Yes, Atlanta has a Flatiron Building, too.
And a Five Points. In fact, Atlanta’s Five Points lives–it’s the center of town–unlike New York’s long-gone Five Points.
…The sun came up oh-so-sweetly over the Georgia hills this morning, and the following words of William Tecumseh Sherman haunted my mind:
The scene was enchanting, too beautiful to be disturbed by the harsh clamors of war, but the Chattahoochie lay beyond, and I had to reach it.
…Sherman ordered the women of the Roswell Manufacturing Company mill deported north, charging them with treason because they were discovered making Conferate army tents. (The mill had been built here after the Cherokee made their way west on the Trail of Tears.)
Outrage over the mistreatment of the women ensued in the North, as well as the South. But Sherman’s subsequent triumphs served to make people forget the episode.
…IMHO, Atlanta has some pretty interesting post-modern towers, like:
Bank of America
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Father Mark,
When in the South, remember always that propaganda is not a new word, nor is it one likely to go out of style anytime soon. If you don’t believe me, venture to the East, to Richmond, and view the remnants of the Confederacy there, including the equestrians there, all facing South (’tis said).
The reference link seems to suggest that General Sherman didn’t seem to have done a disservice to the ladies (and kids, and the occasional gentleman). Remember always, “War is Hell,” to quote Uncle Billy. Then, there’s reality; the battle wasn’t just fought on the front lines. Sherman’s “March to The Sea” was the precursor of modern warfare, in which the production sites for war material is every bit as much a target as the soldier in the field.
Still, to ignore April 12th, 2011 through April 9th, 2015, to sit on one’s hands and do nothing to get into the happings 150 years ago, would be to show up at the Supreme Court on January 22nd, 1973, and decide it wasn’t worth taking the time to go inside and see what was happening.
LIH,
joe