Comments on: Natives Need to be Addressed

By: David C. Long

David C. Long — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:22:51 +0000

I wish for my fellow thespians! As 35 and native and Ga State MBA fellow American, Pull your head out of the rectum and observe the REAL ENEMY!!! All of the entirety of our politicianians and the sysytem that has been created! Not race you idiot!!!! LOOK CLOSER and you may see! Love You All!!!!!

By: Fred Lawler

Fred Lawler — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:08:45 +0000

i am a native Atlantan probably a bit older than the writer of the last post.
I as well as just about 125 native Atlantans neet monthly at one of the few remaiming High Schools that we attended in the early to late 1950s that is inside the City of Atlanta limits.
Granted we are mostly from the wrong side of Five Points (or better the wrong side of the railroad tracks.
for most of the readers but we all attended High School in Atlanta that were all white(non integerated) But we sure enjoy meeting and recalling our high School days. We represent a total of five Atlanta High Schoolswe would always like to have more folks join us especially from the North side of Five Points because after allit is the term “native Atlantan” that matters.
if anyone is interested you can even subscribe to our all FREE monthly newsletter, we have interesting old photos and many fond memories of what to a person we all call the Great City that we were fortunate enough to be raised in.
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By: Joeventures

Joeventures — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:35:06 +0000

Sure, you’re being picky! But next time you correct someone on the proper spelling of Virginia-Highland (no s), that is something I wouldn’t consider to be all that picky

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:53:13 +0000

Just one note (and I’m not being picky, it is just a thing I have)…. it was DAVISON’S, not Davidson’s stores. Thanks!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:06:31 +0000

I know where 2 Peachtree is, and I’m white and not an Atlanta native. My question is…why would you have any kind of event at 2 Peachtree? It’s a state government building and looks the part. Not to mention the fact that some of the streets around it have been closed for the last year or so as they’ve worked on the bridge there. They were just recently re-opened without much fanfare. So it’s possible that some of the folks that do know where 2 Peachtree is looked at the address and said “nevermind.”

By: Julien

Julien — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:12:26 +0000

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By: Trackboy1

Trackboy1 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:58:52 +0000

I feel like Central Atlanta Progress “preaches to the choir”. I know they’re trying their best, but…

Would like to see more big events downtown that draw from throughout the region. Close down streets for big food festivals, concerts, special events, etc. Part of my job entails festivals. It’s amazing the market research on who goes to what festivals. People who go to the big food festivals spend much more than any group for any type of festival.

Yes, closing down the roads a couple of times a year is a hassle, but MARTA’s right there. I know there are some events in Woodruff Park, but not the big, big stuff that draws people in from the ‘burbs. I mean big name entertainment or a draw that people will make the effort to get down there to see. Close the streets down by Woodruff Park for a big event twice a year. Show off the area. Have tours of all of the cool condo’s.

And get the jackasses from the federal courthouse to stop parking on the sidewalks.

By: sweatingyankee

sweatingyankee — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:21:37 +0000

Building on what GT said, Chicago has expereinced a very similar revival on the south side of its downtown. 5 years ago the south loop was not an area to visit (day or night), but has really turned around in the last couple of years. This turnaround can be traced to the construction of student apartments and dorms for the largely commuter schools (Columbia College, Roosevelt University, etc.) that fulfill a similar need as GSU does for Atlanta. Since the students moved in the merchants have followed and created a thriving new part of the city. Hopefully we can see this pattern repeat here in Atlanta in the near future.

By: GT

GT — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:43:12 +0000

It seems like GSU’s expansion and transition out of being a commuter school will help bring grocery stores and even bookstores to the area (along with residences like 12 CP). This would certainly make it feel like a more liveable downtown.

At Tech, there are three Publix’s in a

By: Joeventures

Joeventures — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:47:05 +0000

I would agree with BPJ’s comment that Fairlie-Poplar is doing well, and that CAP has been key to many of the good things that have happened downtown the past several years.

But I also agree with Robert’s comment that there’s a large population of Atlantans who would stand to benefit from (re)discovering downtown.

Considering downtown’s challenges (even compared to Midtown’s), I would say CAP has actually exercised tremendous leadership. Among its assets, Midtown can count a larger residential population than downtown.

Among its challenges, Downtown can count the entire east-west corridor, which includes the giant railroad gulch, and the government buildings — I like to call that area the Agglomeration of Modernist Institutional Bureaucracies. And for many years, the landowners have not had much of an incentive to build new residential units. Now, after a recent forum hosted by CAP, it’s an imperative.

There is more of downtown than Fairlie-Poplar that can be alive during non-business hours. It’s just going to take some time to keep all the players working together, assemble the land, and build the new infrastructure to make it happen.