The Buckhead Flower Man
Posted by Ben Hirsh on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 2:48pm.Robert (or the "Flower Man" as he is known in Buckhead) has recently passed away. Robert was a fixture in Buckhead for nearly 25 years as he quietly sold flowers from a traffic island at the intersection of W. Paces Ferry and Northside Pkway.
Whether I drove by in the middle of the day, or late at night, I could always count on the flower man being there, quietly pacing and waiting for his next customer. When the light would change, Robert would direct traffic and encourage people on, he
obviously saw that as his second job.
The Ajc wrote a great article about him and told how every governer since the 80's has stopped to buy flowers from him, the governors mansion is just up the street.
Robert decided to stay in Atlanta and sell flowers in the 80's when his motorcycle broke down on the way through town. He stayed for nearly three decades and he will be talked about for another three decades by those in Buckhead who knew him as the Flower Man. One of his friends has already taken up a position selling flowers on the same corner, but locals will never forget the original.
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