Inman Park Festival

Had a great time this weekend at the Inman Park Festival. Saw so many old friends I hadn't seen in quite some time.

A few of us were hanging out and I brought up the sifter thing on the tracks and we got into this big conversation about it. A couple of friends had noticed it too.

In a crazy twist, an older lady that was standing behind us joined in the conversation.
She told us that she had lived in that neighborhood for 45 years and that she remembered the lady that built the thing. She said she believed her name was Louise "Lou" Taylor. I was blown away. Finally someone with some serious information. She took my number and said she would talk to some of the other long term neighbors and get back to me. She said there was quite a story attached to that thing....sadly she had to leave.

Louise "Lou" Taylor.

What started out as a very scattered idea for a blog about my daily life has almost completely turned into a blog about this thing that Louise "Lou" Taylor made.

We hung out for a couple more hours at the festival and headed home.

Happy Easter Everyone

Happy Easter Everyone.

What a perfect day in Atlanta, The weather is why I like it here in April.

Had an interesting encounter today while taking the short cut on the tracks.
I was passing that "sifting thing" and I noticed a man over there looking at it.
I couldn't resist so I went over and asked him if he knew anything about it
that I thought it must have something to do with the railroad.
He said that he had lived in the area for several years and that some of the older
residents of the neighborhood told him that this "sifter" had been built by a lady
back in the early 50's. He said that he had been told the whole story but didn't really
remember much. He took my email address and said he would email me when he
got more information or talked to his neighbors.

OK, now I am really confused. So some lady built this tall thing by the tracks
in the 50's.

Anyway....the rest of the day was pretty much overshadowed by this information.
I have come up with so many ideas about this. Will post anything I hear or find out.

Hope everyone is out enjoying this perfect April day.

Took the short cut again.

Took the short cut again today to go to the store. I have done this a thousand times over my 30 years in Atlanta. It lets me.....just for a few minutes.....feel like I am up in the mountains somewhere.

I did notice that more clearing has been done on the Beltline and I was better able to get a closer look at my new obsession...that sifting thing.

The construction is very basic, almost primitive. I don't think it was used for much because it could not withstand much weight. There is a small opening at the bottom which is about waist high off the ground. Have no idea.

And the strangest thing is this old chair that looks like it has been there forever, sits right next to the "sifter".
Anyone else notice this? Anyone know anything about this? Very odd.

That strange tower thing

Today the city was doing more work on the Beltline and that tall rusted thing I have been looking at for years is now easier to see.

I still think it is some sort of basic sifting device. Not sure how it was used. Pretty basic and tall. Not sure how people got stuff up in it.

The train tracks have been here for so long. Must have something to do with something that was put in the containers on the train.