Decatur's East End in the 1950s 

Thanks, what a rich history

My mom was a waitress at Swartz's in the 80s. They had the best pie

Thank you so very much for compiling this informative video and all the photographs! We didn't move here until 1985, but I remember well many of these places. My daughter went to Coppenbarger for 1st grade, quite a drive away from our house. I loved, and do miss Swartz Restaurant ... and all the bowling alleys!! Many other places too. The architecture of many buildings, incldg. schools were quite beautiful back then, I wonder why many newer businesses are building big square box-style? (I'm thinking about the newer Kreckles buildings for instance)