Yo! Did

You Know?!

Yo! Did You Know?! ® is a travelogue web series that follows, me, Jen Farris, a seasoned Film and TV location scout, into film-friendly communities to reveal history ‘hidden in plain sight’, the artistry of architecture and oftentimes the change makers who made those communities special. Let’s virtually explore together!

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Meet Series Creator, Jen Farris

Hi! I’m Jen, a Georgia Peach from Atlanta USA. For thirty years, I have worked in the entertainment industry, and in that time, for more than a decade, I have worked as a professional film and television location scout. I love exploration and have seen the coolest perspectives of locations from an eagle’s eye-view to under the ground. I’m excited to finally tell the stories of many places I have traveled. Hailing from a lineage of storytellers, writers and historians, it is no surprise that I believe storytelling to be something held in high regard. Building the foundation of stories through location scouting has been invigorating.

Fun Fact

I fell in love with architecture as a teenager, and was so good, my drafting teacher carved my name out of wood as a desk name plate for my future job at an architectural firm. Who knew that after all these years in entertainment, I would find myself back inside of a world of architecture.

What Inspired Yo! Did You Know?!®

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SERIES EPISODES

S1, EP1 WELCOME TO HOTEL ROW

Atlanta, GA’s downtown area has a rich and historic railroad history dating back to the late 1800s. On this 1st episode of YO! Did You Know?! ®, we share, to our fortune, there is one historically preserved section of buildings along Hotel Row in the 200 block of Mitchell Street in downtown Atlanta that tied directly into the railroad system and filmmakers like me absolutely love telling stories inside of it.

S1, EP 2 Historic West End Atlanta

YO! Did You Know?! ® takes you into one of Atlanta’s oldest and most historically significant communities with almost 200 years of architectural greatness. Learn why a well-known legend, Aretha Franklin, was portrayed here inside of this perfect location.

Coming Soon – S1, EP 3 on Tues June 2!

This YO! Did You Know?! ® episode speaks of the beloved Greenbriar Mall built in 1965, designed by a famous architect who designed iconic buildings in Atlanta's downtown skyline. Before it was a mall from 1920s-early 1960s, this land was home to a couple of Atlanta's most prominent movers and shakers who dominated their industry. This episode takes a nostalgic stroll down SW ATL's memory lane.