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Yo!

Did You Know?!

Yo! Did You Know?! ® is a travelogue web series that follows  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!

 

FEATURED VIDEO:

EP 09: Odd Fellows Building

Odd Fellows Building reveals a location which arrived right on time at the turn of the 20th Century and was just what the community needed during a very tense time in Atlanta metro’s racial past. We have a deep conversation at the foot of this very important European-styled building, which was the former headquarters for District Grand Lodge No. 18 of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America. Interestingly, It also served as a common hang out for jazz greats like Lionel Hampton, Louie Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Billie Holiday and was often called the “hub” of Black Atlanta’s commercial life. And will finally uncover the meaning behind the building’s distinctive African terra cotta faces and figures carved it the building’s outer facade. 

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.

 

IG:   @msjenfarris

 

PROMO: Haugabrooks Funeral Home (s1, EP10)

In 1929 a Spelman HBCU Graduate took $300, invested into her business that flipped into a multi-million dollar company operating for nearly a century! On the 10th the Episode of YO! DID YOU KNOW?! we will dive into the film location: Haugabrooks Funeral Home and its owner, Geneva “Mama” Haugabrooks who was not only woman who excelled in a male dominated industry, she gave back  thru civic organizations, community service, and even invested in education; funding a pioneering Academy in historic Collier Heights that maintained her Namesake. Thankfully, the funeral home building has been preserved. Established in the 1980s by notable leaders Coretta Scott King, John Cox and Christine King Farris, the overseeing organization believes in historic preservation, fostering entrepreneurship and strengthening the community. (CLICK FULL VIDEO LINK)

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YO! PRESS

YO! AFTER THE SHOW

Lenox and Parker Magazine’s June Issue, features Series Creator, Jen Farris as their AList section for Juneteenth. They take a deep dive into YO! DID YOU KNOW?! to discuss its origins, how the series relates to film and television locations, as well as details of Season One’s upcoming 11 episodes that fun May 26 – June 30. Season One features ATLANTA locations.

YO! ATER THE SHOW is an extended content segment allowing viewers additional facts about the featured web series’ episode. This PETERS STREET segment follows the S1 EP1 “Welcome to Hotel Row” episode and Jen Farris takes viewers down to PETERS STREET along a former Atlanta Terminal railroad junction adjacent to the Castleberry Community in SW ATL.

SERIES EPISODES

Welcome to Hotel Row – (s1, EP01)

On this 1st episode of YO! Did You Know?! ®, …

Historic West End Atlanta – (s1, EP02)

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.

Iconic Greenbriar – (s1, EP03)

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Prince Hall Masons Bldg and WERD Radio – (s1, EP04)

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Herndon Home Museum – (s1, DLX EP05, pt 1)

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Herndon Home Museum – (s1, DLX EP05, pt 2)

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Candler Building & Hotel – (s1, EP06)

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Big Bethel AME Church (s1, EP07)

Before this popular film location, Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal, …

Clark University Brownsville (s1, EP08)

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Odd Fellows Building (s1, EP09)

Odd Fellows Building YO! Did You Know?! ® EP 09: …

COMING June 30 – Mechanicsville as Detroit

YO! Did You Know?! ® explores one of Atlanta’s oldest …

What Inspired YO! Did You Know?!®

YO! Did You Know?! ® travelogue web series is centered around historic preservation. As a seasoned Film and TV location scout for 16 years, film-friendly communities have morphed dramatically. YO! was birthed as a platform to reveal history ‘hidden in plain sight’, draw attention to the, often missed, structures and artistry of architecture, and educate viewers about the change makers who made the communities special.

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