u/SomeVeryTiredGuy

Hey Altiens! It's a slow workday so let's do some thought experiments. You're now King (or Queen) for a day and you can make changes to our fair city. What would they be? And yeah yeah, better transit, Beltline rail, Clifton corridor...I agree with all those but I'm talking hyper specific changes. Are there empty storefronts or buildings you'd like to see filled? If so, with what? Is there an intersection that needs a redo? Is there a part of your neighborhood that desperately needs a sidewalk, better drainage, etc?

I'll get started. Pulling out of the plaza where Model Ts and domino's is in in Grant Park, so many nimrods insist on making a left to head east(edit: north) on Boulevard. For the love of God, someone put a sign to restrict that shizz. Sometimes, the quickest way to get somewhere isn't a straight line.

Also, the neighborhood needs a good, mid-level bar. Sure, there's Manny's but sometimes I don't want to deal with it. The old Azar on Georgia Ave would be perfect.

Finally, if Psitos, Hero, Juniors, and How Crispy are gone, can we get some Vietnamese food up in here?

Ok, your turn. Have fun

Job fair today at the Atlanta Public Schools
Student and Family Support Hub
601 Dr Thomas Cole Jr Way
Atlanta, GA 30314

Sponsored by Worksource Georgia

I was looking through some of my old posts and I see that I tried posting this link 3 years ago and the mods immediately removed it. So let's tempt fate (and the new mod squad) and try again.

When I posted the "Help me find some magic" post (and if you haven't visited, please add more to the list), I was reminded of things I missed that are no longer around. Not necessarily restaurants or places, but events, vibes, & memories. In no particular order. I'll get started:

--Shopping Murder Kroger at 3am

--The Elvis show up at Lake Lanier

--the first three years of the Beltline Lantern parade was pure magic

-- Elvis bingo at Piedmont Park

--Lakewood Antique market back when it was at Lakewood

--When the Starlight had few rules and you could basically tailgate while watching a movie

--karaoke at The Southern Comfort

--sunrise over Backstreet

--the OG Romeo Cologne Disco nights at Clermont

--the no holds barred feel of Buckhead Village

--Crescent Ave circa late 90s/early 2000s. If you want to do frat boy shots, there was Front Page News, if you wanted to hang with the cool kids, Nomenclature. The variety was the vibe.

--the illegal raves down at The Met

-O'Terrills Bumbot3000

--Baton Bob and Bicycle Shorts Man

--4am burritos at Taco Cabana

--4am corned beef hash at The Majestic

--Walking in on a Coke party in the second Fountainhead bathroom

--how grungy and secretive El Bar felt

--Thrashers games

--DragonCon used to be so much shaggier; celebrities more freely mingled with attendees. Cons were always a business, but it seems less so back then.

--404-351-111 and 404-233-1152 (iykyk)

--swing night at The Masquerade

--the original Music Midtown (even its detour into downtown)

--oh, and the fact that my rent was like $600/month and gas was 88 cents/gallon.

Ok, these are all probably the rose colored memories of a fading old man. I still had to struggle with stuff everyone in their 20s struggled with, even today--trying to get my career solid, meeting the girl of my dreams (and coming home with the phone number for Dominos), people being flaky (because that's how people are in their 20s), feeling unmoored and, yeah, traffic.

Don't get me wrong. I love the direction Atlanta's been going (mostly). The Beltline is beyond anything we could've imagined (yeah, I went to the first city meeting for it and we were equal parts excited and skeptical). When I first moved to my neighborhood, the only place to eat was this sus bodega run by an old Korean couple and now there are multiple Michelin and James Beard recognized restaurants and chefs within walking distance. I look forward to our future, but I am still nostalgic for our past. I can only hope that 20-30 years from now, some of you yutes will be have your own foggy Atlanta memories to hold tight.