An elderly Jewish woman, played by Jessica Tandy, and her African American chauffeur, played by Morgan Freeman, develop their relationship over the years in the American South. Dan Aykroyd also stars in Driving Miss Daisy. Specific scenes were filmed at a private home in Druid Hills, Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Fulton Supply Company, and the Temple on Peachtree … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Driving Miss Daisy
Georgia
Small Town Saturday: Rising Fawn, GA
Cloudland Canyon is a state park in Rising Fawn, northern Georgia near Lookout Mountain on the Tennessee border. This area, in the Upper Falls, is popular for its hiking trails and views of the surrounding mountains. The unincorporated town has around 4,000 residents. … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Rising Fawn, GA
Film Friday: Fried Green Tomatoes
In Fried Green Tomatoes, an unhappy housewife, played by Kathy Bates, seeks the advice of an elderly woman at a nursing home, played by Jessica Tandy, who tells a story from her past. Ninny Threadgoode describes the life of Idgie Threadgoode, who grew up in 1920s Alabama. Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Chris O'Donnell, and Cicely Tyson also star. Filmed In: … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Fried Green Tomatoes
Visiting the World of Coca Cola
The World of Coca Cola has been an Atlanta institution since the opening of the interactive museum at its old location near Underground Atlanta in 1991. After the 1996 Olympics, plans were made to eventually move towards the area now known as Centennial Olympic Park. The "new" World of Coca Cola opened in 2007. The museum was established to describe the history of the brand … [Read more...] about Visiting the World of Coca Cola
Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
As one of Georgia's Golden Isles, Cumberland Island is only accessible by boat. It is now owned by the National Park Service, which you must contact to make campsite reservations. Cumberland Island is home to the ruins of the Carnegie mansion Dungeness as well as Brack Chapel of the First African Baptist Church, where John F. Kennedy Jr. married Carolyn Bessette, pictured … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Cumberland Island, GA
