1582 1/2 Piedmont Road

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In 1928 when Albert Heery Bailey began construction of the MORNINGSIDE SHOPPING CENTER along Piedmont Road, he designed buildings with each tenant's purposes mind. Original tenants included King Hardware, Blair's Florist and Rhodes Bakery. The second floor at 1582 1/2 Piedmont was built as a Masonic Lodge and used as such for 50 years. 1590 Piedmont houses Rogers Grocery Store and 1586 Piedmont was a Piggly Wiggly. Vestiges of these early enterprises can be found in some of the businesses presently occupying this commercial block.