How to Explore Inman Park Edges While Getting a Hairdo Pt. 1 of 2 Fallen Arrows and The Dickey

When I'm lucky, I get to take JoAnn to the salon. While she gets her "do" done, I explore.

I know what you are thinking: It's way easier to wait in the car, listen to sports talk, and do Instagram. But I am the Architecture Tourst after all and I can't do three things at once anyway. (See Part 2:
How to Explore Inman Park Edges While Getting a Hairdo Pt. 2 of 2 The Wisteria Block)



On Wednesday it was "The Dickey" / Fallen Arrows block and then the four restaurants at the corner of  North Highland Avenue at Colquitt: Folk Art, Il Localino, North Highland Pub, and Wisteria. The restaurants be in part 2 of 2.



What is The Dickey? They are rehabbing a warehouse at 900 Dekalb, making a place for office lofts and restaurants, yoga, and the like. The Giving Kitchen and UrbanTrans are already there. Looks cool but who is Dickey?

Delta, Edgwood, Waverly, and Dekalb Avenue make an interesting block. Edgewood is one of the finest streets in Atlanta. DeKalb is a warehouse row that fronts Hulsey Yard and a hair-raising speedway of a street.



Fallen Arrows in on Waverly.



Right here.



In here.




Here's The Dickey. They've removed some brick to open the place up leaving some mural parts behind.


GregMike mural part on the left.


Mural parts.




This is the view from Dekalb traveling West.



Mild mannered sign at 900 Dekalb.



Tag bonanza.



Mural on the wall with diamond windows.



I think this may be a restaurant area with a view.



UrbanTrans has been working out of here for a year or so.




With a stimulating working environment.



This room is big.



I don't know what that says.


They cut the brick away, put in some nice steel to hold it up.  There's a covered walkway then the glass fronted rooms. I think this one may have do Yoga.

That's my bit on the Dickey and Fallen Arrows.

See Part 2: How to Explore Inman Park Edges While Getting a Hairdo Pt. 2 of 2 The Wisteria Block

Tribute to 461 North Highland a Double Terminated Vista

I'm sure you know. 461 North Highland rewards every time so I'm giving it a shout out.

We don't have many of these. We don't produce this kind of extravagance anymore not even in our most bodacious new mansions.



It's probably my favorite building on North Highland. It's tucked into a little curve where Conquitt T-bones Highland.

It's the northern most and fanciest of a fine little apartment block, tax records say they were built in 1915.




The developers knew to make 461 a tiny bit fancier than its neighbors because it's a terminated vista. It catches our eye as we approach.




From the north we can just see the arch in the folliage. Mental Note: Keep trimming those trees a little.




It's actually the second arch, the one up Colquitt.



From the south we get a peek of a top porch window. This is so appealing to me, like a street front lookout tower, a crows nest. How's the view from up there? Was it always enclosed?



See? The view is better when the leaves are off.

Let's look around.



This is what motivated the blog. Seeing the backside.

I went to Scott's house for dinner last week. Not sure if he noticed: I said hello and bolted to his deck to see this view. The 461 street-side is so elegant. The back side so full of life. This vignette says Brooklyn more than Atlanta and I've never even been to Brooklyn.

Some details:



Little porch down there.



Lots.



Lot's more.




It's two buildings stuck together though property records show only the 461 address. I don't know of there is passageway between them. The back building must have been 1037 Colquitt.



Can we call this triple porches?




Fresh sign.




The new address sign is the only thing that seems dated.




It rewards every time. I hope you'll have a look in person. Here are all my pictures of 461 N. Highland.