When the Tara façade was dismantled in Hollywood in 1959 it is interesting that the 25 foot tall real brick columns of the front porch were simply pushed over into a bulldozer grave and buried there on the lot. Sure there was little way for the movers to dismantle the huge brick columns and carry them to Atlanta but you would think that someone on the set … [Read more...]

A few months ago I shared some of the true stories that fill the pages of Gone with the Wind (and I believe continue to breathe life into the book and movie) and the response was good, so today I thought you might like another “morsel of truth”.  To refresh your memories, Margaret Mitchell stated in July of 1936 that, “practically all of the incidences in … [Read more...]

Today, the most recognizable movie house in the entire world sits in an old dairy barn south of Atlanta, Georgia. The barn has few working windows, a dusty concrete floor and a tin roof. There are no fancy parking lots, or a book store and no electricity to run heat or air conditioning. The building is as stark and shocking as Scarlets view of Tara when she … [Read more...]

After a recent round of questions regarding Tara’s construction I thought I might share what I have learned of the construction of Tara over the last year. Over a year ago I was convinced that Tara was a façade made from a 2x4 frame covered in thin plywood veneer that was covered with “particle board” bricks painted to look like red clay, painted over … [Read more...]

This morning’s post is not an easy one. It is a look back at the first trip I made to the old dairy barn on the Talmadge property and the report I gave regarding the things I found in the barn….and the mistakes I made in my report. It would be so much easier to forget that which I have already posted and simply move on but that doesn’t correct the mistakes … [Read more...]