Downtown Decatur Walking Tour

What: Walking Tour of Downtown Decatur

When: March 28th, 2010
1pm to 3pm

Location: Old Dekalb County Courthouse
101 East Court Square
Decatur, Georgia 30030

The Young ICA&CA will be taking a walking tour of historic downtown Decatur, Georgia. We will start at 1pm with a tour of the Old Dekalb County Courthouse led by the Dekalb History Society, whose members helped with the restoration and revitalization of the 1918 structure. After the tour, we will go on a walking tour of surrounging downtown Decatur, discussing the architecture as well as Decatur's constant commitment to preservation of the past while enriching the city's urban fabric. After the tour, the group will head over to Leon's Full Service, a repurposed old gas station that is now one of Decatur's best bar/resturants.

CANstruction

One of our biggest events every year is participating in CANstruction. This year the theme was 'CAN-tegrity' and we decided to build a life size Bob the Builder. This year we won the award for 'Most Complete Meal' with the cans that we used. After the structures are taken down, all of the canned goods are donated to the Atlanta Food Bank. Thanks to our philanthropy chairs Rebecca Pendley and Phil Schaeffing and the rest of the team for all your hard work. For more info on CANstruction check out their website...http://www.canstruction.org/

The Annual Castleberry Hill Loft Tour

On Sunday, members of the Young ICA&CA went on the Castleberry Hill Loft Tour. This loft & warehouse district on the South end of downtown is an up & coming area that is home to many local Atlanta artists. The neighborhood also hosts an Art Stroll the second Friday of each month. http://www.castleberryhill.org/artstroll.html

We started with a lunch at No Mas Cantina, the neighborhood Mexican restaurant, then toured around Castleberry Hill. This year's loft tour featured 8 different lofts that really showcased what it is like to live in an urban historical district. http://www.castleberryhill.org/lofttour/