Comments on: The question that’s been on everyone’s mind

By: Gordon Lamb

Gordon Lamb — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:06:28 +0000

GWTW a “snooze”? P’shaw! I love GWTW. Book and movie. Love. It.

By: Mark Davis

Mark Davis — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:48:39 +0000

Lindsay brings up a good point. Atlanta’s got some really fine neighborhoods, a fine tree canopy, yes, and good bars.

It’s a good place to watch little boys play.

By: Victory B.

Victory B. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:33:14 +0000

Exactly. We’ve always said about Atlanta: Terrible place to visit, but I’d definitely want to live here:)

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:01:29 +0000

I think it is wrong to imply that Atlanta lacks character, or that it is a generic, sprawling city. Certainly, I don’t recommend it for tourists. You can find better museums, bigger aquariums, and other more compelling tourist attractions in many other American cities. Downtown is a corporate wasteland, and Buckhead is even worse.

That said, living here, the neighborhoods have unique and charming characters. The greenness (I’m talking about trees and lawns here) of Atlanta and its residential quality is entirely unique in American cities of the same size. There are excellent restaurants and bars- I prefer the ones with patios, to take advantage of the Southern summer night air. As a recent college grad, I find that the price is right all around.

And if someone wants to come here to visit some sort of Antebellumland theme park, they deserve to be exactly as disappointed as they inevitably will be.

By: Mark Davis

Mark Davis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:13:53 +0000

In places, Atlanta is hardly discernible from Philadelphia, where I lived for nearly eight years. I doubt it is much different from Phoenix, Kokomo or other cities I haven’t visited.
Regional differences in this nation began fading after World War II, when the first Levittown took root outside New York. It continues to this day.

By: Roxie

Roxie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:03:22 +0000

Time Travel (American style!) isn’t that great of idea for those who aren’t white & male y’all. Just think about it.

Any time someone talks about the “good old days” (and they’re talking past 1980) I want to punch them in face.

By: Char

Char — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000

…we should also remember that the Atlanta of 1864 had some 6,000 residents and had very little in common with the city that developed later on.

By: Char

Char — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:53:09 +0000

Of course, lets not forget that most of the burning and destruction was carried out by retreating southerners – a trend that continues to this day.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:12:22 +0000

Atlanta stopped feeling like Gone With the Wind when Sherman and his troops burned down all the scenery. Tourists must thus be directed to Madison, Ga., with its sort of hilarious “town Sherman refused to burn” claim. It IS a charming place, though!