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DEL.ICIO.USWhat Were They Before?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AT RIGHT: The view at Murphy’s in Virginia-Highland wasn’t always this breezy.
Photo: Nick Orroyo/AJC staff
We were yammering on a few days ago about how Rhode Islanders give directions: they basically give no street names whatsoever, and use directionals that USED to be there, but are something else now. I really have no idea how they all get around, but the state is so small you could drive the whole state line and be back in time for lunch.
Anyway, it got me thinking about the changing skyline in our lovely city, and how different things are than they were even five years ago. Then I started thinking like a Rhode Islander — remember the vegetarian restaurant that used to be where the Vortex is in Little Five Points? I do. It was called “Eat Your Veggies.” That was back when Sevananda was on Euclid Avenue…
Remember the dessert shop that was where Noche is in Va/Hi? It was called the Dessert Place and had a really moist, nutty carrot cake blanketed in tangy cream cheese frosting (there was another location in Buckhead), probably the best in the city at the time. It was just a few doors down from a restaurant called Chow, long gone. And just down the street was a breakfast spot called Eats-n-Sweets. Chico’s occupies it’s spot now. Heck, Murphy’s used to be behind the hardware store!
And this is just two neighborhoods….
What favorite restaurants do you remember that are gone now? What’s in their place today?
AT RIGHT: It’s a health food store AND a co-op! Remember when Sevananda was on Euclid Avenue? it moved to its present location on Moreland back in 2002…
Photo: Nick Arroyo/AJC staff
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