True Stories!

Thornton Kennedy shared stories ripped from the headlines of his Northside Neighbor column to weave together a history of Buckhead. Sensational, gripping, and unusual, these true stories exposed defining moments in the community’s evolution. “Buckhead could have been Terminus” and “Fire allowed city to annex Buckhead” are just a couple of the headlines Kennedy reflected upon.

 

Thornton Kennedy is a sixth-generation Atlantan and an Atlanta enthusiast. He is currently the President of PR South, Inc. He has previously served as the editor of the Northside Neighbor and an editor at the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Since 2011, he has served as a columnist for the Northside Neighbor; he often writes about Buckhead history.