Comments on: Castleberry Hill is a Victim of Its Own Success

By: jack

jack — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:24:27 +0000

what’s with the bums and the freedom to beg, pee, and sleep wherever, whenever they choose. figure it out. for every bum who hassles a mom to park her car or “bless” the bum with some dough 200 of mom’s friends won’t come to avoid the calcutta experience. look at manhattan, move the beggers off broadway one street over to 8th ave. and its party time. this isn’t rocket science. it’s social science. if castleberry hill wants to be the new village move the freeloaders a couple blocks toward west end. have the cops enforce the car boomers and the atlanta university center kids who don’t have good manners and peters street will be an artist and club paradise like soho. how can you expect people to spend money when the boys feel free to pee in your doorway???

By: Smoove D

Smoove D — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:01:38 +0000

I think the obituary is a bit premature. Over the last couple months, Beshart Gallery has opened and a new gallery moved into the Romo space. Also, both Coffee Loft and Tilt have been putting art up on their walls.

As h20hoodie says, something definitely needs to be done about the undesirable element to keep the revitalization rolling.

By: D_Corbu

D_Corbu — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:10:59 +0000

I agree with Bigdiggie that the next frontier for artists (starving artists at least) is going to be along Murphy Ave and the warehouse spaces around the West End Marta station. I just read an article this week about an old garage renovated by BLDGS Inc. on Murphy Ave called “Villa de Murph” (stunning A+ reno). The prices are right in the area, you’ve got a Marta station, I-20 & 75/85 all there and the area has personality.

As far as ending the cat and mouse game between the creative class and those that crash the party? Beats me…

By: h20hoodie

h20hoodie — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:51:47 +0000

I totally agree that CH went downhill. I have never seen a community fail like CH did. What happened to Monica Tookes gallery, looks like she booked it on over to East Atlanta Village I guess. Nozuko Gallery is gone. The art strolls are pretty pathetic now, there are way too many gunshots and homeless people that you have dodge on your way to get to the galleries. It’s too bad, could have been a really cool neighborhood. I hear rumors now that the new restaurants at Castleberry Point are going to back out now too because CH has changed for the worse. It’s too bad the residents didn’t come together and support their business’.

By: BPJ

BPJ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:09:22 +0000

brad is right. And my information is that Romo was not squeezed out by higher rents, but rather suffered the fate of many galleries around the country. It’s a hard business (as is the restaurant business); it takes about 5 years to start making a profit on a gallery. It’s a shame, because Sam Romo has an excellent eye and was showing adventurous work.

By: brad

brad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:41:35 +0000

I live in castleberry and am a member of the CNA. More galleries have moved in within the past 2 years then left. Don’t know where you’re getting your facts but I suggest you go to the castleberry site and take a look.

By: bigdiggy

bigdiggy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:34:49 +0000

They should move to Murphy Avenue–immediately.