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Old 01-15-2009, 04:26 PM
 
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I have been around Carrollton and Douglasville and for some reason those suburbs remind me of rust belt cities. It strikes me as kind of strange because when Atlanta comes to mind, the last thing I think about is rust belt. What do you think?
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Old 01-15-2009, 06:14 PM
 
Location: West Metro Atlanta
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I have been around Carrollton and Douglasville and for some reason those suburbs remind me of rust belt cities. It strikes me as kind of strange because when Atlanta comes to mind, the last thing I think about is rust belt. What do you think?
Well Carrollton is only 90 minutes or so from Birmingham, and I consider Birmingham a rust belt city, so I don't think it's odd for you to consider Carrollton a rust belt city.
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Old 01-15-2009, 08:41 PM
 
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Neve been to Carrollton actually but I live in Douglasville and I'm not really sure what is meant by Rust belt.
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Old 01-15-2009, 08:47 PM
 
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Cities like Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit are examples of Rust Belt cities. These are cities in which historically the economy has been defined by the steel industry and other heavy manufacturing.
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Old 01-15-2009, 08:48 PM
 
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they kind of depress me
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Old 01-15-2009, 09:09 PM
 
Location: Douglasville, GA
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Okay Well in that case no I don't see a comparison. Closer to farm belt than rust belt if anything. In fact some have joked that I live in the country.
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Okay Well in that case no I don't see a comparison. Closer to farm belt than rust belt if anything. In fact some have joked that I live in the country.
You don't...?


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Old 01-16-2009, 01:15 PM
 
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I have been in Douglasville and to me it has a somewhat industrial look. Carrollton even more so. An industrial look combined with a worn-out appearance. Marietta CAN resemble that in some places, but not like Douglasville or Carrollton.
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Old 01-16-2009, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Douglasville, GA
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You don't...?


Well I have seen a horse farm. But no cows yet. But I like it out here. Well except for some issues with our garbage pickup around the holidays. And of course the fact that I have to drive 20 miles to get to the closest train station. But that is an issue of itself in this area and certainly not restricted to Douglasville. But I don't really need to leave town for anything on the weekends unless it's nightlife and we haven't really done any of that. Other than that everything else is right in town.
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Old 04-08-2009, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Douglasville, GA
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I have been in Douglasville and to me it has a somewhat industrial look. Carrollton even more so. An industrial look combined with a worn-out appearance. Marietta CAN resemble that in some places, but not like Douglasville or Carrollton.
Maybe its moreso you that's depressed.
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