Positive Waves (Atlanta, Marietta, Alpharetta: work, health care, new home)

[Georgia]

Just for "Fits and Giggles" we have banged this area to death in regard to the negatives of the Atlanta area. I for one have been very guilty when it pertains to certain counties.

For the Georgia residents: Let this thread be the What I like about where I live in GA thread.

To start:

NE Gwinnett

Mall of Georgia
Low Crime Rate
Good Schools
Lower taxes and Millage rates


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[Tdiddy0027]

Coweta.
Abundance of restaurants and stores and a lifestyle center on the way
Still plenty of open land
Generally friendly people
Good schools
Growing population
Proximity to the Airport

[jxu66]

Love to live in Duluth, GA.

Home of Sugarloaf country club and home of many Atlanta Falcons players.

Very diversity both in nationalities and ethnics. Minority are not poor here (A lot of wealthy and successful Blacks and Asians are here,). Good role models for kids.

Good school in Georgia Standard. Duluth high is second in SAT in Gwinnett. PeachTree Ridge High is up and coming school and will be top school in Gwinnett county soon.

Very convenient to all upscale shopping places (NorthPoint, Perimeter, The forum at PeachTree Parkway). Lenox Mall is a little far, but only go there if want to buy at Sak Fifth avenue (that happened only about once in a year ).


Easy access to Gwinnett Center, about 10 minutes drive and a lot of concerts and a minority hockey team.

Since I also work in Duluth, no traffic to work either .

[noname]

Alpharetta in Fulton County

Close to everything (midtown, Buckhead, Perimeter, mountains)
Beautiful trees and parks
Very convenient to get to work, shopping, restaurants, and health care
Safe and fairly quiet

[Zelia]

What makes the city of Atlanta such a great place to live is:

1. Past, and present progressive leaders--black, Jewish, gay, and white with liberal ideas. Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama were once pretty much identical cities 60 years ago. Today, Atlanta ain't Birmingham.

2. It's charm and beauty. Our beautiful trees, though, are rapidly disappearing.

3. A relatively low cost of living compared to many large cities.

4. Friendly people--black, Jewish, gay, and white.

5. A climate that's ranks in the top 15% nationally.

We have a mild, distinct four season climate. Yes, our summers are warm and humid, but nothing like Florida or Texas. Atlanta's elevation, at 1000 feet, moderates the heat a bit. A BIT!!!!! Atlanta has not seen a 100 degree day in at least 10 years. Most summer days are in the low 90s. Very rarely are temperatures in the upper 90s.

Fall and spring are wonderful seasons, and winter essentially begins in January and is over in March. Two inches of snow a year is hardly Buffalo. Plus, the snow is gone is one day. A snowstorm in 1993 did dump 12 inches of snow on the city, but that's extremely, extremely rare. Some years there's no snow.

5. For the most part, immunity to hurricanes. Alberto did roll through a few years ago, but with minor, minor damage.

Georgia is in an earthquake zone, but it's not a very active earthquake zone. Los Angeles it is not.

6. Racial harmony and a solid black middle class that is years ahead of most large cities. It's not perfect by any stretch of the imaingation, but the number of black millionaries, on a per capita basis, must be the highest in the country.

These are just a few reasons why Atlanta is witnessing tremendous growth.

Atlanta and Georgia's future is uncertain, since Republicans now rule this once Democratic state. The worst thing that could happen is for Georgia to become Bama again.

Atlanta became a great city with progressive leaders: black, white, gay, and Jewish.

[atlantagreg30127]

Oh boy!

West Cobb:

Hmmmmm

1) It's not Detroit?
2) It's not closer to Atlanta?
3) ok FINE - it still has HORSES and lot sizes are bigger.
4) It has a new Home Depot (I like fixtures).

[Georgia]

Originally Posted by atlantagreg30127

Oh boy!

West Cobb:

Hmmmmm

1) It's not Detroit?
2) It's not closer to Atlanta?
3) ok FINE - it still has HORSES and lot sizes are bigger.
4) It has a new Home Depot (I like fixtures).

No, It's the LA of the East

[staylor21]

Georgia, I love this thread. Thanks for making it happen.

Tdiddy, where the heck is Coweta? This is my first time hearing that name.

Zelia, Georgia is in an earthquake zone? WOW. Hadn't heard that before either. Tennessee yes. Georgia? If you say so. LOL

On a side note, and I'm not really expecting any response to this. But everthing is named Peach in Georgia. Like, Peachtree city...Peachtree HS...Peachtree Street. The state is known as the Georgia Peach. Now the stupid question... Do they still grow peaches in Georgia? I know... stupid quesion but it keeps running through my head. I just don't equate Georgia with peaches. I equate Georgia with Coca Cola. Yea, I guess the old south is dead.

Back on subject. The places I loved when I visted were, Douglasville. Alpharetta, even though I got lost and ended up in Marietta. Don't ask. Grant Park (in South Atlanta) had a lot of beautiful old homes but I got lost again. I really need to get a GPS system if I'm going to live there.

People always complain about the traffic but I had no problems with it. A little traffic jam coming into and going out of the city on 75 but not bad. I contribute that to the construction work going on. Can someone offer comparisons to Chicago traffic?

[butterbeans4]

I've never actually seen a Peach tree here, I wouldn't even know where to start =) but yes they are still grown in Georgia (so I'm told). And back on the subject, I ,too, do not have many good things to say about the state. So I guess I'll be nice and say that Fort Yargo State park (towards Winder on Hwy 81, Barrow County) has a swimming area with water that is only slightly orange and you can almost see through it. =) Is that good enough? I hope so because that was really hard. =)

[Zelia]

Georgia IS in an earthquake zone. In fact, we had one today.

I was sitting in a chair, so there was a back-and-forth motion of the chair and the ground. It was fairly minor. If you were walking or in a car, you probably didn't feel it. Some of my friends didn't feel it.

Unfortunately, Georgia IS in a Peachtree zone, too. It's really crazy. There's tens, and tens, and tens, and tens of streets with "Peachtree" somewhere in the street name. I hate to be "preachy," but it ain't very peachy.

Once in a blue moon traffic is a breeze. Like on Christmas Day. You must have been here on Christmas Day.