December 2011
11 posts
“Two of the defendants, Jeanette Ogle and Randall Sorrow Jr., both in their 20s...”
– New York Times | In Georgia, Pecan Thieves Find Windfall, at $1.50 a Pound (via rachael-maddux)
“Nut theft has long been a reality here in the nation’s pecan belt. It has become such a way of life that a south Georgia rapper, Hawkdogg, even has a song about it: ‘Crank Dat Pecan.’”
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“Our main meal is at 5:00 o’clock in the main dining room with a salade bar,...”
– grandparents’ annual Christmas letter (via tuppenhut)
Atlanta History Center: Winecoff Hotel Fire →
atlantahistorycenter:
On December 7, 1946, Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel (know today as the Ellis Hotel) was the scene of the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. Of the 280 guests staying in the hotel, 119 perished.
The fire, believed to have started on the third floor, began sometime around 3:00 AM. Due to poor…
