Comments on: Decatur icons and landmarks

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:46:15 +0000

I’d say the most iconic image is actually a collection of images.

Nothing tells Decatur’s more recent history more succinctly than Decatur’s many gas stations-turned-restaurants. Plus they’re some of the city’s most interesting buildings.

By: K-Dogg

K-Dogg — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:04:57 +0000

I agree 100% with The Brick Store! It’s iconic in Decatur as far as I’m concerned!

I also agree with The Courthouse (also think the bandstand/gazebo on the lawn should get some love too).

Some other ideas include: The Depot, The Masonic Building, YDFM and Agnes Scott

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:28:10 +0000

Speaking of which, as a general idea, why not axe the parking in front of Brick Store altogether? It accomodates so few cars anyway, and making that pedestrian-only would benefit the entire square. Plenty of other places to park. And photos of the front of the BS would no longer be obscured by cars at all.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:46:02 +0000

Depends on your definition of “benefit.” When MARTA cut off car access to the other side of the square in the 80s they essentially killed it for twenty years.

Cars are intimately tied to downtown business. The trick is to accommodate them in ways that make them behave in a ped-friendly manner — low speeds, with adequate short term parking in close proximity to businesses and bulkier long term tucked away. Before being cut off from Sycamore, the parking court in front of the Brick was just the street that bordered the east side of the square. Not surprisingly, it offered a comparable amount of parking to what’s there now.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:38:02 +0000