Page 4 - DeKalb Bicentennial Flipbook

Spirit of DeKalb honors DeKalb County’s Bicentennial Celebration. This
commemorative book is dedicated to all the extraordinary leaders and dignitaries,
CEOs and Commissioners, who have partnered with DeKalb Chamber since 1938 in
our vision to be the champion for every business, small and large, in DeKalb County.

DeKalb Chamber Executive Committee* & Board of Directors
Elaine Armstrong,* Chair, Goodwill Earl Walker,* Image360 Tucker Matthew Goettee, Truist
of North Georgia Betty Willis,* Emory University Deana Levett, Levett & Sons Funeral Homes
Brandon Hartley,* Chair-Elect, AT&T Theo Anderson, Mercer University Robert Nash, Gas South
Jeff Taylor,* Treasurer, MedCura Health Luz Borrero, MARTA Mary Parker, All N One Security
Skip Vaughan,* Secretary, Pepsi Beverages Co. Charisse Braxton, Kaiser Permanente
James Tsismanakis,* Past Chair, Tarsha Calloway, Tessitura Network Kelsi Queen Robinson, EGM Services, Inc.
Discover DeKalb Fred Daniels, Citizens Trust Bank Rondah Thomas, Georgia Power
Frank Lazaro,* CERM Patrick Desamours, Edward Jones Investments Glenn Wallace, Oasis Consulting Services

Photography Credits

Agnes Scott College: portrait, p. 63; Decatur High School Typing Bernard Gotfryd, p. 60; Dr. Martin Luther King,
McCain Exterior, p. 15 Class, p. 64; Scott Candler, p. 65; Narvie J. Harris Jr., by Dick DeMarsico, p. 60
portrait, p. 65
CDC Public Health Image Library: WikiCommons:
CDC Ribbon Cutting 1987, p. 17 Discover DeKalb: Historic Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled
Fernbank Museum, p. 4; Stonecrest Mall, p. 45;
City of Avondale Estates: Children, by Geoff Bartlett, p. 14; East Lake Golf
A&P Delivery in Avondale, p. 31 Stone Mountain Gondola, p. 47; all photos on pp. Club, by Cem0030, p. 15; Brookhaven Village,
66-67; Emory Hillandale Hospital, p. 71; Mall at
City of Brookhaven: Stonecrest, p. 76 by Mmann1988, p. 33; Clarkston City Annex,
Murphey Candler Lake, p. 32 by Thomson200, p. 37; Mary Gay & Swanton
Dunwoody Preservation Trust: Houses, by strixxvaria, p. 39; Emory Village, by
City of Doraville: Cory Spruill and Shorty plowing at Cheek Spruill
Buford Highway Mural, p. 73 property, p. 6; “Old Buck” Train, p. 14; Perimeter Keizers, p. 39; Buford Highway Farmer’s Market
in Doraville, by Kate Medley/Southern Foodways
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce: Mall, p. 71 Alliance, p. 40; Pine Lake Municipal Court
Sam’s Farm, p. 13; Third Rail Studios, p. 25; GM
Assembly Plant in Doraville, p. 40; Liane Levetan, Emory Healthcare System: Building, by Thomson M., p. 43; Lithonia Granite
Emory Decatur Hospital, p. 6; Emory University
pp. 53 & 64; Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Hospital Original Building, p. 19 Welcome Sign, by Tim Farley, p. 44; Brownings
Community Center, p. 62 Courthouse – Tucker, by Gulbenk, p. 49; Vernon
Metropolitan Rapid Transit Jones, by Nydia Tisdale, p. 53
DeKalb County Communications
Department & News Archives: Authority (MARTA): On the Cover:
MARTA’s first run 1979, p. 7;
Michael L. Thurmond, p. 52 & 68; Lee May, p. 53; Opening Day 1979, p. 17 Clockwise from top left: Baron Johan de Kalb;
Burrell Ellis, p. 53; Portraits of Commissioners Decatur High School Math Class, photo courtesy
Robert Patrick, Jeff Rader, Larry Johnson, Steve NAACP, DeKalb Chapter: DeKalb History Center; East Lake Golf Club;
Bradshaw, Mereda Davis Johnson, Ted Terry, John Evans portrait, p. 63 Agnes Scott College; Nancy Creek; Grist Mill;
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, pp. 56-57; Porter
Sanford III portrait, p. 62 Perimeter College at Georgia CDC, by James Gathany; golfer Bobby Jones
State University: as a child; Emory University Quad; MARTA’s
DeKalb History Center: Clarkston Campus, p. 7 Opening Day; Blackhall Studios; CDC Ribbon
Fernbank Museum, p. 4; GM Assembly Plant
– Aerial, p. 7; Scottdale Mills, p. 15; Front of U.S. Government Veterans Health: Cutting; Doraville Assembly Plant; Scottish
Doraville Assembly Plant, p. 19; Manuel Maloof, Atlanta VA Medical Center, p. 19 Rite Hospital’s original building; Stonecrest
p. 55; Hosea Williams and Manuel Maloof, p. 61; U.S. Library of Congress: flower girls; Sam’s farm; Asian Square on Buford
Lucious Sanders portrait, p. 62; Bobby Burgess Camp Gordon, by E.B. Thompson, p. 35; Hosea Highway; Children Visiting Mathis Dairy, photo
Building, p. 63; Chief Burgess, p. 63; Tobie Grant Williams at Washington, DC Demonstration, by courtesy DeKalb History Center

Other Credits:
Lucious Sanders Recreation Center Pages 69-76 – all portraits were submitted Photos not credited in this publication were
sign, Facebook, p. 62 by the persons quoted either photos found to be in the public
Narvie J. Harris School Sign, domain or were shot by the photography
team at 365° Total Marketing.
Facebook, p. 65

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