Why is it that people who live in other states, the first state that pops up the in mind is ATLANTA,GA?

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IplayadoconTV

They don't know any better. The whole place smells like a cat's litter box if you ask me. It could be worse, you could live in Phoenix like I do. Even MORE people move here every year than Atlanta. Americans move around a lot. If you lived in Buffalo New York, wouldn't you move too?

opium_4_life

Ive never been there.

wendy.bryan

do you want the historical reason that cities like Atlanta are popular or why Atlanta in particular is so popular? I've never been to that city, so here goes my answer to the former Q. Cities in the sunbelt have been growing for several decades because the industrial base of cities like Detroit and many others has eroded and because the weather is milder in the South.

To be more factual, you'd probably find that many other SE cities are growing as well. But since you're in Atlanta, it seems like everyone is going there. Same here in LA and we all wish they'd move to Atlanta instead.

The humble one

You mean Texas?

panda ran

i think its cause those places r great places to live!!!
really they r and thats the reson why!!!

nikemike73

Delta Hub and Coca-Cola bottling plant.

â™¥Sophieâ™¥

The first in my head is Florida, I live in England though

leahavelallemant

charlotte, nc is the same way. i moved here a couple years ago from up north and there are only a couple people who were actually BORN AND RAISED here.

Jeffrey P

probably the weather, the sports teams and the friendly people. Out here in the southwest, its San diego though.

omgidk

Do you listen to a lot of rap? They always rap about A town.

weasel162get8

Atlanta Sucks...I lived in Covington Ga, for 8 yrs & worked in & around Atlanta...I see nothing special in it....

Lou A

the resturants in atlanta make the best hush puppies.

Crabby_blindguy

Well, there's a number of reasons (I am a native Atlantan, BTW--there are a few of us left!).

The key is economic opportunity. That traces way back--Atlanta started as railroad terminus adn then the intersection of several lines-becoming a transportation center following the Civil War. Two other factors: first, during the post-World-War 2 era, Atlanta got a head start on attracting industry. Mainly this was due to a (relatively) liberal racial attitude, and a willingness of most community leaders to reconcile themselves to the social changes for the good of the community. I'm not saying they were saints--but they were ahead of most whites in the south in recognizing that change was inevitable andworking with, rather than against it.

Finally, Atlanta has no natural boundaries--it can (and has) grow in all directions. At this point, that's becoming a major problem--the current drought you've heard about is simply bring the fact home: Atlanta has grown so much it is outstripping the natural resources it needs.

But--one caveat--this growth pattern is NOT unique to Atlanta. a number of other Southern cities--Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Memphis, etc. Have experienced similar changes. Due to its "head start" and role as a transportation center, it's simply the most striking example.

Wrenched

It may be that its a West Coast thing... but Atlanta is not the first city that comes to mind when thinking of cities other than the one I live in...

Cj murtza

california too

Sic Semper Tyrannis

Atlanta is FULL of HISTORY!!!

Think about it. Gen Sherman burnt the entire city to the ground during the Civil War.

Martin Luther King Jr had many rallies/sitins, etc there.

Atlanta was even a host of the Olympics.

Dan

hahaha im from atlanta...alot of the times people ask me where im from, they dont know the name of my little town where i lived so i just tell them atlanta so there is no confusion

shawna s

I think you feel that way because your city is really growing but it's not just your town. It's going on everywhere in the south..

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