Comments on: TripAdvisor: Atlanta is One of “Least Favorite” U.S. Cities http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Brianc http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/#comment-12348 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:26:28 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-12348 If I didn’t live in Atlanta, and I was considering cities to visit, it would be near the bottom of my list. And I say this as a native who was born in Decatur 40 years ago. The things that Atlanta is known for are problematic. Gone with the Wind? Not exactly a point of pride to educated people. Stone Mountain? Same thing. (though it is ironic in a positive sense that this memorial to losers is now surrounded by some of the winners in society: upper-middle class blacks prospering in the shadow of this former KKK beacon)
The aquarium? A decent attraction, but you could plop it down in any city in the country. Which is one of the main problems with Atlanta as a tourist city: its past is less than glorious, and its present is too corporate and homogenized. Frankly, however, I prefer the homogeneity to the often embarrassing attempts at cultural preservation (like the rebel flag fight).
Atlanta’s good history- first black mayor in the South, MLK, etc.- is just not the sort of thing most tourists are looking to explore, but it is something to be proud of and to build on. I say let’s work on making Atlanta better place to live for its residents and not worry too much about tourism, except in areas where the interests would overlap-better public transit, for example.

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/#comment-12291 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:35:45 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-12291 Ha! Yeah because criticism is so rare on blogs.

]]> By: Great place to live, really!? http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/#comment-12265 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:45:37 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-12265 And god forbid that anyone says atlanta is anything less than heaven. Need some southern hospitality? – try a critique of atlanta. Is it hot and humid today? Better not say anything. Otherwise, you will be asked to move.

Atlanta, love it or leave it!

]]> By: Russ http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/#comment-12258 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:41 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-12258 Genius! I felt the same way…

]]> By: E http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/25/tripadvisor-atlanta-is-least-favorite-u-s-city/#comment-12255 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:52:01 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-12255 Apparently I’m blind. I’ve lived in L5P and work in downtown ATL, so maybe I’m desensitized to it at low levels, but I just don’t see it much around here.

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