Comments on: Before & After: King’s Highway Home

By: George

George — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:38 +0000

Yes, heaven forbid you turn a terrible situation into something beneficial.
I don’t know the details, but it suggests another powerful reason LHD should be resisted.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:52 +0000

“Amazing” in comparison to the original expectations voiced on this site that the house would need to be torn down and then a Historic District battle of (yes) historic proportion would ensue.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:23 +0000

Looks like a pretty standard insurance grade rebuild.

Glad the house was rebuilt, but what’s the amazing part?

By: CSD Mom

CSD Mom — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:06:23 +0000

I was also here during Hurricane Opal (over on S. McDonough). In fact, our house burned three days after Opal came through in a completely unrelated freak event. But there were enormous trees down everywhere. I remember classes at Agnes Scott being canceled for a day or two.

By: lumpintheroad

lumpintheroad — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:34:01 +0000

All the trees going down are the ongoing fallout from the drought years. I’m wondering when we’ll start benefiting from the subsequent record rainfall.

By: George

George — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:52 +0000

I lived on Kings Hwy during Hurricane Opal back in 95 – It felt like the whole street looked like this, trees falling and snapping off left and right, but I don’t recall there being this much ‘direct hit’ damage then.

Even though there aren’t as many big oaks left on Kings Hwy, I still think about this street when the winds pick up. It’s scary to consider, but many/most Decatur houses could look like this at any time. More evidence that the trees are out to get us.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:53:54 +0000

Superb. I really didn’t think they’d be able to fix that after seeing it the first time.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:36:50 +0000

oh, there it is. my mistake.