Midnight Sun. An original edition
Talk about old memories! Anyone who was in Atlanta in the early Seventies remembers this restaurant and dinner theatre in Downtown Atlanta, in one of John Portman's developments. It was groundbreaking-ly sophisticated for Atlanta; an *import* from Scandinavia-one of Portman's sources of inspiration, apparently. The decor and furnishings were knock-offs of the likes of Aalto and the food was accompanied by bottles of aquavit encased in a flower-encrusted sleeve of ice. Talk about Kitsch, but it worked...
There was a sister restaurant in the complex...more casual lunch place...that served wonderful open-faced sandwiches. Can't remember the name of it, but I do remember the shrimp and butter sandwiches. OMG! Wish I had one now.
This tinybuilding was made by James from a matchbook. You can see at the base of the building the *close cover before striking* admonishment. It is about 1-1/2" tall.
c. 1980
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The casual restaurant was called "The Little Mermaid" and opened before the Midnight Sun Restaurant in 1968.
We took our prom dates to the Midnight Sun. I miss that place, Victoria Station, Mario's in Chamblee. The "old" Everybody's .. Gee all my old dating haunts are gone.
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