Atlanta by Peachtree
Georgia is known for peaches. And in its capital city, there are dozens of places named for the fuzzy fruit. From businesses to streets like Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Way and Peachtree Park Drive, to name a few. But it's the original Peachtree Street that is the spine of the city. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Westin Hotels
ATLANTA — Georgia is known for its peaches. And in its capital city, there are dozens of places named for the fuzzy fruit - from businesses to streets like Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Way and Peachtree Park Drive, to name a few. But it’s the original Peachtree Street that is the spine of the city.
Running north and south from the heart of downtown Atlanta to suburban Buckhead and beyond, you could actually use the route as a key to the city. To be sure, not all of Atlanta’s biggest attractions are on Peachtree - you won’t find the Georgia Aquarium here, or the New World of Coca-Cola. But you will find plenty of hotels, some interesting landmarks, shopping and other places to visit.
Peachtree Fountains Plaza marks an entrance to Underground Atlanta, a major retail and entertainment district - http://www.underground-atlanta.com/. Concerts, specialty vendors and eateries make this subterranean site a favourite among tourists and natives alike. New Year’s Eve at Underground Atlanta is marked by the drop of - what else - a giant glittering peach, and you’ll also find the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau visitor’s centre here - http://www.atlanta.net/.
Peachtree Street is in the midst of a new hotel boom. The Sheraton Colony Square Hotel at Peachtree and 14th streets is scheduled to reopen March 18 as the W Atlanta Midtown. Another W hotel, the W Atlanta Buckhead, is scheduled to open on Peachtree in the fall; and The Mansion on Peachtree, a luxury hotel, opens in Buckhead in May. Another boutique hotel, Twelve Centennial Park, is located at West Peachtree Street and Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard.
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Sunday 06 Apr 2008 | Harry | Uncategorized
Yeppers, totally agree with you.
Most of the kids in the suburbs stay inside watching TV and playing video games anyway. So much for the great outdoors. And when they become teenagers, they’re bored out of their skulls and turn to drugs, while the city kids can take public transportation to any number of interesting venues.I’d raise my kids in the city, personally.
Amen.Now, if we can get our three levels of government to stop the public subsidy of this crazyness, we’d be much further ahead.These bastard suburbanites are plowing so much cheap energy and public money into building our cities this way, that when we stop pumping fuel out of the ground, we’re going to be fcuking stuck with 100 years of terrible planning, design and built-spaces.What use is a 4500 square foot home 2 hours from the city center?
People have been conditioned to want the green yard and too big house. Don’t worry, it’ll come crashing down soon. The petroapacalypse is coming.
If you think visiting the suburbs is bad, try growing up there. I’ve lived in Atlanta since I was 8. We moved there in 1994 just before things really began to take off. I remember going to the park for pee-wee football practice and along the way we’d go through a rural intersection of King Rd and Hwy 92. The only thing there was the Greenway (a mom and pop convenience store) and a horse farm, plus the new Roswell High School a little up the road. Go on google earth and search for Greenway near Roswell, GA. I simply can’t describe how much that one little area has been developed.