can find the location of this gem, sitting just above dunes somewhere. Understand that there are 779 standing lighthouse in all, in 50 states, so we may get readers sending in more to identify. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 7, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
– Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Ester Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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