Flashback Photos: The streets of DeKalb, 1948-2006

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Flashback Photos: The streets of DeKalb, 1948-2006

From the AJC archives: A look back at some of the memorable areas in the metro Atlanta county.

Briarcliff and Clairmont Roads in July 1960. LBGPNS2-043a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. Check out more of our Flashback Fotos at myajc.com/flashback.

This is the front of the house known as Callanwolde located at 980 Briarcliff Road in April 1996. The former Candler family mansion is now the home of the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. (AJC Photo/Dwight Ross Jr.)

An undated photo of the intersection of Briarcliff Road and North Decatur Road, probably in the early 1950s. LBGPNS2-044a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Phillips 66 automobile service station, Buford Highway and Clairmont Road in August 1955. LBGPNS2-099a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. Check out more of our Flashback Fotos at myajc.com/flashback.

Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff in February 1954. LBGPNS11-012e, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff in February 1954. LBGPNS11-012d, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff in February 1954. LBGPNS11-012c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Traffic on LaVista Road in July 31, 1985. AJC file. Check out more of our Flashback Fotos at myajc.com/flashback.

Shopping center, North Decatur Road, in October 1950. LBGPNS8-164b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Shopping center, North Decatur Road, in October 1950. LBGPNS8-164c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Shopping center, North Decatur Road, in October 1950. LBGPNS8-164d, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. Check out more of our Flashback Fotos at myajc.com/flashback.

The Asa Candler family home on Briarcliff Road in September, 1953.

The Asa Candler family home on Briarcliff Road in September, 1953.

The Asa Candler family home on Briarcliff Road in September, 1953.

Apartment building at North Decatur Road and Lullwater Road in August 1960. N08-27_03, Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975, Photographic Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Clairmont and North Decatur Road in April 1953. LBGPNS3-078e, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Clairmont and North Decatur Road in April 1953. LBGPNS3-078b, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Clairmont and North Decatur Road in April 1953. LBGPNS3-078d, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Clairmont and North Decatur Road in April 1953. LBGPNS3-078c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Clairmont and North Decatur Road in April 1953. LBGPNS3-078a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Colonial Stores supermarket at Clairmont and North Decatur Road in June 1952. LBGPNS3-075a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

The intersection of Ponce de Leon and Briarcliff Road in 1998. (NICK ARROYO/STAFF)

Cows grazing at the Brownlee and Lively Dairy, Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, Georgia, June 4, 1948. LBT20-004a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Dusty's Barbecue, shown on Monday May 22, 2006, celebrated its 25th anniversary in August of that year. It closed in 2009. The restaurant was located at 1815 Briarcliff Road, near Emory University, and is now home to Pig-N-Chik BBQ. (FRANK NIEMEIR/AJC staff)

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Briarcliff and Clairmont Roads in July 1960. LBGPNS2-043a, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. Check out more of our Flashback Fotos at myajc.com/flashback.

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