Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Vanna, Hart County. #ruralgeorgia #ruralsouth #hartcountyga 020
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 27/07/2025The old Hart County jail. This was the fourth jail for the county and it was built in the mid 1890s. It continued to be used as a jail through the 1980s. #hartcountyga #oldjail #jailhouse #hartwellga 040
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025New Harmony Methodist. Hart County. Circa 1890. This is of the first old churches I remember visiting, years ago. We stopped by for a visit recently. There used to be a hand painted sign above the door but it’s gone now. 140
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The 1914 Colbert School. Madison County. I’m not sure how long the school was in use. By the mid 1920s another brick school was built nearby and that school was in use until the 1960s. Today the brick school is used for city offices and this 1914 one seems to used for storage. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Doorway in Royston. This is actually the back of some storefronts along Main St. The color caught my eye. #roystonga #smalltowngeorgia #archeddoorway 000
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Threlkeld Grocery in Paoli. Madison County. Ran by longtime proprietors Louise and Sut Threlkeld. The store was open until 1976. This building is circa 1910. 100
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Ruins of the old Harrison School. Madison County. This was a school for white children built circa 1932 in the Harrison community outside of Royston. I’m not sure when the school closed, but there is a Harrison Community Facebook page where former students share memories and photos of the school. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Tammy’s Biscuit Barn in Hartwell. You need to get here early if you want some biscuits. They are only open 5:30am until 11am, Monday through Saturday. 150
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 19/07/2025The former Elbert County Health Center in Elberton. I’m used to seeing buildings in various states of deterioration, but this one really makes me sad. It was built in 1950. Designed by architect James M. Hunt (1915-1993). Mr. 140
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025The Vanna School lunchroom. Hart County. The school is no longer, but the lunchroom remains. It’s located in what seems to be the backyard of an occupied house, so this photo from a distance was the best I could do without creeping into someone’s yard. I’m not sure when the school opened. 120
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 17/07/2025An old store in the community of Vanna. Hart County. #vannaga #oldstore #ruralgeorgia #ruralsouth 030
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 16/07/2025The Elberton 12 County Fair. The fair has been in existence for 92 years. This year’s fair will be October 16 thru the 26th. It’s called the 12 county fair because it serves 10 Georgia counties plus two counties in South Carolina. #elbertonga #countyfair #fairgrounds 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Rock Branch Baptist. Elbert County. This is one of the older church buildings. There is still an active Rock Branch congregation in a new building about a mile away. 120
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 15/07/2025I love tire shops. Ted’s in Fortsonia. Elbert County. #tireshop #fortsoniaga #ruralgeorgia 000
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Another DeKalb County treasure: the Starlight Drive-In. Despite the forlorn appearance of the sign, it’s open and shows first run films every night. It opened in 1949 as a single screen drive-in. In 1956 a second screen was added and it became the Starlight Twin. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Hattie L. Parks. 1933-1993. Chestnut Hill Cemetery, DeKalb County. A beautiful marker in a very historic cemetery. Chestnut Hill was founded in 1906 by David Howard (who was born enslaved in 1849), and Lucious Lee, born in 1854. 121
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Grain elevator. Pike County. Definitely pulled over to admire this. It reminded us of our trips across Kansas and Nebraska. In Kansas we stayed in an old storefront building right across the street from a magnificent grain elevator. I probably took 100 photos of it. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Gregg’s Peaches. Pike County. John and Patsy Gregg started Gregg Farms in the early 1970s. They began as a peach stand but soon were selling blackberries, watermelon, and corn. The farm no longer uses this old barn since they built a larger market. They are open every summer. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025The old school building in Molena. Pike County. Built circa 1926. This was the fifth school for the town. Molena was founded in 1888. I’m not sure when the school closed, but in 1967 the Molena Nursing Home opened here. The nursing home was in operation until 2009. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Ms. Mamie Loveless. 1916-1991. Bush Chapel Cemetery. Pike County. #restinpeace #georgiacemeteries #gravestones #ruralgeorgia 000
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Bush Chapel A.M.E. Pike County. The church was founded in 1867. This building is from 1978, with an addition in 1999. There is a cemetery behind the church. The oldest marked grave I saw was from 1891. #georgiachurch #amechurch #pikecountyga #ruralgeorgia 000
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The Zebulon depot. Built in 1888. In the 1970s the depot was purchased by the local Lions Club. The club moved it to its current location and renovated it. In 2020 it caught fire and it’s only due to the fast response of the Pike County Fire Department that the depot is still around today. 100
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025My favorite find from Saturday’s trip to Pike County - the gravehouse of Elizabeth Mangham Thomas. It’s in a small family cemetery in the Lifsey community. The plaque on the front of the gravehouse lists her name and her birth date in 1838. There is no death date and there is no stone inside. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025The gymnasium at the former Pike County Consolidated High School. Located in the Hilltop Community of Pike County. It was the high school for Pike County’s Black students from the 1950s until 1969. The school closed in 1969 and the students then attended the all white Pike County High School. 120
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Another entry in the tour of midcentury DeKalb County churches. This was originally Ousley Methodist Church. It was founded in 1858, one of the oldest congregations in DeKalb. This building was completed in 1961. It is another one of Barker & Cunningham’s designs. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Brothers & Sisters Benevolence Society. Putnam County. The building is circa 1920. The cultural resources survey states (in all caps, no less), that the past and current use of the building is undetermined. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Another high priority stop on our trip to Fayette County- the former Jordan Sales & Salvage. You can see the fence up around the building, the sign is gone, and the entire lot around the building has been cleared. So maybe not around much longer? 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Tin barn. Harris County. #ruralgeorgia #barns #barnsofgeorgia #ruralsouth 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 02/07/2025The Congregation Beth Jacob synagogue. DeKalb County. Beth Jacob in an Orthodox Jewish congregation organized in Atlanta in 1943. They moved to this location in Toco Hills in 1962 when the synagogue was completed. The building was designed by Barker & Cunningham Architects and the WK Design Group. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Lighthouse Full Gospel Church. Douglas County. Before that it was home to The House of Prayer of Jesus Christ. And probably a few more congregations before that since the building is circa 1925. #georgiachurch #douglascountyga #fullgospelchurch 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Historically this was Woodlawn Baptist in DeKalb County. The church was organized in 1953. This building was completed in 1959. This is actually the back view of the church. The front is an A frame with a stained glass center panel. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Woolsey Church. Fayette County. Organized in 1888 as Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist in a store next to the railroad tracks in Woolsey. This building was built in 1889 (obviously it has had some additions). It was renamed Woolsey in 1904 after Dr. I.G. Woolsey, also the town’s namesake. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 29/06/2025From the trip to Fayette County last week, another shot of the old Lisbon School. It wasn’t on the itinerary, but I can’t help to stop anytime I pass by because I know pretty soon I’ll pass by and it will be gone. It used to have windows and shutters and you could see the porches. 120
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Congressman John Lewis. 1940-2020. “…and help redeem the soul of America.” The name on the plaque for this sculpture is “Empathy.” 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Charlie T. Dodson. 1947-1997. Flint Ridge Cemetery. The gravestone looks like it’s still in the frame it was poured in, handles and all. #restinpeace #georgiacemeteries #cemeterywandering #fayettecountyga 030
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Bouldercrest School. DeKalb County. A school for white children built circa 1925. It was in use through the 1950s. It was named Bouldercrest because that was the name of the nearby huge estate of Atlanta doctor Dr. 130
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Seeing old barns and outbuildings with flags and crosses is pretty common in rural Georgia. The I Love Lucy poster is not so common. #ruralgeorgia #fayettecountyga #ruralsouth 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025One of the few uninhabited homes in Kenwood. Circa 1900. #kenwoodga #abandonedgeorgia #fayettecountyga 020
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Hartford Church Cemetery, Fayette County. I love how the carved motif on the sign matches the design on the church columns. I don’t believe I’ve seen columns like that before. The cemetery is about a half mile down the road from the church. 100
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Hartford Methodist Church. Fayette County. This is an historic Black congregation with roots dating back to 1863. The current building was constructed in 1935. #georgiachurch #ruralchurch #ruralchurch #blackhistory 020
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Carnes Mercantile. 1890s. Kenwood, Fayette County. #kenwoodga #fayettecountyga #mercantile #abandonedgeorgia 040
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Breakfast + Lunch. Along Glenwood Avenue, DeKalb County. #dekalbcountyga #glenwoodave #signsofthesouth #abandonedgeorgia 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 21/06/2025I finally figured out what this was! It’s in the parking lot of the huge DeKalb County office complex off Memorial Dr. Every time I go vote I stop and wonder why there is an overgrown greenhouse here. Turns out it was part of Treasure Island! 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Since 2014 this has been Mara Evangelical Church in Lithonia, DeKalb County. Historically it was Rock Springs Primitive Baptist Church which I believe was established some time around 1850. The adjoining Rock Springs cemetery has graves dating back to 1854.#georgiachurch #lithoniaga #dekalbcountyga 000
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Amanda Flipper A.M.E in DeKalb County. The church was founded in 1921 in the Davis Street (now Northside Dr.) community in Atlanta. The church grew there until the late 1980s, when the building of the Georgia Dome displaced them. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Mural in East Athens painted by artist and community activist Broderick Flanigan. Portraits of Jessie Barnett, Evelyn Neely, Miriam Moore and Virginia Walker. In the 1960s they formed the Group of Four, and advocated for the Black communities of Athens for decades. 120
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Generation for Christ Fellowship Church. Glenwood Avenue in Greater Decatur. #georgiachurch #greaterdecatur #glenwoodave #dekalbcountyga 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025The Sala Buddha Bucha, part of the Wat Buddha Bucha in Decatur’s Panthersville neighborhood. Wat Buddha Bucha was founded in 1983. They host several festivals throughout the years including Songkran, the Thai New Year celebration. #decaturga #buddhism #sala #dekalbcountyga 010
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The old Brobston School, now the Brownwood Community House. Morgan County. The school is pictured in the 1915 Educational Survey of Morgan County. It was a school for white children and is listed as having 1 teacher and 35 pupils. There was an older school here in 1910, smaller and unpainted. 110
Stephanyyk @stephanyyk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The Royal Touch. Along Glenwood Avenue in greater Decatur. #dekalbcountyga #greaterdecatur #glenwoodave #drycleaners 020
