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I've lived all around the world in different cities so I know what the rest of the world is like thank you very much. Don't pull me down into your nonsense because you can not comprehend that "urban" is different from city to city.
All these places are in the same country are they not? Or does your definition of what is urbane only include the deep south? You can't just warp a definition of urban to fit the mold of Atlanta and call it urban. You can keep thinking L5P and Decatur are urban though, and we can agree to disagree.
For everybody else, this is what L5P is surrounded by, at least these sites aren't delusional.
http://www.inmanpark.org/
Located two miles east of downtown, Historic Inman Park is Atlanta’s first planned community and one of the nation’s first garden suburbs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. http://www.candlerpark.org/
Candler Park is a neighborhood in intown Atlanta, in zip code 30307, about 5 minutes east of downtown and just south of Ponce De Leon Avenue. This National Register of Historic Places neighborhood is one of Atlanta's first suburbs and was founded as Edgewood in 1890.
Decatur from wikipedia:
An intown suburb of Atlanta and part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Decatur's public transportation is served by three MARTA rail stations. Decatur's official motto is "A city of homes, schools and places of worship."[4]
Virginia Highlands from wikipedia: Virginia-Highland is a neighborhood ofAtlanta, Georgia, founded in the early 20th century as a streetcar suburb. It is named after the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Highland Avenue, the heart of a busy commercial district at the center of the neighborhood. The neighborhood is famous for its bungalows and other historic houses from the 1910s-1930s.
Do you see the trend in ALL of these sites except your own delusion??? SUBURB SUBURB SUBURB. All of that stuff is VERY VERY suburban. Only people from Atlanta (on this board)apparently think an of these areas are urban. At least the actual people there off the board who run the websites or write wiki descriptions are legitimate and most people from Atlanta aren't as delusional to what Atlanta is in real life.
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All these places are in the same country are they not? Or does your definition of what is urbane only include the deep south? You can't just warp a definition of urban to fit the mold of Atlanta and call it urban.
I don't need to give you a resume.
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You can keep thinking L5P and Decatur are urban though, and we can agree to disagree.
For everybody else, this is what L5P is surrounded by, at least this site isn't delusional. http://www.inmanpark.org/
Located two miles east of downtown, Historic Inman Park is Atlanta’s first planned community and one of the nation’s first garden suburbs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
While I'll ignore the extreme snobbery of your post, what I like (because, ultimately that is all that matters to me) is that in between the various districts in Atlanta are these residential neighborhoods like Inman Park with awesome turn of the 20th century architecture and a connection to nature by not ripping up ever bit of it and paving it over with cement to satisfy the rather childish views of some who see trees a bit of grass as being anti-urban.
Overall though, I do not see what this has to do with the thread topic at hand. If you don't like places like this or they inflame your sensibilities, take it elsewhere.
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Then do not claim Atanta to be urban. Atlanta has many things going for it as a city, but urban is not one of them.
*sigh*
I will never understand why this is such a sour point for people. My views are what they are and are backed up with my life experiences. My opinion does not need an endorsement from the "what is urban" crowd and I fail to see what relevance it has on reality.
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*sigh*
I am feeling the same way.
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I will never understand why this is such a sour point for people.
Because the claim is not true. Portland, Denver and other cities have a higher population, higher ppsm and yet have half the metro population.
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My views are what they are and are backed up with my life experiences. My opinion does not need an endorsement from the "what is urban" crowd and I fail to see what relevance it has on reality.
Facts show Atlanta is not urban. I am not trying to bash Atlanta. They have many things going for it as a city, but for people to claim it's urban is ridiculous.
Then do not claim Atanta to be urban. Atlanta has many things going for it as a city, but urban is not one of them.
Ding ding ding. Nobody would say anything if Atlanta folks didn't make such crazy claims. I like Atlanta, but some posts I see on here make my jaw drop and start to wonder.
While I'll ignore the extreme snobbery of your post, what I like (because, ultimately that is all that matters to me) is that in between the various districts in Atlanta are these residential neighborhoods like Inman Park with awesome turn of the 20th century architecture and a connection to nature by not ripping up ever bit of it and paving it over with cement to satisfy the rather childish views of some who see trees a bit of grass as being anti-urban.
Overall though, I do not see what this has to do with the thread topic at hand. If you don't like places like this or they inflame your sensibilities, take it elsewhere.
They aren't urban.
All the official sites I referenced say they are suburban.
I like the areas, I am not inflamed nor childish, I just post how things actually are.
That is good you like those areas, I like them too and think they are cool, just don't call them urban, not even close, but now you have a good description of the areas in your post, so thanks for clarifying. You would probably like the middle/outer ring suburbs in Chicago/Boston/NYC or even New Orleans also, b/c they are like the actual city of Atlanta.
Highland park, Downers grove, St Charles, etc. are similar to ATL areas.
Highland Park 26 miles North of DT Chicago
Downer's Grove 22 miles West of DT Chicago
St Charles 44 miles West of DT Chicago
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They have many things going for it as a city, but for people to claim it's urban is ridiculous.
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Ding ding ding. Nobody would say anything if Atlanta folks didn't make such crazy claims. I like Atlanta, but some posts I see on here make my jaw drop and start to wonder.
Atlanta is urban (and so is Houston, Dallas, Miami, and NOLA). Now deal with it.
While y'all squirm over that, I have more important things to attend to. Ciao!
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