Book Publisher Looking for Photos of Druid Hills

The Druid Hills Civic Association is helping Arcadia Publishing find photos of Druid Hills for a volume of the “Images of America” series.

The publisher is looking for a variety of images of Druid Hills from 1983 to the late 1980s.

From the DHCA Newsletter:

Did you or Grandma ever live in Druid Hills?

Some current residents, through the Civic Association, have been approached by Arcadia Publishing to create a volume for its “Images of America” series. These photograph-rich publications document the social history of neighborhoods.  There are existing or forthcoming volumes on other Atlanta neighborhoods: Inman Park, Avondale Estates, Virginia Highlands, and Grant Park.  Up to 300 period photographs are needed to create each of these volumes. Arcadia prefers images that are unpublished, not in the public domain. Our period of interest ranges from 1893, when Frederick Law Olmsted planned the Druid Hills subdivision, to the late 1980's when the Road Fight ended. Our linear park has been restored and most of Druid Hills has local protection from the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County, with excellent examples of American vernacular architecture in a park-like setting: grand houses as well as more modest Craftsman bungalows, Tudor cottages, FHA Cape Cods, and in-line ranches.


TYPES OF PHOTOS NEEDED

• Street scenes with cars
• Gardens and landscaping
• Domestic interiors
• Construction photographs
• Parks
• Trolleys
• Weddings, birthdays
• Barbeques
• Church picnics
• Emory Village
• Druid Hills High & Fernbank schools
• Parades and celebrations
• Team sports
• World War II initiatives

Images will be scanned digitally and returned.  Scanning can be done in your home.  Your photograph will be credited in a caption.  Color photographs welcome, but will be published in grey scale. Please contact: Kate Dannenberg singley@mindspring.com