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I'm not saying it is wrong because many places are basically suburbs even though they are within the big city's city limits (like much of eastern Queens or much of the San Fernando Valley),...
but not speaking atlantaese so not knowing, can in-city Buckhead be called a suburb?
I'm not saying it is wrong because many places are basically suburbs even though they are within the big city's city limits (like much of eastern Queens or much of the San Fernando Valley),...
but not speaking atlantaese so not knowing, can in-city Buckhead be called a suburb?
The picture above is 9 miles from Downtown Atlanta.
The picture above is 9 miles from Downtown Atlanta.
Not sure I would call Buckhead a suburb but Perimeter/Dunwoody/Sandy Springs definitely is. Though all of outside of the large office towers and residences, everything about Buckhead feels more like a suburb.
This, for me, has been a happy thread.. I grew up in suburban Atlanta, worked in Midtown, lived in Buckhead, went to grad school in Chicago, lived all across the US, and internationally. and traveled to all the places mentioned, and now live in Raleigh. The edge city concept has always fascinated me, as a child of the suburbs, and as an adult of urban centers. We can always parse hairs on the downtown/urban/suburban definitions. The top end of Atlanta’s Perimeter, with the “King and Queen” chess pieces and the Ravina Tower have always set my heart a flutter. I’ve found echoes of this in the Woodlands outside of Houston, and the Gallaria in Dallas. Rosslyn impresses me in its urbanity, but doesn’t seem suburban. Bethesda and Silver Spring skylines seem more fitting. Clayton, Irving, and Irvine do as well. Coral Gables, and Evanston too. Redmond and Bellevue are becoming even more impressive, and remind me a bit of Mississauga. Raleigh’s Downtown and North Hills (Edge city) skylines are really popping . It’s like my little boy is growing up...
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Buckhead is not included since it's buildings get joined with Atlanta in Emporis.
I also didn't add any of the Canadian suburbs, however Missasuga has 100 200ft+ buildings with the tallest one being 584ft.
Buckhead doesnt count.. it's not a suburb unless we're talking about suburban cities which Atlanta is. I agree that Buckhead and alot of Atlanta is suburban but If Buckhead counts then so does Rosslyn/Hoboken etc. and they are actually outside of city limits.
Buckhead is not included since it's buildings get joined with Atlanta in Emporis.
I also didn't add any of the Canadian suburbs, however Missasuga has 100 200ft+ buildings with the tallest one being 584ft.
For what it is worth, Bellevue is 9.8 Miles from Seattle and Buckhead is exactly 9.0 Miles from Downtown Atlanta. Given Bellevue and Buckhead's proximity to their respective urban cores are so similar, it seems strange one is included and the other isn't. Just me $0.02.
Per Emporis, Buckhead has 56 buildings over 20 stories and the tallest building is 665ft.
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. I grew up in suburban Atlanta, worked in Midtown, lived in Buckhead, went to grad school in Chicago, lived all across the US, and internationally. and traveled to all the places mentioned, and now live in Raleigh. The edge city concept has always fascinated me, as a child of the suburbs, and as an adult of urban centers. We can always parse hairs on the downtown/urban/suburban definitions. The top end of Atlanta’s Perimeter, with the “King and Queen” chess pieces and the Ravina Tower have always set my heart a flutter. I’ve found echoes of this in the Woodlands outside of Houston, and the Gallaria in Dallas. Rosslyn impresses me in its urbanity, but doesn’t seem suburban. Bethesda and Silver Spring skylines seem more fitting. Clayton, Irving, and Irvine do as well. Coral Gables, and Evanston too. Redmond and Bellevue are becoming even more impressive, and remind me a bit of Mississauga. Raleigh’s Downtown and North Hills (Edge city) skylines are really popping . It’s like my little boy is growing up...
