I don’t know where Dewdrop took this picture of a tree canopy, but it’s a good one.
-jsq
Author Archives: John S. Quarterman
Fred’s Rattler
Fred accidentally ran over a timber rattlesnake. It was still crawling. Maybe it’s OK.
Alamo Theatre same as Dosta?
In this picture of the Alamo Theatre in Valdosta in 1922, note the round windows in the brick front. Compare to the round window visible just past the Dosta marquee in the previous post. Is this the same building?
Found in Vanishing Georgia.
Downtown Valdosta
See downtown Valdosta while it’s still there.
Pictures by Fred Johnson, 4 Oct 2007.
Courthouse
Some interesting things are inside town,
for example the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta,
star of stage (a high school drama production was once held in one of its courtrooms)
and screen (Fried Green Tomatoes).
These pictures are by Fred Johnson, 4 Oct 2007.
Quarterman Road SW
The small canopy at the southwest corner of Quarterman Road:
A longleaf on Quarterman Road
A remnant of the original longleaf pine forest.
This is a composite picture, since it’s hard to get the whole tree in a single frame.
Update: This tree was chopped down and burned in 2008 by the county in the name of progress.
Going North
Going back north on Quarterman Road.
Canopies and Tree Tunnels
South Georgia and north Florida call them canopy roads.
Hawaiians and others call them tree tunnels.
On the back roads, where development hasn’t come; that’s where you find them.
Here’s the canopy on Quarterman Road.