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Old 12-29-2017, 02:04 PM
 
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Mayor Reed announces 'major' expansion of Piedmont Park

"The mayor said on Friday it is one of the largest expansions in the park’s history.

The area is Piedmont Road and Monroe Drive."

The article doesn't give any more details, but hints that more info could be on the news today.

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Old 12-29-2017, 02:20 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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I see he his puppy dog is following him around to all the announcements today.
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Old 12-29-2017, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Does this impact the Park Tavern?
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Old 12-29-2017, 03:48 PM
 
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Does this impact the Park Tavern?
There is no indication that Park Tavern would be affected. The expansion will be nearer to the intersection of Piedmont and Monroe, rather than 10th and Monroe where Park Tavern is located.
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Old 12-29-2017, 03:50 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Does this impact the Park Tavern?
Actually, it sounds like the area to be impacted is the commercial area across Piedmont from Ansley Mall. That involves a homely two-level strip center, a convenience store and a handful of nondescript, ancillary commercial buildings ie Hobnob Restaurant. No great loss as far as I'm concerned; the layout is awkward and the parking situation is ridiculous.
I'm delighted at this news, and hope that the expansion eventually expands southward to eliminate the Mickey Mouse building that houses The Boy Next Door and the hideous storage building next to it.
Boy, the Lord Mayor is wasting no time cementing his "Legacy", is he?
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Old 12-29-2017, 04:37 PM
 
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They will be tearing out Hob Nob, the Shell station, and a few other buildings. In this picture, posted on Facebook by Alex Wan, the intersection at the top center is Piedmont and Monroe.

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Old 12-29-2017, 05:08 PM
 
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Looks to me like Ansley Mall and Ansley Square will be back in play in no time. Sayonara to five more gay bars!
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Old 12-29-2017, 05:09 PM
 
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They will be tearing out Hob Nob, the Shell station, and a few other buildings. In this picture, posted on Facebook by Alex Wan, the intersection at the top center is Piedmont and Monroe.
Wow. It will bring the park right up to that intersection. This is wondermous.
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Old 12-29-2017, 05:10 PM
 
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Looks to me like Ansley Mall and Ansley Square will be back in play in no time. Sayonara to five more gay bars!

Wait...

The park expansion and the building destruction takes out five gay bars?
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Old 12-29-2017, 05:28 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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The park expansion and the building destruction takes out five gay bars?
No, I was referring to the imagined reinvention of the surrounding shopping centers that could well ensue from this.
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