Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
Series produced by Sidewalk Radio
Sidewalk Radio creator & host, Gene Kansas, sits down with artists, architects, designers, developers, planners, preservationists, chefs, skateboarders, civil rights icons, educators and more to talk about life in the modern city.
Sidewalk Radio, a monthly special feature on AM 1690 “The Voice of the Arts”, is a show that explores the cultural and physical development of life in the modern city through the lens of history and the context of community
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Atlanta has plenty of bragging rights (The Olympics, Coca-Cola, Chick-fil-a, the Fox Theatre etc.), but perhaps one of our most iconic treasures is...
- Added: Aug 13, 2014
- Length: 20:05
There are only two other projects in the history of Atlanta with an impact on par with what the Atlanta BeltLine will deliver. One is Hartsfield-Ja...
- Added: Aug 13, 2014
- Length: 22:17
Do you ever look at a painting and wonder if you’re missing something? Ever consider why the work is even in the place you’re seeing it to begin wi...
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- Added: Aug 13, 2014
- Length: 25:39
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Typically on Sidewalk Radio we choose dynamic topics that are in a state of flux. The BeltLine, The Clermont Hotel, The Art Show, as recent exampl...
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 26:06
There is Broadway in New York, Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Sunset in LA, and Bourbon in New Orleans, but Peachtree Street is more than famous, it i...
- Added: Aug 11, 2014
- Length: 33:49
The introduction of the “Bird’s Nest” (??) in Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympics wowed the world with its brilliance. This icon, on a monumental...
- Added: Aug 11, 2014
- Length: 26:26
Hank Aaron is much more than a ballplayer in the advancement of civil rights, and the Atlanta Braves are much more than a baseball team to Atlanta....
- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 22:59
Even though the whole “green” theme fad is becoming obnoxious, we’re happy to say that it certainly seems like the “sustainability” trend is here t...
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- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 22:51
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Social drinking, instead of drinking to simply survive, has been around for about 8000 years. Atlanta’s place in the beverage business, and in Ame...
- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 24:05
MARTA is more than a method of transportation, it’s about connecting people, neighborhoods, promoting business, and conservation. And then of cour...
- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 22:52
Freedom Park’s relevance in Atlanta history dates back to the Civil War. On July 22, 1864, Sherman watched the city burn during the Battle of Atla...
- Added: Aug 07, 2014
- Length: 20:12
The railroad, the Olympics, Coca-Cola and CNN, are all huge contributors to the development and prowess of Atlanta as a business center and to its ...
- Added: Aug 06, 2014
- Length: 19:26
Growing up as a retail pocket to serve Inman Park and Candler Park in the early 1900?s, L5P as it is affectionally known, developed organically. T...
- Added: Jul 30, 2014
- Length: 16:51
Albeit a centerpiece both in form and function, the cuisine at our favorite restaurant is just plain food if not paired with conversation, company,...
- Added: Jul 21, 2014
- Length: 28:35
In 1929, William Fox was a movie mogul and The Fox Theatre was Atlanta’s crown jewel of movie palaces. This Christmas Day, “The Fox” celebrates it...
- Added: Jul 16, 2014
- Length: 26:02
The United States can claim as one of our most lofty inventions, the skyscraper. George A. Fuller’s solution for “load bearing capacities” lead to...
- Added: Jul 16, 2014
- Length: 28:49
Auburn Avenue was at one time known as Wheat Street. In 1893, a group of white citizens went to the city council and petitioned to change the name...
- Added: Jul 16, 2014
- Length: 23:40
Often when we talk about an “art collection” it comes from the context and perspective of the collector; however typical to Sidewalk Radio, we lik...
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- Added: May 08, 2014
- Length: 27:50
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Well, we’ve all heard that April showers bring May flowers. In this month’s episode of Sidewalk Radio, we’ll also find that water brings folklore,...
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 24:26
Memorials are here to remind us, to motivate us, to inspire us. This month we explore and remember the leadership, courage and creativity that mold...
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- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 32:03
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