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Atlanta downtown is over hype and people make it seem like atl pop 400,000 residents with a suburban metro of 5 million have a downtown that very weak with a hole in the view lol.
Of the large sunbelt cities I find Atlanta most vibrant especially with the Midtown area which for the most part directly connects to the CBD with greater cohesion. Atlanta is arguably a top ten DT or definately a top 15 DT in the US.
On the metro though it is extremely sprawled and disjointed.
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Downtown Houston is dead.
Sure. Go tell Sundance and all of the other new places in the middle of downtown.
Yeah, downtown nightlife (Main Street) was a lot more hopping a decade ago before Washington Ave and Midtown became popular. But to say it's dead is plain wrong.
Actually I'd say you just don't understand how the hotel industry works.
At the risk of revealing too much info, they worked for Hyatt for many years. Outside Bastrop is the Hyatt Lost Pines resort, rated #4 in the whole Hyatt chain. Yes, people do move to places like Bastrop because of their jobs and now they moved out because the town burned to the ground. Simple as that.
I hope you appreciate my effort to explain all this.
Sure. Go tell Sundance and all of the other new places in the middle of downtown.
Yeah, downtown nightlife (Main Street) was a lot more hopping a decade ago before Washington Ave and Midtown became popular. But to say it's dead is plain wrong.
It's dead.
To say its anything but dead is wrong. Maybe on the death bed.
Atlanta downtown is over hype and people make it seem like atl pop 400,000 residents with a suburban metro of 5 million have a downtown that very weak with a hole in the view lol.
What?
At any rate, you've never been here, so your opinion means nothing.
Of the large sunbelt cities I find Atlanta most vibrant especially with the Midtown area which for the most part directly connects to the CBD with greater cohesion. Atlanta is arguably a top ten DT or definately a top 15 DT in the US.
On the metro though it is extremely sprawled and disjointed.
Downtown or Midtown? These are two seperate districts.
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It's dead.
To say its anything but dead is wrong. Maybe on the death bed.
Proof?
You and other bashers can keep saying otherwise until you're blue in the face, but that doesn't make it true. Unless of course you think anything is "dead" unless it's the Vegas Strip or Bourbon St.
New places like I've mentioned don't open in areas that are "dead." They do something called market research prior... why would they willingly want to lose money or operate business at a loss?
Downtown or Midtown? These are two seperate districts.
Well I personally prefer Midtown but they connect far better than say Houston's DT and say Midtown Houston as an example making it feel larger, more vibrant and cohesive. The void in between in the latter decreases the vibrancy in the borader DT for me personally. Though I would also to me personally Houston has more areas of interest overall when compared to Atlanta. Atlanta is just more vibrant and cohesive in its DT. Guess there are pros and cons to both as neither offer the urban environment I prefer but Midtown and the connected DT in Atlanta come pretty close IMHO.
Proof?
You and other bashers can keep saying otherwise until you're blue in the face, but that doesn't make it true. Unless of course you think anything is "dead" unless it's the Vegas Strip or Bourbon St.
New places like I've mentioned don't open in areas that are "dead." They do something called market research prior... why would they willingly want to lose money or operate business at a loss?
Dead is probably inaccurate though for a city of its size it can be a little underwhelming honestly
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