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For ‘Gone With The Wind’ fans, this is a must-see. Tours of the house show you where Margaret Mitchell lived while writing GWTW and bits about her life then. Not too much of the original furnishings are left as the house has suffered two fires since her death. The grand looking old house is somewhat deceptive because Mitchell and her husband lived in a small apartment as they could not afford such a large home. From photographs it appears that Mitchell was a lovely young woman so it is no wonder that she had numerous suitors. Her first fiance was killed in WWI. She soon married a man named Red Upshaw who turned out to be an abusive bootlegger and alcoholic. A few years later she married John Marsh who remained her husband until her death. Most of her adult life was spent within a small area around the house (where she referred to their apartment as ‘the dump’). And she died in 1949 at age 49 due to a taxi hitting her as she was crossing Peachtree Street just a few blocks from here.
Tours of the house are given continuously from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Cost is $12 for adults, $9 for seniors & students 13 and older and $5 for children age 4-12. Tours take you through Mitchell’s home, then the obligatory gift shop stop and end at the GWTW Museum which has a lot of displays concerning the movie (which is running by the way in both the gift shop and the museum.
We took two Japanese gentlemen who were staying with us to see the place and they loved it! One said he has the movie on DVD in Japanese and his wife has watched it 5 times! I wish I had thought to ask him to do Clark Gable saying, 'Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" in Japanese. Leave a Comment
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You are taken on a tour lasting about an hour. The building was originally a 10 unit apartment house and Mitchel lived in Apt. #1. which has been preserved and outfitted with period furniture. There is also a separate area dealing with the movie version as well. Leave a Comment Phone: (404) 249-7015Directions: Midtown, use 10th Street exit off of Hwy. 75/85Website: http://www.gwtw.org/
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I came to late to see inside, but got some nice shots of the house at dusk and after dark. Here also are nearby apartment buildings that appear to be of similar architecture and vintage. Leave a Comment
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If you have read her famous novel 'Gone with the Wind', or not, if saw the movie based on the novel, you would know who Margaret Mitchell is. This is the house where she and her husband rented one of the apartments and lived there for some time.
Her now apartment is in the Oakland Cemetery, surrounded by her favorite flower: roses. Leave a Comment
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