Perfect Gift for Atlanta History Fans

Chad Elkins of 4SQATL and NASA digital fame launch his 25th Century Games start up with a bang last week.  His 1,000 piece puzzle based on a balloon-eye view of 1892 Atlanta is available as a Kickstarter campaign through August 15.

Augustus Koch was born in Germany in 1840. He moved to the US before the Civil War where he served in The Corps of Engineers. After the war, he traveled to cities around the country and illustrated Bird’s Eye View maps from hot air balloons. Augustus drew a series of perspective based maps from dozens of locations. In 1892, he tied off his hot air balloon near Grant Park and created this beautifully drawn map of Atlanta and the surrounding area complete with notable locations and street names.

Inman Park and the other historic Atlanta neighborhoods are beautifully detailed on the puzzle.

The campaign met its target twenty four hours after it went live, guaranteeing that your $20 contribution will land a treasure for you or a killer gift.  

Best of 2013

Blog of the Year - Aquarium Drunkard

   

 

YouTube Video of the Year - Faith

Best Secret Place in Atlanta - Kids Comic Stash at Criminal Records

Office Product of the Year - Palomino Blackwing 602

Smoothie of the Year - Anything at Kale Me Crazy

Genre of the Year - Non-Fiction Buzz Kill.  Check out Command and Control, What to Expect When No One is Expecting and The Race for What's Left

 

Best New Restaurant in Atlanta for Kids - Yum Bunz

Instagramer of the Year - Eleanor Gould

Favorite New Thing in Atlanta - Honey Bubble

Cover of the Year - Milwaukee Blues (Carolina Chocolate Drops)

Top Addition to Inman Park - BoccaLupo

Stunt of the Year - David Black Does the Cannonball Run in Less than 29 Hours!

Photo via CNN

Discovery of the Year - Hotel Boheme

Photo via http://www.sanfranciscophotoblog.com

Gig of the Year - Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Maple Leaf

Anticipation of the Year - Krog Street Market

Tree of the Year - Angel Oak

Sandwich of the Year - Hot Pastrami at the Wrecking Bar

 Kid Activity of the Year - Harry Potter Camp at Little Five Points Music Center

Consumer Product of the Year - Mo's Bacon Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix

Most Valuable Foursquare Tip of the Year 

Business Book of the Year - The Science of Marketing

App of the Year - Fiverr

Atlanta's Foursquare Secrets Revealed!

Last night I had the chance to share great conversation, and Atlanta's best fries, with Foursquare Don 85Lives at The Porter in Little Five Points.

To get your weekend started I offer Eward's revaluations about the mystery of a particular Foursquare badge.