The Stacks

            Our condo is in one of the buildings that made up the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill, originally constructed between 1881 and 1888, then recycled as condos and apartments beginning in 1997. It is the eighth oldest building in Atlanta.

Much of the charm of the old buildings remains. 

 

 

            It’s clear, even from a distance, why the complex is known as the Stacks.

 

 

           

A number of items from the factory are still here.

 The following photos show the unit we purchased. Come on in - here's the front door to our building:

The photos show how the condo was furnished and decorated by the previous owner, but you can see the bones. We are starting to bring in our own stuff – more photos will come, perhaps, when we sell the Bark House and bring more furniture and treasures to our place.

 

 

This is my office area, formerly an elevator shaft. We call it "the Crow's Nest" because of our fondness for crows.

This tower is the top of a unit we almost bought. Spectacular, yes, but the 120-foot ceiling in the living room would make the room hard to heat.

            We are happy that our new housing is recycled. Recycling takes place on another level as well: Down at the end of the hall, near the mailroom, is a place where people can leave items that they no longer want, or no longer have room for. We have left off a number of things that just don’t fit here with our limited storage space in the kitchen or anywhere else. And we’ve picked up some good stuff, too – a couple of footstools, a flowerpot, some dishes, a few books. It occurs to me that Kim and I are also being recycled. That's better than the dumpster.