"The GOAT Black City" The Official: ATL Discussion Thread

[Pegasus Jackson]

You went back with this one. I bagged a bad Ethiopian in there back in the day. Only the 30+ heads remember that spot

I used to be all around the outskirts back in the day chasing p*ssy. Hell I drove out to Conyers. They had some bars filled with smuts back then.

 

[staticshock]

Don’t ever let someone tell you voting doesn’t matter

 

[FukYaFeelings]

Some of y'all really live in a different Atlanta than I do. Not judging.. just observing.

Must be two sides

 

[InGodWeTrust]

I really like Marietta but I think I'd get more bang for my buck buying a crib south OTP.

 

[MajesticLion]

For better or worse





25 years later, where Atlanta’s Olympic venues stand (or don’t)

25 years later, where Atlanta’s Olympic venues stand (or don’t)
Many of the 1996 Centennial Games sites are still thriving today


To quickly find what’s known as “ruin porn,” Google “abandoned Olympic facilities” and behold one image after another of desolate, crumbling, graffiti-scarred stadiums and other venues from Sarajevo, Athens, and Beijing to Rio and beyond.

For the most part, the City of Atlanta's physical Olympics legacy is different.

Twenty-five years ago this month, Atlanta basked in a global spotlight as the Centennial Olympic Games unfolded. Not every aspect of those Games was pretty or smoothly operated, but the Olympics boosted Atlanta’s profile and helped usher in an investment (and population) boom that’s changed the city forever.

But what became of all those venues where athletes dazzled the world for 17 days in the summer of 1996? The majority, it turns out, are not only still standing but have recently undergone upgrades.

Here’s a quick recap, a quarter-century later:

 

[Motife43]

For better or worse





25 years later, where Atlanta’s Olympic venues stand (or don’t)

I'm glad Atlanta is one of the few host cities that actually did a good job of maintaining their Olympic facilities. I wish Herndon Stadium was renovated though

Slightly related: In 96 they had the canoeing events about 2 hrs away (up 575) in Ducktown, TN. Highly recommend hitting the river for whitewater rafting if you wanna do an all day outdoor activity.

Ocoee Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

 

[The ADD]

I'm glad Atlanta is one of the few host cities that actually did a good job of maintaining their Olympic facilities. I wish Herndon Stadium was renovated though

Slightly related: In 96 they had the canoeing events about 2 hrs away (up 575) in Ducktown, TN. Highly recommend hitting the river for whitewater rafting if you wanna do an all day outdoor activity.

Ocoee Whitewater Center - Wikipedia

Gotta be safer than Lake Lanier

 

[Laidbackman]

If I'd known there was nothing but hoes and strippers down here, I would have stayed in the DMV.

 

[Apollo Creed]

If I'd known there was nothing but hoes and strippers down here, I would have stayed in the DMV.

DMV vibe more bougie ratchet while ATL is Hollywood ratchet

 

[The ADD]

If I'd known there was nothing but hoes and strippers down here, I would have stayed in the DMV.

But there is more than that

 

[Motife43]

Gotta be safer than Lake Lanier

Even though the activity is inherently dangerous somehow the Ocoee is safer than Lake Lanier lmaoooo

 

[The ADD]

Even though the activity is inherently dangerous somehow the Ocoee is safer than Lake Lanier lmaoooo

Wild

 

[NeilCartwright]

I asked for some first date spots and you brehs delivered. Went axe throwing, got some ice cream downtown then walked and chopped it up. Ended up on the sky view downtown too.

She was afraid of heights but watching her squirm was worth itdidnt break the bank either

 

[Laidbackman]

But there is more than that

You're probably the first person I heard say this in a minute. I just wish the same energy would go out that not all men living in Atlanta are gay

 

[dj-method-x]

What strip clubs are open on sundays? I got some folks in town that want to experience the ATL strip club scene