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Atlanta has GORGEOUS historical homes on tree shaded streets just steps off of Peachtree Street (our main thoroughfare) from Midtown on further uptown to Buckhead. Yes, these communities ARE expensive, but I think that we win this contest hands down!
Any discussions about single-family houses in older neighborhoods should include Detroit. For instance, Detroit had 1.8 million in 1950, Atlanta had 400,000, so Detroit is going to have a lot more of the older, walkable SFH areas. Plus, almost the entire city was built streetcar suburban, so all of its houses were within walking distance to (once thriving) commercial thoroughfares. Detroit does not have a rapid transit system, so that is a minus in this discussion.
Examples of (once thriving) commercial districts adjacent to elegant brick SFH neighborhoods are below:
Any discussions about single-family houses in older neighborhoods should include Detroit. For instance, Detroit had 1.8 million in 1950, Atlanta had 400,000, so Detroit is going to have a lot more of the older, walkable SFH areas. Plus, almost the entire city was built streetcar suburban, so all of its houses were within walking distance to (once thriving) commercial thoroughfares. Detroit does not have a rapid transit system, so that is a minus in this discussion.
Examples of (once thriving) commercial districts adjacent to elegant brick SFH neighborhoods are below:
It just seems like they put very little effort in the lower middle class homes they build in LA.Homes in Atlanta that are in a lower price range differ in architectural design and even basic landscaping
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