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Howard Buffett's house
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Howard Graham Buffett is a businessman, farmer, photographer, and philanthropist. He is the eldest son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett. He is named after Howard Buffett, his grandfather, and Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett's teacher and value investing pioneer.
He has been a director of Archer Daniels Midland, and is on the board on his father's company, Berkshire Hathaway.

Wesley Acres Methodist retirement home
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The shape of this building is causing the owners a few headaches...

Amy Dumas' house (aka Lita)
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The professional wrestler lives here.

Emily Saliers' House (Former)
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By: tlp333.
The singer-songwriter, and member of the "Indigo Girls", resides in this Glendale Avenue home. She purchased the 4-bed, 3-bath, 2,888 sq ft home in 2001 for $640K, according to public records
Sold in 2016.

Bridge Misalignment
gamma (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: gamma.

Caterpillar Dump trucks
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

John Hannah's House (former)
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
The former New England Patriots left guard and Hall of Famer lived here.

Emily Saliers' House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Emily Saliers is a singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls.

Original Waffle House
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
until recently this was unidentifiable as the original waffle house other than a small plaque on the wall. Until recently it was a cheap Chinese restaurant.

'Black Bear Country' Water Tower
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Mulligan's bar
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
"One of the most popular items on the menu at Mulligan's bar in suburban Decatur, Ga., is the ``hamdog,'' a half-pound of hamburger meat wrapped around a hotdog, which is deep-fried and served on a hoagie topped with chili, bacon and a fried egg. The bar also offers the ``Luther,'' a half-pound burger served with bacon and cheese on a Krispy Kreme donut, and, for dessert, fried Twinkies, two deep-fried Kap'n Crunch-coated Twinkies topped with chocolate and cherry sauce." [sun sentinal]

Decatur Yard - NS
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.
Largest flat switch rail yard in North America.

Rednecks
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
If you drive a camouflaged Jeep Cherokee with no front doors, you might be a redneck.

'The Sun Trap' by Ike Hay
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1975

Dissapearing Barge
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By: gamma.

Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Parabellum.

Bradley Observatory at Agnes Scott College
The Beck Telescope has a 30-inch reflector. This 1930 vintage Cassegrain has a Warner & Swasey mounting with optical elements by J.W. Fecker. It was completely refurbished and modified for its installation in 1950 by the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. The telescope tracking control system was modernized and upgraded during the summer of 1998, and the mirrors were refinished during the renovations in 2000.

NS - Brush College Road Overpass
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By: kkeps.

Decatur welcome sign
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Welcome to
DECATUR
Original Home of the
Chicago Bears
The NFL's Chicago Bears franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, in 1919 and played here until the team moved 170 miles north to Chicago in 1921. It was originally named the Decatur Staleys.

Waggoner Mansion
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By: kkeps.

Caterpillar Dump truck
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.

Decatur Water Tower
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.

Gas Station, Cafe, & Motel constructed out of Petrified Wood

Graffiti by Gaia & Nanook
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By: pmoore66.
Living Walls 2011

African American Civil War Soldiers Monument by Preston Jackson
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
Commissioned by the City of Decatur in 2008, the work was designed and created by renowned artist, Preston Jackson. Jackson created several concepts for the statue and allowed the citizens of Decatur to vote to select the final design.
It recognizes the efforts of an extraordinary group of soldiers who fought and died in defense of emancipation and so that we as Americans may live. The monument stands more than 10 feet tall and is believed to be only the second monument in the United States honoring African-American soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Decatur Correctional Center
Matheus_ (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Matheus_.
Minimum security prison for woman located in Decatur, Illinois.
Inmate capacity - 770

Graffiti by PLF
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
Living Walls 2011

Grandfathers self build amusement park for granddaughter
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
Jimmy White, a 52 year old grandfather living south of Decatur has build an amusement park for his granddaughter Sophia with a roller coaster, carousel, ferriswheel. All from scrap materials.

NS - Jasper Street Overpass
Widest bridge in Illinois

Decatur Municipal Airport (LUD)

Beaver Creek Swamp
This is a tupelo gum swamp in Limestone County, Alabama. While this type of swamp is usually located in the coastal plain, Beaver Creek Swamp is in the Interior Low Plateaus region. It's part of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in May 1974.

"Macon County Soldiers Monument" by Sigvald Asbjørnsen
milwhcky (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: milwhcky.
Created by Norwegian sculptor Sigvald Asbjørnsen, this bronze and granite Civil War memorial was dedicated in 1905. The sculpture depicts three soldiers - one holding a damaged flag, one kneeling and aiming his rifle, and one wounded soldier.
In the background, a flagpole flies an American flag and a POW/MIA flag. The red domed building is the historical Decatur Transfer House, which was used by electric streetcar patrons from 1889-1936.

Illinois Air National Guard Helicopters
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Cakes & Ale Restaurant (location)
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Petrified Wood Gas Station
Parabellum (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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WATB Transmitter
WATB is an Atlanta area AM broadcasting station licensed to Decatur, Georgia. It is owned by Way Broadcasting Licensee, LLC. It broadcasts a diverse mixture of brokered multi-ethnic programming.
WATB broadcasts at a frequency of 1420 kHz with 1,000 watts of power during the daytime, and 51 watts at night with both situations using a directional signal pattern. The radio station is considered a Class D AM broadcast station by the Federal Communications Commission. The radio station's broadcast antenna and transmitter is located in Decatur, Georgia at 33° 47' 13.00" N Latitude, and 84 ° 14' 53.00" W Longitude. WATB has been issued a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission to change its operating frequency to 1430 kHz and increase its daytime power to 50,000 watts and its nighttime power to 174 watts with both situations using a directional antenna pattern. This change is pending the move of WGFS (AM) located in Covington, Georgia from 1430 kHz to 1220 kHz.

Raphael Bostic's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Raphael Bostic is an American economist, academic, and public servant who is the 15th President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

DeKalb County School System logo
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Edward P. Irving House by Frank Lloyd Wright
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Bob Marley
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Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician.

Ron English mural
In 2011, renowned pop graffiti artist Ron English returned to his hometown for the first time in decades to create a social and political commentary mural near Millikin University. It features an interesting collection of satirical ad posters.

Fish
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Oakworth Yard - CSX

Old Dekalb County Courthouse

Steele-Cobb House

BNSF engines #4823 and 4990
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Two BNSF locomotives pulling a Container train.

Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons
This building is also known as Pythagoras Masonic Temple and occasionally known as Decatur Masonic Temple. Built in 1924, the building is a work of William J. Sayward, an architect who was a member of the Masonic lodge, and who partnered with William A. Edwards in the firm Edwards and Sayward. It was designed and built in the Beaux Arts architecture style. The building was listed on the NRHP in 1982.

Cora Beck Hampton Schoolhouse and House

Ponce de Leon Terrace-Ponce de Leon Heights-Clairmont Estates Historic District
Added to the NRHP in 2011, expanded in 2014.
Formerly consisted of a single cul-de-sac located immediately east of downtown Decatur. The street is accessed off of East Ponce de Leon Avenue, a historic road that runs east from Atlanta through Decatur.

Decatur Cemetery

North DeKalb Mall

Agnes Lee Chapter House of the United Daughters of the Confederacy

Swanton House

Columbia Theological Seminary

Clairmont Oaks
Tallest building in Decatur

Old Scottish Rite Hospital
Founded as the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children, the Old Scottish Rite Hospital served indigent children, either crippled or recovering from surgery. Michael Hoke, M.D., was named the first Medical Director. The hospital was originally a rented cottage in Decatur with 6 beds. As the "Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children", 6 of its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 5 were listed on 6/17/82, and 1 was listed on 9/4/04.

Blair-Rutland Building

Winnona Park Historic District

Decatur Waterworks ruins
The Decatur Waterworks was a facility that obtained drinking water for the city of Decatur, from the local Peachtree Creek and Burnt Fork Creek. Completed in 1907 and abandoned since the 1940s, the Waterworks have fallen into disrepair and are covered with graffiti. The site was listed on the NRHP on 3/15/06.

Decatur Downtown Historic District
Listed on the NRHP on 05/23/12

Decatur Airport (DEC)
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Decatur Heights-Glennwood Estates-Sycamore Street Historic District
Listed on the NRHP on 06/21/2016

Mary Gay House

United States Post Office-Decatur, Georgia

William and Minnie Pearce House

DeKalb County Courthouse

Neville and Helen Farmer Lustron House

McDonough-Adams-Kings Highway Historic District

Country Club of Decatur
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'Adolph Mueller House' by Marion Mahoney
1908
Mahony was Frank Lloyd Wright's protege and chief designer. She was the first licensed female architect in the US in 1898.
Wright had the commission for 7 houses on Millikin Place but after some sketches he yeeted to Europe, abandoning his family and the Millikin Place work was continued by Mahony.
Walter B Griffin did the landscaping on this home as well as Robert Mueller's house and the Irving House down the street. Griffin and Mahoney later married.

International Harvester Scout

'Robert Mueller House' by Marion Mahony
1909-10
Mahony was Frank Lloyd Wright's protege and chief designer. She was the first licensed female architect in the US in 1898.
Wright had the commission for 7 houses on Millikin Place but after some sketches he yeeted to Europe, abandoning his family and the Millikin Place work was continued by Mahony.

1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer

1967 Chevy II Nova SS

Lotus Esprit

'Decatur High School' by Bothwell and Nash
1965
Eugene Bothwell
Richard Nash

South Candler Street–Agnes Scott College Historic District
South Candler Street–Agnes Scott College Historic District is a historic district in Decatur that was listed on the NRHP in 1994. It includes Agnes Scott College, also known as Decatur Female Seminary and as Agnes Scott Institute, and Little Decatur.

1994 Mercury Capri

Datsun 280ZX

Charles Dugan House
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'Irving House' by Herman Von Holst
Based on initial sketches from Frank Lloyd Wright, he gave the project to Von Holst and he subsequently hired Marion Mahony to draught the house.
George M. Niedecken was hired to help with interior work which included a large mural and custom furniture.

Harrison Butker's House
jdubble07 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jdubble07.
Harrison Butker is an American football kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.

'Millikin House' by William LeBaron Jenney
Jenney has been attributed as the architect. There was a remodel in 1883 and James Millikin died in 1909 most likely before the homes on Millikin Place were complete.

'Grady House' by Hunt, Eagers & Burns
Silas Reese Burns Jr.
Abraham Wesley Eager
Sumner P. Hunt
A classic craftsman house. The first house to be completed on the street while the neighboring houses were designed in the Prairie School style by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed by his proteges.

Morgan Energy Center

Ben Colter Polygonal Barn
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Agnes Scott College
This is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, GA. The college enrolls about a thousand undergraduate and graduate students. The college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. It also offers co-ed grad programs.

Leonard Floyd's house
The NFL defensive end lives in this 7-bed, 6-bath house.
Floyd purchased this house in 2016 for $775,000

John S. Bowers House
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1969 Dodge Coronet R/T

Lenhart Farmhouse

Decatur Energy Center

Finley Island (aka Byrd Island)

Adams County Courthouse (Indiana)