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May 18, 2009, 12:36 p.m., 1201 Peachtree Street

This photo was taken at 1201 Peachtree St. on May 18. Adam Perdue works as a delivery driver for a local Deli and he stops at Colony Square two to three times a week to make deliveries. On this day his car was booted while he was inside the building delivering someone’s lunch. Jason did not have any money on him to pay for the boot removal, so he had to call the store he worked at and ask them to send over the $50. “Its gonna cost me $50 to get this thing off my car and so far today I have only made $30,” he said.“Unbelievable man, I am just trying to make a living.”

(Photo by Joeff Davis)

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Every Friday since August 2002, through cold, rain, wind and heat antiwar demonstrators have been gathering at the corner of 14th and Peachtree between noon and 1 p.m. to protest the Iraq war. At this afternoon’s gathering protesters ranged in age from 6 months to 90 years. They waved placards, flashed peace signs at passing cars and cheered when cars honked in support of their message. Organizers cited the new administration as being one of the reasons they were ending the weekly protest. Bobbie Paul, who has attended well over 200 of the Friday protests, said “we didn’t stop the war, but we helped change the discourse and helped this country move towards change.”

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(Photo by Joeff Davis)

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