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A few observations about Christmas in Atlanta, mostly having to do with Lenox Square.

1) Many, if not most, of the cars in the Lenox Square are not from Fulton or Dekalb County.  Most are OTP vehicles.  Come on people!  The Mall of Georgia isn’t enough for you?  A mall with its own beauty queen (not kidding) isn’t enough?  Whelp, I guess no Apple Store, no peace.

2) The Great Tree and the Pink Pig are wasted in their current location.  Originally, they were downtown and part of the thrill of visiting was not only to experience Rich’s (which won’t exist next year at all), but also see the city!  Now, they rest near parking garages and you can’t see anything.  If Buckhead continues to be the primary edge city for Atlanta, and Lenox is going to be the commercial hub of Buckhead, then why not locate the pig and tree so that they are better positioned and people can see all of Buckhead?  And why not use the real pig instead of a new lesser version of the classic?

3) Christmas in Atlanta seems to be the time when the natives visit hotels.  Why have a holiday party at a hotel?  Companies pay too much for food, parking, and facilities all to bring their employees to a place that celebrates people from out of town?   Wouldn’t Dante’s be more sensible?  Or, if you’re looking for a more cost effective route, Manuel’s?

Hark the Constitution sings, advertising wondrous things… Happy Holidays, Feed the World, Go Gladiators.

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