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Title: ENTRANCE TO HELEN, GEORGIA, NEAR ROBERTSTOWN. MAIN STREET SHOPS LINE HIGHWAY 17/75. THE TOWN WAS A TYPICAL GEORGIA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE UNTIL 1969 WHEN OFFICIALS, BUSINESSMEN AND RESIDENTS DECIDED UPON A BAVARIAN ALPINE MOTIF FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT WAS DONE WITHOUT STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND USING EXISTING BUILDINGS BUT CHANGING THE EXTERIORS. A DEVELOPMENT PLAN CAUTIONS ABOUT THE NEED FOR BALANCE BETWEEN COMMERCIALISM AND PUBLIC INTEREST
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Stephenson, Al, Photographer (NARA record: 8464474)
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License: Public domain
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