Georgia History: Ponce de Leon Park Fire

Each month, we get out of the office for a walk around the city and to talk history with Dr. Tim Crimmins, Director of the Center for Neighborhood and Metropolitan Studies at Georgia State University.

This month, we look back at a Midtown fire that began on September 8, 1923.  The blaze consumed Ponce de Leon Park, home of Atlanta’s minor league team, the Crackers. We met Dr. Crimmins on the site where the park once stood, now home to the Midtown Place Shopping Center.

You can see the park as it once looked at Atlanta Time Machine.