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THE Inman Park Advocator Atlanta’s Small Town Downtown News • Newsletter of the Inman Park Neighborhood Association August 2014 [email protected] • inmanpark.org • 245 North Highland Avenue NE • Suite 230-401 • Atlanta 30307 Volume 42 • Issue 8 The Importance of the Southern Railroad Line BY DENNIS MOBLEY • [email protected] The IPNA bylaws, in their current form, describe Inman Park’s western boundary as, “Starting at the intersection of Moreland Avenue and the Georgia Railroad Line and proceeding in a clockwise manner along the Georgia Railroad Line west to the Southern Railroad Line, then continuing north on the Southern Railroad Line to the southern edge of the eastbound lane of Freedom Parkway...” Somewhere in our collective past, this spur of track stopped servicing the industrial build- ings along North Highland Avenue including the Grinnell Corporation (formerly the Gen- eral Fire Extinguisher Company) and what appears to have been a Railway Express depot. President’s Message These sites are now known as the Grinnell Lofts and Parish Restaurant, respectively. When Faye and I moved to Inman Park in 1997, the Grinnell building was vacant and Industrial Metals was forging steel I-beams under the watchful eye of a large, faded, plywood Atlanta Braves tomahawk. When the brains of our outfit (Faye) ordained in 2007 (after we practically gutted our DeGressAvenue house and rebuilt it several times over) that we would be moving to a condo, I scrambled to find a building that would keep us both in the neighborhood and still happily married to each other and not a 100-year-old house. An Internet search revealed that local architects Lord Aeck Sargent were designing a three-story building that would repurpose the old brick façade of the former Grinnell building but that would otherwise be a brand-new, modern build- ing of 24 1- and 2-bedroom condominiums. We initially selected a top-floor unit (based on Alex Coffman’s professional advice) facing east and one that would look out upon the only patch of green to be had (the weed patch formerly known as the Southern Railroad Line). continued on page 15 What’s Ahead for the Atlanta BeltLine Join us at the August IPNA meeting to hear from Fred Yalouris, Director of Design for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Fred will provide an update on several major Atlanta BeltLine projects, including the Westside Trail, the Eastside Trail Gateway, urban farming and the Edgewood Avenue Bridge among others. If you have the opportunity, consider taking one of the BeltLine tours (walk, ride or bike!) before hearing the latest at the meeting, and bring your BeltLine questions with you. Meet Your Neighborly Fun Under the Big Community this Summer Top in Inman Park? Prosecutor See pictures of neighbors We profile Assistant visiting at the IPNA Read all about when District Attorney Keith August Porch Party and the circus used to come to Inman Park, thanks Lamar this month. the Inman Park Pool Open House and Back- to one of our favorite Inman Park storytellers, to-School Party Pat Westrick. Page 6 Pages 8-9 Page 10 Best brewpub in Atlanta ‘11, ‘12, ‘13 and top five brewpub in the country. Hand crafted beer and food right here in your neighborhood. 292 Moreland Ave NE www.wreckingbarbrewpub.com 404-221-2600 Chairs & Coordinators Adopt the BeltLine: Kevin Ireland [email protected] ● 404-254-5890 Anne Roberts ....................................... [email protected] ● 404-242-5300 Archives: Teresa Burk [email protected] ● 404-449-3000 Beautification & Sidewalks: Inman Park Millie Astin [email protected] ● 404-589-9012 Neighborhood Association Education: Galit Levitin ............................ [email protected] ● 404-518-7978 Festival 2015: OFFICERS Christel Sundin & Rob Craig ........... [email protected] ● 404-524-8551 Freedom Park Conservancy: President, Dennis Mobley David Hamilton [email protected] ● 404-663-5151 678-612-3286 Graffiti: Chuck Clarke....................... [email protected] ● 404-668-2620 [email protected] Hospitality: VP • Planning, Michaela Kendall Patsy Fisher [email protected] ● 404-550-0790 404-808-7757 Lori Feig-Sandoval, Julie Noble [email protected] NPU-N Representative: VP • Zoning, Tonya Marlatt Rick Bizot ............................................ [email protected] ● 404-954-2490 404-518-8787 Porch Parties: [email protected] Pat & Richard Westrick ................... [email protected] ● 404-523-4801 VP • Historic Preservation, Molly McLamb Social: 404-695-4689 July Fourth: Carol Mitchell [email protected] ● 404-659-2579 [email protected] Holiday Party: position presently vacant Special Events: VP • Public Safety, Tony Neu Karen Goeckel .......................................... [email protected] ● 678-612-1776 404-218-0402 [email protected] Springvale Park: Stephanie & Cameron McCaa [email protected] ● 404-414-2496 VP • Communications, Yvonne Merkel Master Plan: Amy Higgins [email protected] ● 404-593-8253 404-285-8283 Playground: Eric Goldberg ......... [email protected] ● 678-467-2096 [email protected] Transportation: Treasurer, Barbara Leach Danny Feig-Sandoval [email protected] ● 404-791-8497 404-521-2672 Tree Watch: Oreon Mann [email protected] ● 404-402-6486 [email protected] Jim Abbot ......................... 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By submitting materials and photos you acknowledge you have the right to do so and understand the Advocator is published online as well in print. Content is due on the 20th of the month prior to publication and should be submitted to [email protected]. Inman Park Advocator 3 August 2014 Minutes of the July IPNA Meeting BY JANET BERRY, SECRETARY • [email protected] President Dennis Mobley called his second Highland Avenue. BeltLine officers are also Expenses meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. targeting those routes. Officers Public Safety - $10,490.00 Springvale Park - $1,250.00 Guest/Newcomers: Dennis applauded our officers and the Membership Directory - $2,505.00 Christelle Evans was welcomed as a first value of our IPNA Security Patrol. Beautification - $1,780.00 time attendee; she has been employed at “the Miscellaneous - $191.00 church” and has also lived across the street Elected Officials: Expenses - $16,216.00 for years. Jay Tribby, Chief of Staff for Kwanza Total -- $-9,409.00 Hall, reported that an Infrastructure Bond Minutes in March 2015 for 250 Million will soon Barbara publicly called for Budget 2015 Motion was made, seconded and carried to be in the news. Public structure needs requests. Please contact her by the end of this approve last month’s minutes. in the city are considered to exceed $1 month. billion, the City of Atlanta Budget is $580 Announcements: million. Jay recommended two people from Tonya Marlatt, V.P. Zoning Oreon Mann, proclaimed Dean of the every neighborhood vigilantly follow the Tonya opened discussion for applicant of a Associated Press by Dennis, reported that bond hearings. He hopes for discretionary Liquor License, Kraig Torres. Hop City is Jim and Cathy Cook McKinney would host spending funds for every District. CID’s soon to be located at 99 Krog Street. Kraig the July Book Club. Wild: From Lost to will be considered; lists will start popping sought support for two licenses: first license is Found on the Pacific Crest will be discussed. up in September. In October and November, for a package store selling