By Henry Bryant
It’s Phoenix Flies time again and as always, the month-long event has featured a bevy of free activities and tours since the first of March. This is the April Porch Press that hits the streets in the middle of March. In this article we have selected a few offerings that have not happened quite yet, but hurry and make plans because Phoenix Flies ends before the first of April. This series of events, sponsored by Grant Park’s own Atlanta Preservation Center with the help of their preservation partners, happens all over metro Atlanta, but the events listed here are centered in the southeast quadrant of the city. Event listings with stars are being held in the Porch Press neighborhoods. For a complete list and more information and reservations you can go to atlantapreservationcenter.com/phoenix-flies.
- *** March 14, 1:00pm, The Roosevelt Apartments Tour, 745 Hansell Street
- March 14, 21 and 28, 1:00pm, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill Tour, 170 Boulevard
- ••• March 14, 11:00am, GlenCastle Tour, 750 Glenwood Avenue
- March 15 and 29, 12:00pm and 2:00pm; and March 28, 11:00am, Clay Cemetery Tour, 42 Clifton Street
- *** March 16, 10:30am, Grant Mansion Tour, 327 St Paul Avenue
- *** March 16 and 23, 11:00am, Oakland Cemetery Behind the Scenes Tour
- March 17, 9:00am and 5:00pm; and March 25, 5:00pm, Decatur Architecture Tour, 101 E. Court Square, Dekalb History Center in Decatur
- March 20, 2:00pm and March 22, 2:00pm, Druid Hills Presbyterian Church Tour, 1026 Ponce de Leon Avenue
- March 20, 12:00pm, Callanwolde Tour, 980 Briarcliff Road, Free parking on site
- March 20, 10:30am, Michael C Carlos Museum Behind the Scenes – Preservation Lab Tour, Emory University campus
- *** March 21, 10:00am and March 22, 3:00pm, St Paul United Methodist Church Tour, 501 Grant Street
- March 21, 12:30pm, Candler Park Bi-Racial History Tour, Meet at Old Stone Church, 470 Candler Park Drive
- March 21 and 26, 10:00am, Femme History of Decatur, Meet on the square by the John Lewis statue
- March 21, 1:00pm, Civil War Downtown Atlanta Walking Tour, 133 Peachtree Street, Reservations required atlantapreservationcenter.com/phoenix-flies
- March 22, 2:00pm, Reynoldstown Tour, 100 Flat Shoals Avenue
- March 24, 6:00pm, Presentation: Waluhaje: A Preservation Story, a Massive Brick Apartment Hotel for Blacks in 1952, a Volatile Time in History, 327 St Paul Avenue
- March 22, 3:00pm, Little 5 Points Tour, Begins at the Little 5 Points Community Center, Austin and Euclid Avenues
- March 26, 7:00pm, Real Estate and Estate Sales Appraisals – Investment Tips and Answers from a Certified Appraiser/Expert in Art, Antiques and Collectables, 327 St Paul Avenue
- March 27, 6:00pm, Underground Atlanta Walking Tour, Meet at the Peach Drop Tour and Fountain
- March 29, 1:00pm, Tree Tour of Cabbagetown, 701 Kirkwood Avenue, Limited parking, carpool, or bike
- March 29, 3:00pm, Krog Street Tour, Meet at 727 Wylie Street in front of Estoria bar
- March 29, 3:00pm, Historic Southview Cemetery Living History Tour, 199 Jonesboro Road
- *** March 29, 2:00pm and 3:00pm, Zuber Jarrell House, 810 Flat Shoals Avenue, Wear flat shoes to protect the floors
If you are looking for one of the Phoenix Flies free BATL Tours, we are sorry to say that you have missed it. The popular battleground tour happened on March 8, but you can find out how to schedule one directly with the Battle of Atlanta Commemoration Organization; they are offered all year long. You can see a list of the tours that are offered at www.batlevent.org or call them at 404-377-6148.
