Ponce de Leon Park — Zany and Long Gone

Over at the delightful Atlanta ladyblog Pecanne Log, our arch nemesis Christa T has written an excellent post about the old Ponce de Leon Park and its incredible baby rack.

(Picture via the too-awesome Atlanta Time Machine)

Did I say baby rack?   I meant Japanese ping pong parlor, cave of the winds, and baby rack.

All of these things (and more!) could be found in Ponce de Leon Park — the site of the Ponce de Leon Springs and later the home of the Atlanta Crackers — circa 1912.  Were olden times zany or what?  I’m so glad that this area is now known as “the parking lot for Whole Foods.”

After you check out the Pecanne Log post, settle in (with an Uncle Rumus, obviously) and read the fascinating essay: “Vale of Amusements: Modernity, Technology, and Atlanta’s Ponce de Leon Park 1870 – 1920.”