One more Beltline walk pic — an important one

December 1, 2009 by Jeanne Bonner
Filed under: Cityscape, SMART GROWTH 

Beltine Walk November 042

I took the photo above last month during a tour of the Beltline’s Northeastern section with Angel Poventud, the uber-activist.

What do we see in the photo? A high-rise at the corner of 10th and Monroe.

As Linda Richman used to say, talk amongst yourselves, and see a personal disclosure after the jump.

And while you talk amongst yourselves, let me add my two cents — albeit a bit late — about a recent decision by the NPU-F to reject the Beltline’s plan to allow up to an eight-story building near the corner of 10th and Monroe in Midtown Atlanta. (See here for a great overview by Creative Loafing’s Thomas Wheatly).

Cent one: How did the building in the photo above get there? (Clearly the Beltline folks need to do whatever that guy did).

Cent two: Now that it’s there, why can’t there be other buildings of that size in the area? Does the neighborhood consider that building a mistake? Are there plans to demolish it?

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2 Comments on One more Beltline walk pic — an important one

  1. lisa on Tue, 1st Dec 2009 10:58 pm

    2. Thank YOU. As a ‘mere’ renter in the neighborhood, my opinion does not make a dent with the Va-Hi home-owners who are fighting this (as well as the SPI club in Midtown). Money talks, so I agree, with all of your 2 “cents” above and am more than willing to help with the cause if we can figure out a good game plan.

  2. Jack Stenger on Wed, 2nd Dec 2009 11:00 am

    3. ” … Does the neighborhood consider that building a mistake? ,,,: Might not be a mistake but it sure is ugly.

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