Clairemont Holiday Marketplace and Café
Clairemont School, 155 Erie Ave.
Clairemont School is transformed into a lively and festive market where more than 80 artists exhibit their wares. In addition to the opportunity to purchase some great art, you can enjoy homemade soups in the café while being entertained by local musicians.
Hours: Friday, December 7, 5:30 until 9:30pm
Saturday, December 8, 10am until 8pm.
Sinclair Station in Oakhurst Village
715 East Lake Drive
Originally built in 1939, the Sinclair Station has been a car repair ship, a fruit stand and a rib shack in addition to a gas station.
It was purchased in 2001 by Wayne and Laura Lee Allen. The building has become a place where Wayne gets together with his buddies who collect vintage cars and motorcycles. He also uses it as a studio to pursue his hobby, photography.
The station was built in a design that typified Sinclair Stations in those days, called the Castle Style. During the restoration, pictures of old Sinclair Stations on old road maps were consulted to make the restoration as authentic as possible.
Signage was created for the station based on old ads from Decatur High School yearbooks, using the common pitch, “Personal Attention to Washing and Greasing” with the original phone number included.
There is an ancient Coke machine in the office, as well as an early television set. Along with other service station paraphernalia, there are photos of a much younger Wayne when he used to race motorcycles.Agnes Scott: McCain Library
The McCain Library at Agnes Scott College will feature five original architectural plan books by celebrated alumna Leila Ross Wilburn, one of Georgia’s first women architects. Her “stock” designs were published in plan books beginning in 1914. House plans will be displayed using large format copies of the original floor plans, along with photographs of the houses in their original and current conditions. Photos of 17 Wilburn-designed homes in the MAK Historic District will also be on display.
