[KCgridlock]

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[WSUSOM]

Its amazing how dense Buckhead is becoming. Awesome photos KCgridlock

[WZ1]

Sweet.. how do you get above every city?

[INDUSTRIAL PULSE]

Is it weird to say that I don't GET Atlanta? It's just made so differently.....
Great pics thanks!

[BnaBreaker]

Great photos. Midtown Atlanta has some of my favorite individual building designs anywhere. I don't care how dense it is though, it still has light years to go before it can be truly wonderful, vibrant, and successful as a built urban environment.

[jcchii]

atlanta underrated as it starts going vertical.
that place is going to be nuts one day

it really is LA east. Not as influential, but it's ready to take off.
the winding streets like that in the middle of so much building looks asian. kuala lumpur or something. Nice set.

[ColDayMan]

The individual towers in Midtown Atlanta I agree are wonderful.

[blackc5]

Impressive amount of greenery - it looks like towers coming out of a forest. Are these on the edge of town or something, or is there just that much greenery that it blocks normal residential in these shots?

[Hybrid0NE]

Very AWESOME pictures! You must own a helicopter or have connections to someone that does... Does anyone know what mountain that is in the background of the 2nd picture above 1180 Peachtree (Symphony Tower)?

[Shasta]

Wow. Some of those new projects are HOT. Good on Atlanta!

[Brandon716]

Thanks for showing the good side of Atlanta, impressive photos.

[jcchii]

6 and 7 look like a bangkok building zone

[mSeattle]

Yea, what everybody else said.

[niwell]

Is it weird to say that I don't GET Atlanta? It's just made so differently.....


Heh, not at all. Especially compared to Canadian cities, it is VERY different in layout. It looks like a forest with tall buildings sticking out from above.

In any event, great pics.

[bobdreamz]

great pics as always KC but Atlanta looks so suburban...where is the rest of the city?
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[tecmsu06]

that mountain would be stone mountain I'm guessing.

[The-New-Tony-Detroit]

symphony tower certainly adds miles to the midtown skyline.

great work!

[KCgridlock]

Thanks everybody, In defense of Atlanta, the city is developed, but the trees cover up everything under 2 stories, especially from the angles these photos are taken from. They don't have towers sticking out of the trees, but they do have very low rise, typical single family homes, apartments and stripmalls with towers right next to them. In that sense, Atlanta is sort of odd, but not really any different than Dallas, Houston, Phoenix or even Denver, Minneapolis etc.

Here are some more pics of the areas north of Downtown, the next part will be Downtown. Enjoy...:)

edit (pics moved to first post)

[BardSeed]

The mountain is actually Kennesaw Mountain, I'm pretty sure. It's NW of Atlanta. Stone Mountain is east. They are about the same height though.

...you can see Stone Mountain clearly in the last picture of the first post, just above the Four Seasons.

I'm could have sworn the original picture in question disappeared.

[OhioGuy]

These all look great. I really must visit Atlanta one of these days. Looks like a fab city! :)

[Wooster]

wonderful thread. Atlanta has some nice architecture amongst the highrises. I like the symphony tower. Wow, a lot of trees for sure.

[BG918]

I like how you can see the Appalachian Mountains in the distance. Awesome photos as always!!!

[Hybrid0NE]

The mountain is actually Kennesaw Mountain, I'm pretty sure. It's NW of Atlanta. Stone Mountain is east. They are about the same height though.

No, it's definitely not Kennesaw Mountain. Kennesaw's silhouette is very distinctive (see 6th pic up in first set looking southwest from Lenox) and I see it almost everyday, so I'd know it. The peak in question is pratically due-north of Midtown (Kennesaw is not visible unless you are looking west-northwest from Midtown), possibly in North Fulton or Forsyth County.

Notice it's visible again in the Perimeter Center pic (9th down in the first set) and it's a lot closer. I'll probably google it...

I'm could have sworn the original picture in question disappeared.

Another set of photos was posted you probably saw that set first when you replied.

[Sketching]

No, it's definitely not Kennesaw Mountain. Kennesaw's silhouette is very distinctive and I see it almost everyday, so I'd know it. The peak in question is pratically due-north of Midtown (Kennesaw is not visible unless you are looking west-northwest), possibly in North Fulton or Forsyth County.

Notice it's visible again in the Perimeter Center pic (9th down) and it's a lot closer. I'll probably google it...



Another set of photos was posted you probably saw that set first when you replied.

Actually that is Burnt Mountain in east Cobb County I think. Awesome photos anyhow.

EDIT: I mean Sweat Mountain

[giallo]

Is it weird to say that I don't GET Atlanta? It's just made so differently.....
Great pics thanks!

I agree. I look at the city and walk away baffled. Some great individual skyscrapers though

[Lakelander]

Great pics.

[Hybrid0NE]

Actually that is Burnt Mountain in east Cobb County I think. Awesome photos anyhow.

EDIT: I mean Sweat Mountain

Sketching you beat me to it...

I used Google Earth to pinpoint it and it is Sweat Mountain, the 2nd tallest peak in Metro Atlanta (after Kennesaw) standing at 1,688 feet.

[shanthemanatl]

I agree. I look at the city and walk away baffled. Some great individual skyscrapers though

Don't get it?

Baffled?

What's so difficult to understand?

[Rail Claimore]

Wonderful, I can't wait to see the downtown thread.

[thenewsupastar]

breathtaking. Atlanta is truly one of the most beautiful cities in America. Where is the rest of the city? Did you not see this picture???
http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_2625.jpg

[SteveD]

breathtaking. Atlanta is truly one of the most beautiful cities in America. Where is the rest of the city? Did you not see this picture???
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Absolutely. Exactly what I was thinking, newsupastar. Great set of pics, KC, I can't wait to see the downtown set too! You've definately captured one aspect of what current residents see every day here...tower cranes everywhere! Five or six visible in the photo above, and that's just Buckhead!

[shanthemanatl]

I have to wonder if some of those people that are "baffled" or don't "get it" are thrown off by the amazing canopy of trees in Atlanta. To someone that is unfamiliar with the city, looking at these pictures may give the impression that Atlanta is nothing more than a few clusters of skyscrapers surrounded by a forest.

Hundreds of thousands of people LIVE under that canopy of trees. We're talking very TALL trees here, so their homes are not visible in these overhead photos.

People sometimes say that Atlanta has no single, distinguishing characteristic that sets it apart from other business-oriented cities. Absolutely not true!

You'd be hard-pressed to find another major urban area in the USA that can rival Atlanta's verdant, lush landscape.

[cactuspunk]

Great set a pictures.

As far as not getting Atlanta. You can't get it if you've never been here or lived here and experienced it. One awesome city!!

[dfane]

Atlanta's layout is definetly different from alot of big cities.

It appears to have 2 downtowns (downtown and midtown) that arent really that close to each other. it sorta looks like 2 sections of building with trees in between.

But I think Atlanta has the potential to grow and look more like an Asian city with alot of buildings and how everything there is modern compared to alot of older cities.

[Sketching]

Atlanta's layout is definetly different from alot of big cities.

It appears to have 2 downtowns (downtown and midtown) that arent really that close to each other. it sorta looks like 2 sections of building with trees in between.

But I think Atlanta has the potential to grow and look more like an Asian city with alot of buildings and how everything there is modern compared to alot of older cities.

There aren't a bunch of trees between Midtown and Downtown.
If you are basing that on the photos then I can understand that but these photos are of Buckhead, Perimeter Center and a couple of upper Midtown with none of Downtown. The photo that shows all the trees is in Buckhead looking southward towards Midtown and Downtown. There is a sizeable stretch between Buckhead and the rest of the core however but it is all confined within the city limits.

In terms of the layout of Atlanta, yes it is different. It is probably more linear than most cities.

[thenewsupastar]

True, we haven't even seen Downtown yet. Thanks KCGridlock for the great aerial tour.

[Labtec]

great pics as always KC but Atlanta looks so suburban...where is the rest of the city?
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That's not the main CBD... there's a downtown but he didn't get to it yet. Atlanta has a downtown, midtown, buckhead, and perimeter/sandy springs skylines.

Atlanta from afar (with downtown on left) :
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From the ground:
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[vjhe]

Fantastic shots. I am overdue for another trip to Atlanta.

These shots also shows just how young the city's skylines are. It's amazing how relatively entire skylines have been created since the last time I was there.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Well hot damn. :tup:

Atlanta's business districts remind me of L.A.

[ltsmotorsport]

I love this "Above" series. When are you coming out to Cali?

[shanthemanatl]

Well hot damn. :tup:

Atlanta's business districts remind me of L.A.

Having just returned from a lengthy visit to LA, I was surprised at how much LA and Atlanta seem to share in common.

[-GR2NY-]

whats with the grating on the highway?

[SteveD]

KC....did you intentionally align the under-construction crown of Terminus seen in the foreground of photo 16 with the horizon? I just noticed that they are at precisely the same horizontal. Pretty cool! Also, for those of you not as familiar with Atlanta, this tower will be Buckhead's tallest, but only for a short while, since there are two other towers in Buckhead under construction already which will both be taller.

[thenewsupastar]

This one seems to get Terminus, 3344 Peachtree and The Mansion construction sites in one photo. Imagine this angle in two years when Buckhead's three new tallest are complete.
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[Buckeye Native 001]

Having just returned from a lengthy visit to LA, I was surprised at how much LA and Atlanta seem to share in common.

Yeah, not so much their style and design, but that there's more than one area of commerce (L.A. has Downtown, Century City, Wilshire, etc and Atlanta has Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead). With as notoriously spread out as both cities are, its actually better planning to have more than one central business district.

[mhays]

Wow, looks like Buckhead rivals Bellevue for the title of "most construction in a non-central mixed-use business district in the US". (I can see arguments coming!)

Midtown has fantastic examples of relatively-new buildings that are well designed with classic architectural styles. Meaning the pointy ones. I'm jealous of those, and also the use of brick.

I love the trees.

That freeway past Midtown is astonishingly wide. Good golly.

[cabasse]

Great photos. Midtown Atlanta has some of my favorite individual building designs anywhere. I don't care how dense it is though, it still has light years to go before it can be truly wonderful, vibrant, and successful as a built urban environment.

not light years. maybe a decade. (talking midtown here) the amount of projects planned for the district is astounding, and there is a very conclusive plan for the years ahead. you have it backwards - it's not very dense, yet, but it is becoming more and more successful as an urban environment, daily. i really don't need to say much else.

buckhead suprised me just a little here. it's really becoming a third cbd - especially once the village and the mall area grow together more.

thanks for these photos, and i'm really looking forward to your downtown set.

[Stratosphere 2020]

Atlanta is S E X Y in every way!

[SteveD]

Wow, looks like Buckhead rivals Bellevue for the title of "most construction in a non-central mixed-use business district in the US". (I can see arguments coming!)

Midtown has fantastic examples of relatively-new buildings that are well designed with classic architectural styles. Meaning the pointy ones. I'm jealous of those, and also the use of brick.

I love the trees.

That freeway past Midtown is astonishingly wide. Good golly.

mhays...locals call that the "downtown connector". I-75 arrives from the northwest and heads out of town to the southeast, and I-85 arrives from the northeast and heads out of town to the southwest, and they are joined together as I-75/85 through Midtown and Downtown.

[Urban Zombie®]

More eye-popping stuff...I'm blown away again.

[ChrisLA]

I love all the greenery, its the one thing that makes Atlanta so unique IMO. Yes indeed there are some beautiful skyscrapers too. I haven't been to Atlanta in a number of years now, but what I did see I liked. Now would I want to live there? Probably not, but at the same time I wouldn't hate living there. Hey they subways so thats a big plus in my book.

[oliveurban]

Great pictures. I cannot wait to visit Atlanta again.

Buckhead in particular has changed so much since I was last there.

[atlantaguy]

These really are beautiful shots, and I too am also enjoying the whole series.

Looks like the weather was perfect for you...

Thanks, KC

[Tombstoner]

These are fantastic shots. It makes me think "god, I'd love to live there" and then I remember, "oh, I do live here" :D . From the ground level, it's not quite as impressive as what we see here; there aren't a lot of terrific vantage points from which to take in the city (there are a few, but you have to be travelling 70mph and that's not condusive to taking long, appreciative looks). The city is definitely improving, however, and if mass transit accompanies increasing density, I think Atlanta will be a cool place in about 10 years. :tup:

[BroncoCSU05]

WOAH WOAH WOAH....where the heck did this sexsy glass tower downtown come from??? Am I that out of the loop???

http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_2644.jpg

not only that, but you can really see how the whole city is just lost under the tree canopy. that's quite ridiculous if you ask me. it's like towers come from nowhere. and holy crap they're building a lot!

[Labtec]

WOAH WOAH WOAH....where the heck did this sexsy glass tower downtown come from??? Am I that out of the loop???

http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_2644.jpg

not only that, but you can really see how the whole city is just lost under the tree canopy. that's quite ridiculous if you ask me. it's like towers come from nowhere. and holy crap they're building a lot!

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8555 1180 Peachtree in midtown. :tup:

[SteveD]

Bronco..that's a sweet tower, isn't it! It's 1180 Peachtree, also known as the Symphony Tower. It's been under construction for the last few years and was completed earlier this year. It's even more spectacular at night! Also, that's the Midtown skyline, not downtown. KC has promised a downtown post and I can't wait to see it!

[village person]

I can see the appeal to skyscraper enthusiasts! Too young of a city for me, but it seems like it's on a decent track. Buckhead is starting to look like Midtown, and Midtown is starting to look a tiny bit more like Downtown.

I can't wait to see the downtown aerials... now THAT's the part of Atlanta I can get excited about.

[Cbautz]

These are some of the best photos I've ever seen of Atlanta. How do you get these shots. Pardon me for not knowing your story, but are you a pilot? These are Amazing!

[Wheelingman04]

Atlanta's skyscrapers are magnificent.

[Sulley]

I'd give ANYTHING to be there right now.

[kazpmk]

excellent pics

[Paintballer1708]

Great job as usual. Atlanta has some great architecture.

[galaca]

Wow! These pics are amazing!!! I'm going to check out your other threads. :yes:

[john3eblover]

I'm just in awe :-)

for a native of Atlanta, these are just really special. It is always a pleasure to see your city treated with respect and photographed from new and amazing angles. Thanks for posting these

[Teshadoh]

Great shots of Atlanta's suburban skylines - thanks...

[Fiat Lux]

Great pics. I have been looking real hard in the background, but have yet to see a mountain. I did spot a hill or two and a really big rock.;)

[dc_denizen]

Beautiful pictures!

One unfortunate distinguishing characteristic of suburban Atlanta is the predominance of curvy, loopy streets in the suburban areas, which are filled with homes on huge lots. In this respect it is nothing like LA--LA is linear and dense with tiny yards throughout the metro. I don't think there's one straight street in suburban Atlanta. The reason probably has to do with most recent development patterns as opposed to LA's old postwar planning.

[ChrisLA]

Beautiful pictures!

One unfortunate distinguishing characteristic of suburban Atlanta is the predominance of curvy, loopy streets in the suburban areas, which are filled with homes on huge lots. In this respect it is nothing like LA--LA is linear and dense with tiny yards throughout the metro. I don't think there's one straight street in suburban Atlanta. The reason probably has to do with most recent development patterns as opposed to LA's old postwar planning.

Is there really a grid even within the city of Atlanta? Not that I'm some sort of expert on the city, but driving around Atlanta I noticed most of the streets curve. It was one of the most confusing American cities to navigate IMO.

You're right about Atlanta not being like LA. I meant to respond to this comment in my previous post. I don't get how the two are even compared, there are very few similarities I found. In fact I found Dallas and Atlanta resemble each other more than any other cities. Just so I don't get any backlash about Dallas & Atlanta. The two aren't exactly alike and have many differences, but the two are closer to being alike than LA & Atlanta will ever be.

[BnaBreaker]

Is there really an grid even withing the city of Atlanta? Not that I'm some expert on this city, but driving around Atlanta I noticed most of the streets curve. It was one of the most confusing cities American cities to navigate IMO.

You're right about Atlanta not being like LA. I meant to respond to this comment in my previous post. I don't get how the two are even compared, there are very few similarities I found. In fact I found Dallas and Atlanta resemble each other more than any other cities. Just so I don't get any backlash about Dallas & Atlanta. The two aren't exactly alike and have many differences, but the two are closer to being alike than LA & Atlanta will ever be.

There is a small existing grid in inner city Atlanta.

[KCgridlock]

.

[KCgridlock]

wow, thanks everybody. I'm at a loss for words :). As promissed, here are the downtown pics ;).

There are few pics of midtown etc in here, I know...

I have put all the photos on the very first post as well.

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[shanthemanatl]

Is there really a grid even within the city of Atlanta? Not that I'm some sort of expert on the city, but driving around Atlanta I noticed most of the streets curve. It was one of the most confusing American cities to navigate IMO.

You're right about Atlanta not being like LA. I meant to respond to this comment in my previous post. I don't get how the two are even compared, there are very few similarities I found. In fact I found Dallas and Atlanta resemble each other more than any other cities. Just so I don't get any backlash about Dallas & Atlanta. The two aren't exactly alike and have many differences, but the two are closer to being alike than LA & Atlanta will ever be.

Let me clarify my statement. I did not mean to imply that they looked alike.

They both sprawl forever.
They both are largely car-dependent and have horrible traffic.
They both have several "downtowns", so to speak.
They are both the predominant cities in their regions in terms of commerce and culture.
They are both growing rapidly and are magnets for people from other parts of the country.
Development seems to be very linear along major arteries, i.e. Wilshire Blvd. and Peachtree Rd.

Obviously, the two cities are quite different in many ways, but some of the similarities are quite striking in my opinion.

As a matter of fact, when an LA local asked where I was visiting from, she laughed and said, "Oh yeah, I've been to Atlanta many times. LA's kinda like a bigger version of Atlanta with palm trees".

An oversimplification, for sure, but apparently even she sees some similarities.

[SteveD]

Let me clarify my statement. I did not mean to imply that they looked alike.

They both sprawl forever.
They both are largely car-dependent and have horrible traffic.
They both have several "downtowns", so to speak.
They are both the predominant cities in their regions in terms of commerce and culture.
They are both growing rapidly and are magnets for people from other parts of the country.
Development seems to be very linear along major arteries, i.e. Wilshire Blvd. and Peachtree Rd.

Obviously, the two cities are quite different in many ways, but some of the similarities are quite striking in my opinion.

As a matter of fact, when an LA local asked where I was visiting from, she laughed and said, "Oh yeah, I've been to Atlanta many times. LA's kinda like a bigger version of Atlanta with palm trees".

An oversimplification, for sure, but apparently even she sees some similarities.

Absolutely. I've lived in Atlanta most of my life and I've traveled to most other large US metros, LA included, countless times. LA "feels" like a supersized Atlanta to me, more so than any other metro in the country.

[SteveD]

Thanks KC for those remarkable extra downtown pics!! You sure made home sweet home look great! That new first photo is spectacular! It's clear from that picture that the lines between Downtown and Midtown are blurring, and you can easily follow the buildings lining Peachtree Street curving up to the northeast and leading to the Buckhead skyline. And, it was clear enough that day to also see the mini-skyline of Perimeter Center in the distant background!

[Sketching]

:D
Again just amazing shots, especially the ones of Downtown.

[thoraudio]

nice.

[thenewsupastar]

Wow. I especially love this one. Midtown makes me wet. :)

http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_9521.jpg

[Top Of The Park]

....when you couple the wonderful wide well thought out highway system with all the information signs and easy access then couple it with MARTA you have the best blend of transportation of any American city.

[Stratosphere 2020]

http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_9562.jpg
Especially like this pic with almost all the skylines.

KCgridlock.. do you realize that this is the most viewed Atlanta pic thread ever on skyscraperpage?! Good job man.

[john3eblover]

Everyone knows that Atlanta and LA are similar, just on a different scale...


nice.


dude, nice dr frank avatar!

[thoraudio]

dude, nice dr frank avatar!

That's Dr. Forrester.

TV's Frank was the guy with the white hair and the S curl.

:D

[ATLmangum]

Great pics. It will be amazing to compare some of these pics to pics of the city in like 10 years.

[shanthemanatl]

Hey KC---

EXTRAORDINARY job! I can't stop looking at these!

[tic404]

ATL...gosh I miss it..thats my hometown

[ChrisLA]

Everyone knows that Atlanta and LA are similar, just on a different scale...


I'm sorry still I have to disagree, just like some folks from Atlanta said its like NY, and we all know thats not true. Between the two cities, yes I would say its closer to being like LA. Yet really the only thing both have in common is their metro sprawls pretty far out, but thats any big american city today. A big difference is Atlanta is mostly low density sprawl, and LA is dense both in the city and even its surburbs (many have higher density than the city of Atlanta). We don't have homes with lots as big as what I've seen in Atlanta. There are more mutil-family units here in LA, and other than a few areas 95% of the city have sidewalks in its residental neighborhoods. Again I found it closer to Dallas and how its built. These two cities felt more alike, it was my first thoughts about Atlanta, similar to Dallas.

Anyway we are all entitled to our opinions, and I respect that. Hope you all have a good day. :)

[cactuspunk]

These are some really kickin pics...

Here is one I snapped really quick as I was taking off Friday October 13th.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/cactuspunk/DSC01925.jpg

btw, they're lots of people, businesses and houses under them there trees...

[el scorcho]

Awesome photos of a cool city. Atlanta has the most unique skyscrapers around, and I LOVE all the spires.

[TexasStar]

Truly impressive. Another masterful tour, KC!
Atlanta is rockin' and rollin'!

[scguy]

I cannot believe how much Buckhead has grown. Wonderful pics!!!

[Sulley]

OMG downtown!!!!!

*faints*

[LSyd]

From the ground:
http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/7729/67720005kk7.jpg

so...what the hell is my picture doing on Imageshack when i didn't upload it? who's taking my credit? who's so rude they can't ask (or post it from the original URL?) :hell:

anyway, these great pics are making me feel dirty. like i want to move to the ATL. where i'd probably bitch about how it was more fun around 2000, before gentrification revved up. when Ear Wax was in an old garage (i think,) lots of clubs of all kinds around midtown.

if/when the masquerade goes under for damned dirty condos it'll be a dirty, sad day...unless it reopens in another unique spot.

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[tomtheastronomer]

i'm an atlanta resident who just found this thread!

i noticed when reading through it that there were many comments - almost complaints - about how it looks like skyscrapers sticking up out of the forest...like they are dissapointed you can't see the whole city thats unfolding underneath the trees...i don't find that dissapointing, i find it wonderful, as someone who lives in the historic part of midtown thats under those trees! in fact, the incredible tree canopy covering everything is one of the best parts of atlanta...it may not make an interesting and beautiful aerial photograph, but it makes for some really beautiful and interesting neighborhoods when you're walking around in them..which is, of course, how'd you'd experience them. (not up in the air.)

its lovely, though, to see my city like that!

[Teshadoh]

ATL...gosh I miss it..thats my hometown

Looking at the downtown pictures I'm missing the city myself.

[BnaBreaker]

http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/atlanta/ATL_9562.jpg

Wow, i'm used to seeing the Westin looking silver and reflective. Being able to see right through the windows to the curtains makes it look like the building was recently hit by a tornado or something. lol

[Hybrid0NE]

[img]Wow, i'm used to seeing the Westin looking silver and reflective. Being able to see right through the windows to the curtains makes it look like the building was recently hit by a tornado or something. lol

Or maybe they should use jet-black curtains? That way it would look more seamless from any angle.

[SteveD]

I'm delighted that this is quickly becoming one of the most viewed photo threads ever on this forum. Spectacular work, KC!

[Shasta]

I love that pic of Georgia Tech's football field. That is such a cool looking stadium. My sister is an Agnes Scott grad so she made me a Jacket fan. Would love to catch a night game there to see the midtown views.

[Derek]

those onramps are so...strange...but unique and i like them

[kardon]

Great pics...With all the contruction going on...in 2008 & 2009, those pics will look so much different. Wow! LA and Atlanta are similiar to me. Not that I'd want LA to remind me of Atlanta. They just do.