Category Archives: Ocilla GA
Bulldog Package Store, Ocilla
Even the independent small-town package store is vanishing from the landscape.
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Ocilla GA
A. T. Fuller Lumber Company, Ocilla
A. T. Fuller was one of the best-known landowners and timber operators in south central Georgia for a good part of the 20th century. I made these film photographs of his headquarters in 2001. The structures were razed not long … Continue reading
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Farmers Cold Storage, Ocilla
“Home of Fine Cured Meats” This photo, and the one following, illustrate “cold storage” facilities, which were very common in the mid-2oth century, before the rise of supermarkets. Almost every town of any size had a favored local “meat market”, … Continue reading
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Ocilla GA
Griffin’s Cold Storage, Circa 1944, Ocilla
A great example of Mid-Century Modern architecture, in the Art Deco style, this structure is abandoned and will likely be lost without a concerted effort to protect it.
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Ocilla GA
