Memorial Drive – New Exhibit

What began as a thoroughfare leading from the State Capital building to the largest Confederate monument in the country has since become a diverse and bustling road teeming with life. Running from the heart of Atlanta through the interior of DeKalb County, Memorial Drive has become a central location to live, work, and conduct business.

This exhibit showcases a vibrant sampling of the people and places that make Memorial Drive the animated, multicultural community it is today. Peter Essick’s modern photography and gathered objects from local businesses present an imaginative means to view this historic corridor. This stunning visual story is also supported by the history of how and why Memorial Drive came to be.

This exhibit will be up for at least 18 months.

About the Artist

Peter Essick is a photographer, teacher, and editor with 30 years of experience working with National Geographic Magazine. He specializes in nature and environmental themes. Named one of the forty most influential nature photographers in the world by Outdoor Photography Magazine UK, Essick has been influenced by many noted American landscape photographers from Carleton Watkins to Robert Adams. His goal is to make photographs that move beyond documentation to reveal in careful compositions the human impact of development as well as the enduring power of the land.

Visiting the exhibit:

First Floor, Historic DeKalb Courthouse

Open Monday-Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, and Saturdays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Admission is free, but we do appreciate donations!

No appointment necessary.

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-Thank You Sponsors-

Pinnacle: 

DeKalb County

Presenter:

Decatur Visitors Center

Decide DeKalb

Catherine Mullins

Partner:

DeKalb Commission District 4,  Chakira Johnson

Representative Mary Margaret Oliver, District 84

Champion:

Judge Gregory A. Adams

Atlanta Shambhala Center

Baron DeKalb Chapter of DAR

C D Moody Construction Company

Tricia & Walt Drake

Caroline Freeman

Michael Lehman

Martha Pacini

Angela Turk & Marvin Morgan Jr

Sandi Still

Steele Program Managers

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Print deadline of June 6, 2025 where applicable.