Comments on: Who loves Atlanta?

By: GraysonBuzz

GraysonBuzz — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:38:00 +0000

Just because an area identifies with Atlanta, that does not necessarily mean that it identifies with the city’s politics. As TeddyB sais, most of us out here in the suburbs will say we are from Atlanta, especially when talking on a macro level. If I traveling in Chicago and someone asks where I am from, they are not going to know where Lawrenceville is but they do know Atlanta. I think “Atlanta” is more the MSA than just the city.

By: EasyStreet

EasyStreet — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:24:00 +0000

If you aren’t eligible to vote for the mayor then you live in atlanta.

By: Teddyb

Teddyb — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:05:56 +0000

Whether the rest of Georgia loves the city depends on how you ask the question. Those in the suburbs don’t see the Braves as representatives of the inner city, but as representatives of themselves. People in rural Georgia think of the whole MSA as Atlanta. Suburbanites will tell others they are from “Atlanta” but people here the name of their edge city. We totally lack an accurate picture of what is and what is not Atlanta.

By: Jolomo

Jolomo — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:12:53 +0000

Good point. One thing you have to take into account is Atlanta’s inability to annex neighborhoods over the years. So our area is only 130 square miles while Chicago is 230, Houston is 600(!) and Dallas is 340. But, heck that just makes our city population that much more impressive!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:42:59 +0000

Most of the Atlanta MSA is as red as the rest of Georgia.

Atlanta is a minor city at 400K, it’s our MSA (4.XM) that gives us any recognition.

We need to increase our city population significantly; we need to be more like Chicago. Their MSA is 8.XM people but their city is 3.XM, much better ratios than we have…one could quintuple our city population yet we’d still be under our MSA (almost by half). That is sad.