I made this photograph in 2017 and don’t recall exactly where it was located. I know it was either on Georgia Highway 36 or 74, on the east side of Thomaston. The Art Deco building might be the work of the WPA or another New Deal agency, which would date it to the late 1930s or early 1940s, but this is just a guess. This style of architecture, considered modern and low-maintenance, was often used with governmental buildings. It’s possible that it served another purpose, but the font of the signage looks pretty authentic to the Art Deco style. I believe the Upson County Public Works department is now located elsewhere.
Danny Burks notes that this once served as a prison work camp.
This is located on Hwy 74, near the bus barn and the livestock auction barn.
Use to be a work camp for prisoners
Interesting. Thank you…a variation on this style was also used at the state prison in Reidsville, although that was much bigger.