Downtown Brookhaven

Terry Pappas called my attention to well-preserved old signage located under the tin facade at the old Bargain Center building. (click on photo for larger image).

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Graffitti is showing up with increasing frequency in Brookhaven’s alleys. Though some pretty impressive work is on rail cars passing through Brookhaven, this stuff falls short of the mark. The obscenity additions to the work of previous artists point to “artists” in their early teen years. Suggestion to parents and school administrators: look for black [...]

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When I saw the for sale sign on the Wand’s Seed Store building a few weeks ago, I was taken back to Easter time as a child when the window was filled with brightly-dyed little chicks. The thought made me a bit sad and anxious for what would be moving into the spot. Thankfully, the [...]

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Information about energy use and historic buildings from the National Parks Service. I believe our southern latitudes, and reduced heating needs, make an excellent example of this: Older buildings were found to use less energy for heating and cooling and hence probably require fewer weatherization improvements. They use less energy because they were built with [...]

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A well-known green building architect makes a very good case for historic building renovation. Not only about the inherent energy savings built into these structures, but interesting points about the community impact. One example — renovation of historical structures involves expenditures on local labor and very little on “products”. The result to the local economy [...]

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I finally got the chance to get a good photo of the work that Terry Pappas has done on his buildings. A beautiful renovation!

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The local newspaper today featured the hot construction market that Brookhaven has become. Much mention was made of yet another strip mall, an Arby’s and a Waffle House. What a contrast the downtown scene is to the “Boulevard” leading to I-55. There is a lot of activity around restoring the beautiful structures of the past, [...]

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