Wolfe and Patti Kunkle, Queen of L5PWilton Hugh “Wolf” Thomas, famous street personality of Atlanta Georgia, Little Five Points, know for selling of the Great Speckled Bird newspaper for decades. This image was made at The Great Speckled Bird Reunion at Complex B in Atlanta Ga. by T.W. Meyer.
In Atlanta during the late sixties and onward, a fixture on the local scene has been Wolfe Thomas, known simply as Wolfe, selling periodicals.
Tom Millican “Tom the Birdman” at 10th and Peachtree
Famous for his and Tom Millican’s standing at 10th Street and Peachtree selling first The Great Speckled Bird, then other less noble periodicals like Girls! Girls! Girls!, Wolfe was instantly recognizable by his height and blonde locks. One of the good guys of the street, hard at work at his post No matter the weather. Wolfe is always friendly, even if a bit grumpy at times, and is always ready to help out others in the street community.
Like so many of the hip folks, Wolfe transferred his allegiance to Ponce at Highland and Little Five Points to sell magazines when Midtown gentrified .
All recordings copyright the strip project
Coming into Atlanta
“It’s all happening at ‘The Zoo’”
The music changed and Beats became Hippies
Ed Knight
Feelin’ at home with the hippies
Atlanta street people
On The Strip
Atlanta’s digger, Bongo
Piedmont Police Riot
Cosmic carnival tales
A newspaper for the Homeless
Stre
et folks and Chili Dog Charlie’s
the last Birds
The 12th Gate and The Bistro
Jacob, street lawyer wino
bad times – the loitering laws
Little Five Points merchants
The Strip project
Wolfe sings Dusty Roads
Kudos to Bill Horrisberger for his earlier StoryCorp interview of Wolfe.Listen here.
I married Wolfe’s friend Tony in’79. I haven’t seen Wolfe since around ’85. They called me Bobbi. Not a day has gone by without that time on mind. I am far away now but I wish I could visit.
I married Wolfe’s friend Tony in’79. I haven’t seen Wolfe since around ’85. They called me Bobbi. Not a day has gone by without that time on mind. I am far away now but I wish I could visit.
Sad to hear of Wolfe’s passing ,helped me and remember for his help,this brought a flood of memories back
Found him too late… I’m the daughter of Earl McKee, and I’m certain he would have known my father. Lots of questions remaining unanswered