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.
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.
Frank Veltre
Before the suburban boom, Italian immigrant Frank Veltre established a sprawling country estate & peach farm on Sewell Road, leaving a lasting geographic legacy.
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.
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.