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Originally Posted by Redlionjr
So it seems like no other 2 sunbelt cities get compared to the most on here than these 2. So I was interested to see how people view both cities core and see how they stack against each other. I believe Atlanta’s ITP is partially bigger than Dallas’s Loop 12 so there might be a slight advantage with Atlanta on that end imo but I still think their comparable enough. I thought about including Dallas 635 but that’s only a partial loop. So let me break down some notable things about the 2 cities.
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Yeah, Dallas and Atlanta seem to get compared to each other quite often.
And with Dallas and Atlanta both being prosperous and successful Sun Belt/Southern city/metros with high (and rising) profiles, it is understandable how both cities could be compared to each other on a frequent basis.
But beyond the fact that both Dallas and Atlanta are prosperous Sun Belt/Southern city/metros with superhighway loops around their urban cores (the I-635 LBJ Freeway/Loop 12 around Central Dallas, and the I-285 Perimeter around Central Atlanta) with metropolitan growth patterns that are predominant to the north sides of both cities, many of the comparisons pretty much seem to stop right there.
Dallas is culturally and geographically a Southern Plains/Southern Prairie city/metro, while Atlanta is a Southern Blue Ridge-Appalachian foothills/Southern Piedmont/South Atlantic city/metro.
Dallas has much more of a relatively sparsely wooded type of scenic look, while Atlanta (whose nicknames include "The City In A Forest") has much more of a woolly type of look and feel in many areas with its abundance of trees and very dense vegetation throughout.
Dallas is one of two established major urban cores and major central cities in a larger "Metroplex" region that also includes a second very large major city about 30 miles to the west in Fort Worth (...which is something that has necessitated a strong suburban development pattern to the west of Dallas), while Atlanta is the only established major urban core and major central city in its metro area/region.
While there are some notable similarities between the two cities, the multiple significant differences between them personally make me hesitant to draw too many comparisons between Dallas and Atlanta.
And while many of the comparisons between Dallas and Atlanta seem to come up because both cities may often compete directly with each other in many spaces, many of the comparisons between the two cities also seem to be motivated by a haughty Northeastern elitism that incorrectly derisively views (and/or often looks down upon) many cities outside of the New York-centered Boston/NYC/Philadelphia/Washington-anchored, I-95 aligned Northeastern Corridor as being very similar to each other.
Many Americans outside of those haughty elitist Northeastern circles (including many residents in the greater American Sun Belt) seem to accept the view that major Sun Belt cities like Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Orlando, Nashville are all very similar to each other, when in fact they are all very different and unique from each other... Not unlike the differences between and uniqueness of each of their Northeastern counterparts.
Otherwise, one would expect Dallasites to favor living in Central Dallas, while one would expect Atlantans to favor living in ITP/Central Atlanta.
For me personally, if given a choice and/or if forced to choose, I would eager choose to live in ITP Atlanta because I am an Atlantan who loves living in Georgia and in the Southeastern part of the country.
I especially love being close to the highly scenic Blue Ridge and Southern Appalachian foothills, mountain ranges, wilderness, recreational areas of North Georgia, Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.
I also love being near other nearby Southeastern cities and points-of-interest like Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxville, Savannah/Hilton Head (and the Atlantic Coast), Charleston, Greenville (SC), Columbia, New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, Florida, etc.... So Atlanta really does it for me, not just because of the fun things to do that can be found inside of the city and metro, but also because of the fun things to do that can be found in the Southeast within driving distance of Atlanta.
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Originally Posted by Redlionjr
Atlanta ITP:
Notable Neighborhoods/cities:
1.Midtown Atlanta
2.Buckhead
3.Downtown
4.Old 4th Ward
5.East Atlanta Village
6.Little 5 Points
7.Druid Hills
8.Decatur
9.Inman Park
10.West End
11.Cabbagetown
12.Virgina-Highlands
13.Ansley Park
Places of interest/things to do:
1.Beltline
2.Piedmont Park
3.Krog Street Market
4.Georgia Tech.
5.Fox Theatre
6.CNN Studio tours
7.Georgia Aquarium
8.World of Coca-Cola
9.Martin Luther King National Historical Park
10.Atlanta University Center
11.Emory University
12.Atlanta Botanical Garden
13.High Museum of Art
14.Ponce City Market
15.State Farm Arena
16. Mercedes Benz Stadium
17.The Carter Center
18.Georgia State University
19.National Center for Human and Civil Rights
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To your list of Notable Atlanta ITP neighborhoods/cities, I am going to add areas like Castleberry Hill, Reynoldstown, Kirkwood, Grant Park, Glenwood Park, West Midtown, Buford Highway, Brookhaven, Chamblee and Doraville.
And to your list of Places of Interest/Things to do, I am going to add the Fernbank Museum, the Fernbank Science Center, the Atlanta History Center/Cyclorama and Zoo Atlanta.
I'm also going to add to your list of Places of Interest/things to do, the College Football Hall of Fame, which is something that is essential for a conversation that is talking about two crazed football cities in Dallas and Atlanta, and two football crazed states in Texas and Georgia.
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