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I still don't see what's to be negative about this. Again I not viewing this as some super symbol like the London Eye, I'm viewing it as a Ferris wheel being added next to a Park. In fact don't view it as a suppose symbol for Atlanta, view it as another Landmark for the Luckie Marietta area.
Georgia aquarium
CNN Center
World of Coca-Cola
Philips Arena
For The GA Dome
College Football Hall of Fame
National center for civil and human rights
Skyview
All are surrounding the Park.
What's going to happen after people visit those places people are going to be thinking why not ride The Ferris wheel while where we here. It only adds to the experience of the neighborhood.
This is the first time I've heard that area referred to as "Luckie Marietta". I thought it was called Centennial Hill.
This is the first time I've heard that area referred to as "Luckie Marietta". I thought it was called Centennial Hill.
tbh.. thought it was the same, people refer it as just the Centennial Olympic Park area or something along that line. Technically Centennial Hill is to the north so it's confusing.
This is the first time I've heard that area referred to as "Luckie Marietta". I thought it was called Centennial Hill.
It is a relatively new name. It was started with private developers and picked up by the Downtown improvement district.
The idea is to create a relatively small neighborhood that is hemmed in by the park and GWCC and try to create a more visitor/entertainment oriented neighborhood.
Try to establish advertising, boutique hotels, restaurants that all the visitors in the area can use. Some, but limited amounts of office space and condos in upper floors, but the goal is make use of all the visitors in the area create demand for entertainment.
Centennial hill is a larger area to the north and a much longer known neighborhood. It is much more residential and office in nature.
It is dominated by two things.. the Centennial Place neigbhorhood that replaced Techwood and the Allen Plaza project
I don't see why we are dissecting a private business venture so much? This much pressure isn't put on an Appleby's opening in a suburban strip mall or a clothing store opening in a mall?
NO TAXPAYER money was used in the construction of the Ferris Wheel.
I don't see why we are dissecting a private business venture so much? This much pressure isn't put on an Appleby's opening in a suburban strip mall or a clothing store opening in a mall?
NO TAXPAYER money was used in the construction of the Ferris Wheel.
I don't see why we are dissecting a private business venture so much? This much pressure isn't put on an Appleby's opening in a suburban strip mall or a clothing store opening in a mall?
NO TAXPAYER money was used in the construction of the Ferris Wheel.
The only two reasons I can think of that someone would gripe about this thing are that 1. they are under the mistaken impression that the ferris wheel is supposed to be some sort of crowning achievement for the city (It isn't, and nobody has ever pretended that it is anything other than an attraction for tourists) or 2. they are a generally miserable person that gripes about everything.
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