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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Tiny Doors of Atlanta (Classic)

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

As part of Women’s History Month, we're sharing some episodes from the archive including this story about mysterious doors scattered throughout Atlanta. They dare you to imagine what might be found on the other side. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tiny-doors-atl

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, this is Camille, one of the executive producers of the show.

0:08.8

And for this Women's History Month, I wanted to highlight one of our classics.

0:13.1

It comes from Atlanta, specifically, it features an artist in Atlanta who's created a series

0:19.4

of tiny doors all around the city.

0:23.0

I got to be honest, I've not seen these tiny doors, but when I heard this episode, it made

0:28.7

me want to book a trip to the city right away.

0:32.6

And that's because she's doing something so magical.

0:37.4

She's inspiring people to really just be creative and to use their imaginations.

0:44.7

And that's something that my mom always told me to do.

0:47.5

And something that I think is a really good reminder for us all to do is to just imagine

0:55.0

a new world, a new scenario, a new situation behind whatever door is in front of us.

1:03.1

Enjoy.

1:10.6

If you walk down Crog Street in Atlanta, Georgia, you might pass a store named Tiny's to

1:15.7

red door in a white frame and open sign in the window.

1:19.7

But the thing is, you can't go in Tiny's.

1:23.4

The door doesn't even open.

1:26.6

I'm not trying to tell you what's behind it.

1:29.2

In fact, I'm trying to do the opposite.

1:31.8

I'm trying to create a blank canvas for your imagination.

1:36.9

And that's because Tiny's, it's not just that the door's closed, it's also actually really,

1:43.6

really tiny.

1:44.8

The door is just seven inches tall.

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