Utoy Springs
Located near modern I-285, Utoy Springs evolved from an 1836 stagecoach stop into a 1920s recreational retreat, a brutal penal camp, and a suburban enclave.
Bootleggers and Speakeasies
Long before paved highways, the dense forests of Atlanta’s Cascade corridor served as a battleground for moonshiners, rum-runners, and high-speed police raids.
Nat McWhorter
Operating out of a rooming house under the Courtland Street viaduct, Nat McWhorter ruled Atlanta’s Prohibition underworld through moonshine and police payoffs.