Comments on: eyesore my ass.

By: davesm

davesm — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:20 +0000

Until we stop spending our $$$ at places like Edgewood and Howell Mill District the suburbanization and homogenization of intown Atlanta will continue. It is happening in Major cities everywhere. Beloved local shops are going out of business. Wal-Marts and Targets are moving in. Ikea put the Futon Shop in L5Ps out of business in like a month! How long do you think it will be before some “concerned citizen” speaks out against the Krog St Tunnel! I’m sure something objectionable is on those walls, and it is public space. I’m all for moving drugs and crime out of our city, but not heart and soul. That is too high a price to pay. Viva La Atlanta!

By: Rashid Z. Muhammad

Rashid Z. Muhammad — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:01:05 +0000

Exactly Tiffany. Dekalb avenue is probably one of the better showcases of graffiti as an art form in the city. The railroad fence is another good example.

I do have to say though that I was just a little perturbed by the fact that before that new condo building right next to the bridge opened, the back wall was tagged. Then again, I see the building itself as more of an indicator of neighborhood deterioration than the graffiti.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:02:51 +0000

to me the krog street is street art — a higher form of grafitti, if you will. much of what’s there is stylish, high quality stuff, not the same simple gang scribbling you see in say, gwinnett.

but to most suburban folks graf = a bad thing.

By: james

james — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:00:15 +0000

and pappadeaux’s…..nice.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:45:18 +0000

This article doesn't surprise me. I mean, this is the same newspaper that had Red Lobster listed as one of the finalists for the "Best Seafood" category in the "Best of the Big A" contest. See for yourself: http://www.accessatlanta.com/bestof/content/bestof/2007/winnersindex.html

By: George Burdell

George Burdell — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:16:48 +0000

Abby is correct – I’d feel much safer sleeping in the Krog tunnel than I do walking in the stairwell @ blvd. and dekalb ave. I’m of the opinion that if dekalb ave (or memorial dr.) could become ‘as nice as ponce’ it would be a very very good thing for the surrounding neighborhoods.

By: Cap'n Ken

Cap'n Ken — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:03:11 +0000

I had the same reaction when I read this last week (y’all get your AJCs a little late??), and I agree with you 100%. Krog Street is a treasure, and I also route myself to and from work through it on purpose.

Even more troubling to me is the fact that the appeal of DeKalb Ave as put forth in the piece is nothing more than new condos near the chain stores at Edgewood Retail District. Even putting aside questions of taste as it regards Krog, no mention of proximity to Inman Park, Cabbagetown, Little 5 or any of the actual “Atlanta things” that make our neighborhoods appealing.

I guess East Cobb is getting full …

By: gretagretchen

gretagretchen — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:17:16 +0000

I Love the Krog St tunnel — although where I come from (Chicago) we would call that a viaduct. Actually I love the industrial corridor right there. I’ve always liked living by warehouses. I don’t really dig tagging but some of the graffiti art in there is fab. I loved Robert Mitchum smoking a doobie. And when the Adult Swim “graffiti” was defaced in about 3 hours for being too commercial. That place is a landmark not an eyesore.