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Old 08-31-2009, 08:00 AM
 
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OK, I am thinking of another lake, clearly! I think there's one south of Atlanta in Clayton County?
Maybe Lake Spivey?

This might help identify the main bodies of water>>>

Georgia's Lakes and Rivers Map
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Old 08-31-2009, 08:07 AM
 
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Yes, Lake Spivey is the one! Thanks. It's nice to dream about living on a lake! Actually, it's nice to think about living in lots of the areas mentioned in this thread and in the link provided on the first page. I wrote out a list based on the responses. I'll drive through them, drool a bit, then settle on something I can actually AFFORD. :-)
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Old 08-31-2009, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA (Dunwoody)
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Cool! Roslyn, what's your book about?

Lake Lanier would actually be a reasonable commute since my husband will be working in Hampton.
It's about a relationship between singer in a hip blues club in the Old Fourth Ward and a gazillionaire real estate magnate.
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Old 08-31-2009, 09:23 AM
 
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It's interesting that you said Lake Lanier. This was one of our first ideas when we decided to move there. Do families live there year round, or is it mostly 2nd homes? I'd hate to have my kids live somewhere where there are NO other kids!

Rockmama,

I think you may have a potential place. If you are interested in lake living, you should consider the Lake Jackson area...close to Hampton in Butts County. Lake Jackson is right over the border from Henry County in Butts County. This could be a great choice for you and your family.

(Hampton is in Henry County by the way...in case you didn't know already! )


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Jackson_(Georgia)

*something is messing up with the link, when you get to Wikipedia, just type in "Lake Jackson, Georgia"
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Old 08-31-2009, 09:31 AM
 
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OK, I am thinking of another lake, clearly! I think there's one south of Atlanta in Clayton County?
Lake Jackson or Jackson Lake (same thing) located nearby in Butts County (and Newton County and Jasper County).

Close to Hampton, Rocky Mom! Check it out.


Good/Decent schools as well!
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Old 08-31-2009, 11:38 AM
 
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TAH, I'm pretty sure that you're remembering my 'love letter' to the Chelsea Heights neighborhood (Streets are Vickers, Chelsea, Burlington, Coventry, etc). One of my favorite neighborhoods...houses built into the sides of steep hillsides, 'alley streets' like Burlington that are tucked away and best seen on foot. So charming.
Thanks for refreshing my memory. I intend to find this interesting neighborhood--certain that I must have been around and about it many times and never realized where I was. LOL--I cannot look and drive and have actually been lost in places that should be very familiar to me. Notably around Ansley Mall and The Prado. Then there are the trips on the long and winding Roswell Rd--so I appreciate the FYI.
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Old 08-31-2009, 12:18 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Thanks for refreshing my memory. I intend to find this interesting neighborhood--certain that I must have been around and about it many times and never realized where I was. LOL--I cannot look and drive and have actually been lost in places that should be very familiar to me. Notably around Ansley Mall and The Prado. Then there are the trips on the long and winding Roswell Rd--so I appreciate the FYI.
Nobody could fault you for getting lost in Ansley Park. Easily the most confusing neighborhood in Atlanta.
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Old 08-31-2009, 12:49 PM
 
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Nobody could fault you for getting lost in Ansley Park. Easily the most confusing neighborhood in Atlanta.
Yes, ma'am!
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Old 08-31-2009, 01:49 PM
 
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Decatur. I live outside Decatur now, and that's where I've established myself. If money were truly no object, I'd probably move back to North Carolina or Austin, Texas. I'm not an Atlanta hater. I simply haven't established roots here yet. But if I could live anywhere here and still needed to work, downtown Decatur ... or either Inman Park.
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Old 09-01-2009, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Inception
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Tough one. I love Druid Hills and believe you get the best of everything with its proximity to so many great areas.

Other places I would consider is City of Decatur (I love everything about it). Even though this is a traffic nightmare, I really like Atlanta-Dunwoody. Oh, and I cannot forget VaHi.

This is just too hard to chose.
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