bryantm3
12-01-2011, 01:33 PM
i don't know if y'all are familiar with atlanta at all but i decided to make an atlanta appreciation thread. atlanta is so cool, i love living here. a lot of people have this image of atlanta being either a suburban city or backwards, and all of that is so wrong. i decided to post some neat pictures and stuff about atlanta that i love so much.
we have our own "central park". it's called piedmont park:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2718839656_39347bb2e4.jpg
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/atlanta-city-guide-15.jpg
http://media.knoxnews.com/media/img/photos/2010/12/26/122610webapsnow2_t607.jpg
we have the tallest skyscraper in the US outside of NY and chicago:
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/_files/images/bank-of-america-plaza.jpg
we have awesome neighbourhoods.
this is little five points, where you'll find a ton of record stores (vinyl, i mean), crazy stores, head shops, and the occasional zombie parade:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvsXED5fxXA/TWgUznNy3jI/AAAAAAAAAUA/QSW5pS0w-C0/s640/little+five+points.jpg
http://www.atlantaphotos.com/images/images_big/Little5Points_071109-11.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.citysbest.com/media/2011/10/l5p-parade-2-1319174478.jpg
virginia highland, the first carbon neutral neighbourhood in america and home of the yeah! burger:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Virginia_Highland_Carbon_Neutral_Zone.JPG
http://www.northcoastzeitgeist.com/.a/6a0115712eef38970c015391a3924b970b-580wi
one of the only cities where orthodox jews can be collard green and barbecue loving southerners:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4O8NgApNYMc/SKQvvuW3exI/AAAAAAAAAb0/XqDNSHlRb08/s400/kosher_bbq_sm.jpg
we have a subway system:
http://www.traveltoatlanta.info/wp-content/uploads/marta.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U7oQJmHTbXY/SqRoUHcAOyI/AAAAAAAADKY/tWD7lxAUTXg/s400/IMG_5783.jpg
atlanta is covered in trees, even downtown:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/41855948.jpg
the olympics (with a terrorist attack at the same time) happened here, dammit, and we're not gonna let you forget it!
http://www.pictureninja.com/pages/united-states/georgia/atlanta-olympic-park.JPG
where you can get a horse and carriage ride... between the skyscrapers.
http://gb.fotolibra.com/images/previews/752212-georgia-atlanta-peachtree-street-downtown-street-horse-drawn-carriage-animal-black-man-driv.jpeg
the rich's (macy's now— they got bought out) great tree lighting, the other celebration macy's has on thanksgiving day:
http://browngirlnextdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Macys-Great-Tree-Fireworks-Courtesy-James-Camp-680x1024.jpg
historic homes:
http://www.atlantaphotos.com/images/images_big/ACVB_Inman_park.jpg
http://st.houzz.com/simages/39175_0_4-2991-traditional-exterior.jpg
entire parts of the city where all the signs look like this one on buford hwy:
http://clatl.com/binary/5d1b/1278688611-buford-highway.jpg
and where you *think* you're in downtown:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Cumberlandskyline.jpg
you keep driving, the skyscrapers disappear, and then you come upon this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/2380528523_76194bb1a5.jpg
and you are thoroughly confused. you drive another 5 miles, the skyscrapers disappear again, and you're in a neigbourhood, and all of the sudden you see this:
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqrxkwa1Gz1qc63pwo1_500.jpg
so then you think "okay, THIS must be downtown." you keep driving, and then you're BACK in another neighbourhood when this looms above you:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/375966413_e09a4a5a56.jpg
"okay! i've finally found it!" you say, in delight. you pull off the side of the road asking where underground atlanta is and people tell you you're not in downtown.
by this time it's four AM and the fog is setting in. so you get back in the car, and drive until you see this:
http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles12367.jpg
"shit, this can't be it." you say. so you keep driving and you realize an hour later that you missed it and now you're in macon.
we have our own "central park". it's called piedmont park:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2718839656_39347bb2e4.jpg
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/atlanta-city-guide-15.jpg
http://media.knoxnews.com/media/img/photos/2010/12/26/122610webapsnow2_t607.jpg
we have the tallest skyscraper in the US outside of NY and chicago:
http://www.atlantadowntown.com/_files/images/bank-of-america-plaza.jpg
we have awesome neighbourhoods.
this is little five points, where you'll find a ton of record stores (vinyl, i mean), crazy stores, head shops, and the occasional zombie parade:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KvsXED5fxXA/TWgUznNy3jI/AAAAAAAAAUA/QSW5pS0w-C0/s640/little+five+points.jpg
http://www.atlantaphotos.com/images/images_big/Little5Points_071109-11.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.citysbest.com/media/2011/10/l5p-parade-2-1319174478.jpg
virginia highland, the first carbon neutral neighbourhood in america and home of the yeah! burger:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Virginia_Highland_Carbon_Neutral_Zone.JPG
http://www.northcoastzeitgeist.com/.a/6a0115712eef38970c015391a3924b970b-580wi
one of the only cities where orthodox jews can be collard green and barbecue loving southerners:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4O8NgApNYMc/SKQvvuW3exI/AAAAAAAAAb0/XqDNSHlRb08/s400/kosher_bbq_sm.jpg
we have a subway system:
http://www.traveltoatlanta.info/wp-content/uploads/marta.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U7oQJmHTbXY/SqRoUHcAOyI/AAAAAAAADKY/tWD7lxAUTXg/s400/IMG_5783.jpg
atlanta is covered in trees, even downtown:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/41855948.jpg
the olympics (with a terrorist attack at the same time) happened here, dammit, and we're not gonna let you forget it!
http://www.pictureninja.com/pages/united-states/georgia/atlanta-olympic-park.JPG
where you can get a horse and carriage ride... between the skyscrapers.
http://gb.fotolibra.com/images/previews/752212-georgia-atlanta-peachtree-street-downtown-street-horse-drawn-carriage-animal-black-man-driv.jpeg
the rich's (macy's now— they got bought out) great tree lighting, the other celebration macy's has on thanksgiving day:
http://browngirlnextdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Macys-Great-Tree-Fireworks-Courtesy-James-Camp-680x1024.jpg
historic homes:
http://www.atlantaphotos.com/images/images_big/ACVB_Inman_park.jpg
http://st.houzz.com/simages/39175_0_4-2991-traditional-exterior.jpg
entire parts of the city where all the signs look like this one on buford hwy:
http://clatl.com/binary/5d1b/1278688611-buford-highway.jpg
and where you *think* you're in downtown:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Cumberlandskyline.jpg
you keep driving, the skyscrapers disappear, and then you come upon this:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2134/2380528523_76194bb1a5.jpg
and you are thoroughly confused. you drive another 5 miles, the skyscrapers disappear again, and you're in a neigbourhood, and all of the sudden you see this:
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqrxkwa1Gz1qc63pwo1_500.jpg
so then you think "okay, THIS must be downtown." you keep driving, and then you're BACK in another neighbourhood when this looms above you:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/375966413_e09a4a5a56.jpg
"okay! i've finally found it!" you say, in delight. you pull off the side of the road asking where underground atlanta is and people tell you you're not in downtown.
by this time it's four AM and the fog is setting in. so you get back in the car, and drive until you see this:
http://pics4.city-data.com/cpicc/cfiles12367.jpg
"shit, this can't be it." you say. so you keep driving and you realize an hour later that you missed it and now you're in macon.