Help me uncover Atlanta bicycle history

[cds2323]

Seems this bar style was popular in the late fifties also. Combined with the long stem. I have some other pics of bikes with these bars, I'll have to do some digging.

 

[Phattiremike]

Thanks for badge pictures Tyler. I'll take a tee shirt when you get that figured out...

 

[American Vintage Bicycle Supply]

I was able to uncover some things today. I had to deliver some bikes to my Atlanta location so I stopped by the Atlanta Public Library.

To keep things simple, I focused on 1938 and December 1938.

First checked out the '38 "yellow pages"

Several shops in the area then. Some I knew about...some I didn't.

By '53 Berry Cohen was done but his brother Sol continued his shop.

A few adds in the dec 38 AJC but none showing these bars. Actually the ads showing Colsons for sales are not colsons at all.

The last photo found today actually reveals similar bars on "new" bikes in Sol Cohen's shop on Gordon Street. This looks to be the early 50's.

 

[Phattiremike]

I love the ads especially the Cowan-Boze one and the bicycle history of ATL you are uncovering. I know of a huge Western Auto sign which came from and is still in the Atlanta area, I may have to revisit that place.

 

[barneyguey]

Thanks for posting a pic of the WALCO badge. I have one that I want to restore but most of the color was gone. Maybe find me an old Schwinn to put it on! From what you've dug up so far it looks to me like the Atlanta badged bikes may have had these bars replaced by WALCO, the distributor, which is why they are seen on the Cohen bikes as well. Possibly this was a marketing thing to set their bikes apart from what others were offering. Pure conjecture at this point but it sure looks more than coincidental. V/r Shawn

Here's what pictures and info I have.

 

[barneyguey]

I'm working with a graphic designer friend to try to replicate that shirt as close as possible.


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Howdy, How are you? Did you ever get those T-Shirts made? Thanks, Barry

 

[Phattiremike]

I'm happy to add to this thread because on Friday I came across a badged Barry Cohen Special, it's a girls bike, looks like a 30's CWC with those cool California bars otherwise no tank, rack, truss bars... It's my second Atlanta badged bike. Serial # attached to help w/ the date.

Thanks, Mike

 

[cyclingday]

I'm beginning to think that way more of those California bar bikes are in Georgia than California.

Nice find!
I couldn't make out the side stand.
Does it have a BC Jiffy on it?

 

[Freqman1]

"D" is '38-'39. I'd look at the date code on the hub to narrow it down. Probably either an "H" or "I" with a number from 1-4 after it. V/r Shawn

 

[Phattiremike]

I'm beginning to think that way more of those California bar bikes are in Georgia than California.

Nice find!
I couldn't make out the side stand.
Does it have a BC Jiffy on it?

It’s not a jiffy stand.