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Decatur Depot

Monday, October 29, 2012

New Restaurant/Bar Coming to Decatur Depot

The owners of the Brick Store Pub plan to name it the Kimball House and open in spring 2013.

Good news for a section of Decatur that's had its ups and downs in recent years. The owners of the Brick Store Pub plan to open a restaurant/bar named the Kimball House in the old Decatur Depot on East Howard Street, near the Dairy Queen. The development has been talked about privately for months but Decatur Metro first reported it this morning with a statement from Dave Blanchard, one of the owners of the Brick Store and Leon's Full Service. The statement said, in part, Much has been done to improve the Atlanta drink scene in the last ten years, especially with beer and cocktails. We hope to contribute to this storyline and offer something new and old along the way. We hope to add to the culinary landscape and cook with the seasons while …

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

What Should Go Here?

The Decatur Depot has been vacant for several months.

The trains run right by the Decatur Depot, but they don't stop there any more. Neither do many people. The building at 201 E. Howard St. was constructed in 1891. It's been occupied by several restaurants in recent years but since last summer it's been vacant. What kind of business or enterprise would you like to see in the old depot? About this column: Every week or so, we'll post a picture of a vacant store or lot in Decatur and Avondale Estates. You can tell us what you think should replace the empty space. Know of an empty building we should highlight? E-mail ralph.ellis@patch.com.    

Carole Cooper

11:11 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

How about a Visitor's Center? A place to get info about Decatur and surrounding communities would be helpful, and accessible by foot, bike or car. With limited parking, a Visitor's Center might draw walking folks to the area and bring more revenue to the small businesses in that area, like DQ, Greenes, Peachtree Running, Raging Burrito, etc. Most newcomers to the area don't know about the great …   more ›

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