Saving Tara?

2014-08-01 Thread Janet Anderson
What many fans fail to realize (or don't want to accept) is the buildings on the 40 Acres backlot which served as downtown Mayberry were, for the most part, not buildings at all, but just facades and empty shells. Many had no roofs or back walls. Some were nothing but ONE wall. Only the outdoor

Saving Tara

2014-07-31 Thread Jacob Shepherd
The Tara set was not small; it was 22 feet tall and over 100 feet wide. It was not demolished, it was sold to Atlanta businessmen in 1959, taken apart and moved to Atlanta where it has remained in several different storage locations under several owners. It has just become possible to see this

Saving Tara?

2014-07-30 Thread Paul Mulik
I don't know how anyone could be trying to save Tara, as that small building was demolished fifty years ago. It had deteriorated so badly that the only piece that survived was the front door, which as I understand it has been in a private collection ever since. The barracks set for Hogan's

Saving Tara

2014-07-29 Thread Janet Anderson
You can now tour the dismantled Gone With the Wind Tara set, moved from the 40 Acres backlot to Atlanta in 1959. Go to savingtara dot com or Facebook Saving Tara. The set in located in Lovejoy, GA south of Atlanta. Wow! If only some organization had done that for at least the court house

Saving Tara

2014-07-28 Thread Jacob Shepherd
You can now tour the dismantled Gone With the Wind Tara set, moved from the 40 Acres backlot to Atlanta in 1959. Go to savingtara dot com or Facebook Saving Tara. The set in located in Lovejoy, GA south of Atlanta. Jake Shepherd ___ WBMUTBB mailing