Baxley, the county seat of Appling County, is a small South Georgia town centered around its historic courthouse, downtown commercial district, and railroad corridor. These photographs, taken in May and June 2024, document the courthouse square, older storefronts and commercial buildings, murals, signs, architectural details, and the railroad that passes through the center of town.
Commercial buildings along a downtown street in Baxley, Georgia, with the city water tower visible above the rooftops, in June 2024
A downtown Baxley sidewalk looking toward the railroad crossing and commercial district, in June 2024
Storefronts, an older projecting Coca-Cola sign, and the railroad crossing in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
he former Hi-Tech Industrial Services building in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
A weathered brick commercial building with boarded upper windows in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
A row of commercial buildings along South Main Street in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
wooden exterior stairway in a narrow passage between downtown commercial buildings in Baxley, in June 2024
A painted Coca-Cola advertisement on a brick wall along a downtown passageway in Baxley, in June 2024
eathered Blues Brothers figures displayed in the window of a downtown Baxley storefront, in June 2024
“Welcome to Baxley, Georgia” mural on a downtown commercial building,in June 2024
The Appling County Courthouse and surrounding civic buildings in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
Frontal view of the Appling County Courthouse in Baxley, Georgia, in June 2024
Veterans memorial on the grounds of the Appling County Courthouse in Baxley, in June 2024
The Appling County Courthouse viewed from an angle in late-afternoon light, in June 2024
The 1911 Citizens Banking Company building and adjoining storefronts in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
Frontal view of the 1911 Citizens Banking Company building in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
The former Barnes Drug Store and neighboring commercial storefronts in downtown Baxley, in June 2024
The Welcome to Baxley mural and adjoining commercial buildings along a downtown block, in June 2024
An angled view along the brick wall carrying the Welcome to Baxley mural, in June 2024
Older commercial storefronts along a side street in downtown Baxley., in June 2024
Commercial buildings and the railroad corridor through downtown Baxley, in June 2024
