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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 02:04:00

A mattress warehouse with bullet holes in the front window became the heart of East Atlanta Village, one hand-built bar at a time. The EARL - the East Atlanta Restaurant and Lounge - opened in July 1999 at 488 Flat Shoals Avenue, built largely by founder John Searson himself, a restaurant-business newcomer who called licensed contractors only when the law required it. The origin details are village folklore: the bar top was cut from a tree that fell on Searson's property during construction, a ...