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Location: Metro Atlanta (Sandy Springs), by way of Macon, GA
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Atlanta used to be very bad in the 90s. It's not anywhere near perfect now, but it was much worse then. It was said that the city "cleaned itself up" for the olympics.
The city is now aiming to be "project free" and tearing all of them down.
In the 90s it had some of the most dangerous public housing units and one of the worst crime rates in the country.
I agree. There used to be so much drugs going on. A lot of gang activity going on as well. The bloods were slashing people's faces. It was just a mess.
Atlanta used to be very bad in the 90s. It's not anywhere near perfect now, but it was much worse then. It was said that the city "cleaned itself up" for the olympics.
The city is now aiming to be "project free" and tearing all of them down.
In the 90s it had some of the most dangerous public housing units and one of the worst crime rates in the country.
Yeah, I remember Atlanta being really bad around 1993 or so. It seems to be headed back in that direction in the recent years. Atlanta was a lot safer in the late 90's after the olympics, which boosted the economy along with the tech boom. I'm hoping that things will turn around in the upcoming years and become like the Y2K era once again. One interesting thing is that Atlanta is supposed to demolish the last of its housing projects in 2010, becoming the first major U.S. city not to have any projects.
I agree. There used to be so much drugs going on. A lot of gang activity going on as well. The bloods were slashing people's faces. It was just a mess.
When I first visited Times Square in the 80s, it was a dump.
Today, its a real showplace. So impressive.
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