Atlanta vs. Charlotte (Decatur, Newnan, Dallas: schools, live, light rail)

[matt8325]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Ive noticed that on every thread dealing with anything remotely about Atlanta.You ALWAYS have something negative to say.You live in Newnan?Thats not even Atlanta.

Anything within 60 miles of Atlanta is Atlanta.

[Crazy Virgo Child]

Originally Posted by matt8325

Anything within 60 miles of Atlanta is Atlanta.

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No its not, you dont live in Atlanta, you live in Newnan

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by Crazy Virgo Child

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No its not, you dont live in Atlanta, you live in Newnan

I think Newnan can be considered metro; it's chock full of airline pilots for one thing. If you haven't been down there lately, I can tell you that it is definitely feeling the effects of Atlanta's growth.

[matt8325]

Originally Posted by Crazy Virgo Child

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No its not, you dont live in Atlanta, you live in Newnan

If Gwinnett is Atlanta, so is Newnan.

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

I can't believe that you guys actually dragged this thread back on topic! That was quite impressive. I go to bed, everything goes to hell and makes it all the way back in 4 pages - all while I was sleeping...

Can we all agree that Charlotte is in a league with cities like Nashville, Tampa, Indianapolis, Austin, Cleveland, etc.? And can we all agree that Atlanta is in a league with cities like D.C., Dallas, Miami, Philadelphia, Houston, etc.? So there is no need to compare a city from one league with a city from the other unless it is to help make a moving decision.

Atlanta has like four of Charlotte's skylines and has more to offer of everything...because it's a much bigger city. That's just the way things are in a bigger city. If for some reason we started comparing Charlotte to Columbia it would be the same deal - Charlotte has like four of Columbia's skyline and has more to offer of everything...because it's a much bigger city.

Deacon, as usual you are the voice of reason...unfortunately, reason seldom prevails on these city comparison threads.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Ive noticed that on every thread dealing with anything remotely about Atlanta.You ALWAYS have something negative to say.You live in Newnan?Thats not even Atlanta.

Newnan is definitely "Atlanta"...it is full-on Metro. However, "Mr. North Dakota" does have it out for Atlanta.

Bismarck beckons...

[matt8325]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Newnan is definitely "Atlanta"...it is full-on Metro. However, "Mr. North Dakota" does have it out for Atlanta.

Bismarck beckons...

LOL, stop calling me "Mr. North Dakota".

[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Actually you can do the same things in New York that you can do in Atlanta.Cities are cities.There are historical and cultural things that make them different but for the most part you can do most of the same things everywhere.I guess the answer has more to do with the frequency,the quality,quanity and reputation.Its pretty much just a matter of "more OF".Generally speaking,someone moving to Charlotte will move there because they want a slower pace.The Op said himself that he liked Columbus,OH.In that case he would probably like Charlotte better because its a smaller version of Atlanta.Someone wanting to from a city more likely would only move to Charlotte to live in its suburbs.Atlanta has both attractions.No one from Boston will move to Charlotte for a "big city" experience as they are more likely to find in Atlanta.Atlanta intown area is the fastest growing in the nation(thats the city).

I was gonna stop posting on this thread, but I had to reply to this quote because there is a slight error. Charlotte's uptown (downtown) is growing like a weed.

Have you ever heard of the Novare group? You should being that they are based in Atlanta. New comers to Charlotte are choosing the urban high rise life too!!! Check out the Charlotte projects Novare is building as well as other cities in the south.
Novare Group - Current Projects

The tallest condo tower in Charlotte is being built by a different group than Novare. This tower will stand 50 plus storeys tall.
The VUE Charlotte

Here is my personal video that shows the current construction of The Vue.

YouTube - Urban Charlotte

Atlanta does have more urban options than Charlotte. Nobody is debating that. Atlanta also has more suburban options too. My point is that Charlotte can show a newcomer a rail transit oriented community and a high rise condo too. Atlanta does not have the monopoly on this in dixie anymore thanks to Charlotte.

One more thing, here is a video of Charlotte's Nascar Hall of Fame site (I hate Nascar BTW) taken from the Stonewall Street light rail station. Enjoy!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6tvbInoIdI (the hall and Nascar tower is the first 7 seconds of the video)

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by matt8325

LOL, stop calling me "Mr. North Dakota".

Well, that's where you're from, and you hate the ATL...the trees, the people, the diversity, the crime, the traffic, etc.

I thought it was fitting, brother-man!

[matt8325]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Well, that's where you're from, and you hate the ATL...the trees, the people, the diversity, the crime, the traffic, etc.

I thought it was fitting, brother-man!

Well, fortunately with all the development going on in metro Atlanta, there wont be a lot of trees 20-30 years from now.