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Category Archives: Street Scenes
Midtown’s Evolving Etymology
Found a cool article describing the changing place names for Midtown: North Atlanta, Tight Squeeze, Hip Strip, The Community, and one I’d never heard before: Blooming Hill Good read! AtlantaStudies
City Fabric in a Book?
Looks like Tim Keane and co in the planning department have joined up with Ryan Gravel to put together a practical guide to achieving Atlanta’s aspirations for a knitted together fabric of a city. I love the idea. From Amy … Continue reading
Shopper’s Bus
The Atlanta Transit Company tried many strategies to survive in the age of the automobile. One was certain bus routes that circled all the major stores downtown.
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Target Practice
Believe it or not, there used to be a bunch of gun stores in downtown Atlanta. Even the Kimball House hotel had a giant neon sign advertising “Pistols, Shotguns, Rifles”. Not sure if layaway would be a good strategy for … Continue reading
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