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re: What makes Atlanta a major city / historically / geographically
Posted on 10/3/24 at 4:38 am to thelawnwranglers
Posted on 10/3/24 at 4:38 am to thelawnwranglers
Airport and air conditioning.
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Posted on 10/3/24 at 4:46 am to thelawnwranglers
Railroad
Central portion of the Mid-South
Good for and International Airport hub
Central portion of the Mid-South
Good for and International Airport hub
Posted on 10/3/24 at 8:52 am to thelawnwranglers
Railroads and transportation. 3 major interstates .
It is the logistical, transportation, and economic capital of the South.
It is the logistical, transportation, and economic capital of the South.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 8:56 am to PillPusher
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Railroads
This.
Same with Dallas.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 9:00 am to Quidam65
Being Black Mecca plays a big part.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 9:07 am to dallastiger55
Posted on 10/3/24 at 7:57 pm to dallastiger55
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Being Black Mecca plays a big part.
Atlanta is no longer majority minority.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 7:58 pm to whoa
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Atlanta kinda sucks as a major city.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 9:10 pm to Nuts
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Transportation. First the railroads, then the airport and interstates. Not to mention it also has quick and easy access to Savannah's deep water port.
This.
But it really took off after Smokey and the Bandit.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 9:54 pm to dallastiger55
How does that work?
Posted on 10/3/24 at 9:55 pm to thelawnwranglers
Slavery
Posted on 10/3/24 at 10:06 pm to thelawnwranglers
It may have been a major city quicker if Sherman hadn't burn almost the entire thing to the ground.
Posted on 10/3/24 at 11:30 pm to YNWA
What Liverpool could have been if Manchester hadn’t done Manchester things. Always f’ing the Irish!
For Atlanta, make better choices, you don’t get put to the torch. Plenty of cities have burned and recovered, Atlanta prefers the version that has a Ru Paul all star running down the street from a John.
For Atlanta, make better choices, you don’t get put to the torch. Plenty of cities have burned and recovered, Atlanta prefers the version that has a Ru Paul all star running down the street from a John.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 2:29 am to Quidam65
Dallas got its start as the railroad Terminus.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 4:14 am to whoa
quote:
Atlanta kinda sucks as a major city.
Atlanta is far from perfect but it’s light years ahead of shitholes like New Orleans and Birmingham.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 4:16 am to dallastiger55
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Being Black Mecca plays a big part.
It’s not the 1990’s anymore. Black population of the city is dying by the year. Huge demographic shift last 20 years.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 5:57 am to thelawnwranglers
In a nutshell...
Railroads
World's busiest airport
Birthplace of the civil rights movement
The first southern city that northeasterners migrated to en masse for
opportunity. This continues today.
Not geographically bound by oceans, rivers & mountains, allowing
development in all compass directions.
Railroads
World's busiest airport
Birthplace of the civil rights movement
The first southern city that northeasterners migrated to en masse for
opportunity. This continues today.
Not geographically bound by oceans, rivers & mountains, allowing
development in all compass directions.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 6:40 am to whoa
The media
Very overrated city
Very overrated city
This post was edited on 10/4/24 at 6:41 am
Posted on 10/4/24 at 7:42 am to thelawnwranglers
During the Falcons home games they blow a train whistle. I always presumed it was a shout out to their railroad roots.
Delta left Monroe, LA to move to Atlanta.
Popeye's left N.O. to move there.
Random trivia: Delta and Chick-fil-A both serve coke products. The business community there supports one another.
Delta left Monroe, LA to move to Atlanta.
Popeye's left N.O. to move there.
Random trivia: Delta and Chick-fil-A both serve coke products. The business community there supports one another.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 8:41 am to Fat Man
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Delta and Chick-fil-A both serve coke products. The business community there supports one another.
Based on the youtube video above, it sounds like the man who founded Coca-Cola was a major investor in Delta, so it doesn’t seem like more of a “we are nice to each other” thing.
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