Cityscape
Intersection of Boulevard and Memorial, SE Atlanta
Simple question: would you want to walk here?
The photo shows the intersection of Boulevard and Memorial Drive in Grant Park from what might be described as the worst vantage point.
It’s an abandoned lot that holds the remains of a mechanic’s service station (out of the shot).
I don’t want to get into the politics or the economics of why this lot remains undeveloped (I understand it has something to do with underground gas wells that remain from its days as a service station).
I just want to ask my fellow citizens: would you want to walk here? Would you want to pose for photos here? If there were a bench, would you stop and sit?
The answer is no. And I could have shown thousands of different intersections around Atlanta and found the same response.
And that’s a problem.
Next door to the lot is one of the best restaurants in Atlanta, Agave, and across the street is an absolute gem: Oakland Cemetery. I wouldn’t mind buying a condo in the Oakland Park building you see in the photo, but not if I had to look at that empty lot!
Want to see something nice? Here’s a shot of Carroll Street in Cabbagetown that’s just two blocks away from the intersection above.
Carroll Street in Cabbagetown
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Silvia Medrano on
Wed, 24th Jun 2009 11:40 am
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Jeanne Bonner on
Wed, 24th Jun 2009 1:32 pm
Whenever I see empty concrete lot, I think, Farmer’s Market! Or how about skate park? Basket ball courts? What do the Grant Park/Cabbagetown Neighborhood Units say about this corner?
All good thoughts!
As I said, I think there is some issue with the underground gas wells. In other words, I think any future developer would have to take the responsibility of removing any possible contamination, and I’m guessing no one wants to do that.
Yet still, it is a blight on our community! What can we do about it?
I don’t know what the units say, but it is worth following up.
Thanks for the comment.
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