The Beautiful Restaurant
Founded in 1979 by The Perfect Church, The Beautiful Restaurant pioneered healthy soul food and transformed into a culinary and civic anchor of SW Atlanta.
Fulton Federal / Pinnacle Credit Union Building
Opened in 1962, the Fulton Federal Savings branch at 2357 Sewell Road served as a financial anchor for Cascade Heights before its modern restoration.
Curran Nursery
Operating out of 2365 Sewell Rd (now Benjamin E. Mays), Curran Nursery supplied the botanical roots for SW Atlanta’s midcentury suburban boom.
Great Southwest Open-Air Sculpture Museum
In 1968, developers commissioned a massive collection of contemporary sculptures to line the Fulton Industrial District, creating a forgotten open-air museum.
Wey-Con Company
Operating as the primary financial engine behind Southwest Atlanta’s 1920s expansion, Wey-Con purchased the raw acreage for Cascade Heights and Beecher Hills.
Ponder Realty Company
Operating out of a dedicated field office on Cascade Road, John M. Ponder utilized brass bands and relentless marketing to sell the 1920s Atlanta suburban dream.
Cascade Mutual Utilities Corporation
When corporate power monopolies refused to electrify the rural fringes of Southwest Atlanta in 1920, local residents organized their own grassroots utility.
Fulton Industrial District
Stretching along the Chattahoochee River, the Fulton Industrial District conceals a layered history, from ancient Sandtown to a lost 1960s art park.
John H. Zaring Sr.
Driven by grief, tuberculosis, and entrepreneurial ambition, the Zaring family spent over six decades bottling mineral water and shaping Cascade Springs.
George L. Wilson
Operating out of his Cascade Road office, George L. Wilson utilized political alliances and 99-year restrictive covenants to engineer suburban SW Atlanta.