Palmour Street: The Daily Life of an African American Family in Gainesville, GA (1957)
DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchived.blogspot.com Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 25579 at the 2000 census. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the chicken capital of the world. Gainesville is also known for its chicken processing facilities, such as King’s Delight and Mar-Jac. Gainesville is the principal city of and is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) Combined Statistical Area. Notable residents * Jodi Benson, Princess Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid * Tommy Aaron, professional golfer, 1973 Masters champion * Rod Cameron, actor * Cris Carpenter, former Major League Baseball pitcher * Mike Wilson (offensive lineman), former National Football League offensive lineman * Tasha Humphrey, Washington Mystics basketball player * Sung Kang, actor * General James Longstreet, Confederate general and Gainesville postmaster * Josh Poole, founder of Poole Group Interactive, a sponsorship organization responsible for obtaining contracts for many well known professional athletes * Micah Owings, Major League Baseball pitcher * Randy Pobst, professional racing driver * Robert Prechter, financial forecaster (1980s “Guru of the Decade”) * AJ Styles, professional wrestler * Rachel Hatchett, astronaut (first woman to pilot shuttle on re-entry) * Xavier Roberts …