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Just by the pictures posted above you can spot the difference. Birmingham's traditional red bricked old south infrastructure, Atlanta's more modern with character new south infrastructure.
I like the fact that Birmingham preserved its historic buildings better, although Atlantans had to rebuild after the war. I wonder if Atlanta would have been the undisputed most urban city in the south had it not been for the rebuilding.
I like the fact that Birmingham preserved its historic buildings better, although Atlantans had to rebuild after the war. I wonder if Atlanta would have been the undisputed most urban city in the south had it not been for the rebuilding.
Atlanta was a frontier town of barely 12,000 people at the time of the Civil War and Birmingham didn't exist at all, so I fail to see your point.
I like the fact that Birmingham preserved its historic buildings better, although Atlantans had to rebuild after the war. I wonder if Atlanta would have been the undisputed most urban city in the south had it not been for the rebuilding.
So basically you're saying Atlanta did a very poor job of preserving its historic buildings?
Yes, it didn't do a great job at preserving historic buildings. That's one of my beefs with Atlanta. Even in 1950, it had a large urban footprint, then just destroyed those buildings for newer buildings and/or parking lots/decks.
I mean, why would they destroy this building for an ugly parking deck?
Don't get me wrong though. Downtown Atlanta's historic stock(pre-1960) still make up about 50% of the buildings in Downtown Atlanta. You can also find more brick industrial-like buildings in Castlebury Hill(To the SE of Downtown) and Sweet Auburn(East of Downtown).
Yes, it didn't do a great job at preserving historic buildings. That's one of my beefs with Atlanta. Even in 1950, it had a large urban footprint, then just destroyed those buildings for newer buildings and/or parking lots/decks.
I mean, why would they destroy this building for an ugly parking deck?
That's a shame, I've seen where people on ssp's Houston development thread are all for "out with the old, in with the new" development strategy , in a city devoid of pretty much any preservation they're still tearing down the little they have, its criminal.
Yes, it didn't do a great job at preserving historic buildings. That's one of my beefs with Atlanta. Even in 1950, it had a large urban footprint, then just destroyed those buildings for newer buildings and/or parking lots/decks.
I mean, why would they destroy this building for an ugly parking deck?
Here is the BRUTAL truth. When black leadership took over Atlanta they wanted to get rid of the old south past, no matter what that beauty above looked like, plain and simple fact. Atlanta was also severely affected by the massive "monied" loss of the Orly Plane crash in 1962. Those were Atlanta's movers and shakers at the time, and the destruction of these beautiful landmarks probably would not have happened if they survived.
Here is the BRUTAL truth. When black leadership took over Atlanta they wanted to get rid of the old south past, no matter what that beauty above looked like, plain and simple fact. Atlanta was also severely affected by the massive "monied" loss of the Orly Plane crash in 1962. Those were Atlanta's movers and shakers at the time, and the destruction of these beautiful landmarks probably would not have happened if they survived.
Fairlie-Poplar, south downtown, Sweet Auburn, etc. represent historic downtown Atlanta and resembles a lot of what you'll see in Birmingham's. Right now, downtown Birmingham is undergoing a renaissance with a lot of redevelopment of historic properties and new development.
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, in a city devoid of pretty much any preservation they're still tearing down the little they have, its criminal.
