Atlanta

The Atlanta streetcar was introduced to Atlanta in December 2014 after phasing out since 1949. The streetcar has twelve initial stops. These stops include stops at Centennial Olympic Park, Carnegie at Spring, Peachtree Center, Woodruff Park, Auburn at Piedmont, Dobbs Plaza, King Historic District, Edgewood at Hilliard, Sweet Auburn Market, Hurt Park, Park Place and Luckie at Cone. The waiting stations consist of a bench that could fit approximately 6 people. The Atlanta streetcar is a great commute option for those who need to get around the downtown area which we all know is extremely busy. The streetcar is of no charge. Upon testing the streetcar, there are good things to consider as well as not so good things. What we will decide throughout…

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officially opened on July 3, 1925, with two 1,500-foot dirt strips set at right angles, and has evolved into the busiest airport in the world today. The complexities that surround airside operations enable the airport to support current flight operations. At the same time, modern facility and system upgrades will boost efficiency and preserve its international ranking. First and foremost, in order for Hartsfield-Jackson to sustain the…

Atlanta is one of only five cities in the nation to be served by three separate interstate highways. All of these interstate highways make moving products and people from one point in Georgia to another or from Georgia to another state relatively easy. The highways helped attract business, industry, and more transportation facilities to the Atlanta area. Georgia economic products can now reach approximately 80% of Americans overnight using the interstate highway system. Hartfield-Jackson is…

With its population of over 460,000 Atlanta is a bustling city of history, culture, and diversity. Established in 1837 at the intersection of the Western & Atlantic railway system. Atlanta was founded to meet the needs of railroads, it was the first United States city located in a place not for water navigation. Today the city is known for being the transportation hub for the country and also the world. Hartfield Atlanta International Airport is one of the nation’s busiest airports. Atlanta is…

steadfastly to rebuild black communities using grassroots politics and community ties. Hope was no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Hope worked full time at organizations like Hull House— a settlement organization founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr dedicated to providing European Immigrants with amenities such as daycare services, libraries, employment and education. Her infectious fervor, innovative thinking and strong leadership skills advanced the field of social work and…

tried to save as much of his paycheck as he could. My dad felt the dark side of being a foreigner in America while working for Atlanta Marriott Marquis. He was a banquet server, but the supervisor did not like my dad and made him clean the toilets. He did not give my dad any cleaning tools, so he had to by a brush. When he began to clean the supervisor said to use your hands, so he took him to court and won for harassment. He eventually saved up enough money to buy a gas station, but in order to…

Concentrated disadvantage characterized as an indicator depicting the poverty in a specific area or region. The city of Atlanta has always been true to my heart since I have lived near Atlanta my whole life. I occasionally traveled to Atlanta to watch the Hawks play basketball. On the way home from the games, I would notice the numbers of people that stood on the side of the streets sleeping or asking for money. I never understood the whole concept of why such stuff happened in this part of…

views, and the way he casually (and constantly) addresses African Americans as ‘niggers’ is evidence to the vicious form of innocence Baldwin talks of. However, the creation of this innocence is because Mr. Head is from a southern rural area, which is hinted to possibly possess (prior remnants, or current) confederate ideologies. The text makes this apparent when he asserts how the last Negro was run out of ‘their’ country twelve years ago (107). The problematic allowance of rejecting, and…

A Consumers Republic talks about mass suburbia with readings about the social and economic status that came with living in the suburbs. The chapter also speaks of keeping people of a certain economic or social class together in the late 1950s, while making sure not to let others in who could disrupt the white suburbia. Two major cities, Atlanta, Georgia and Compton, Los Angeles, were cities that both experienced “ White Flight” and the effects following soon after. In the 1950s, Compton was a…

a trailblazer that helped open the floodgates for Korean baseball players in the KBO to be able to come over to the United States and sign bigger contracts. In a nutshell, Choo put the KBO on the map and he even opened the gates for Major League baseball players to go to South Korea and find their game again in an attempt to extend their career. With that said, the last player we will discuss in terms of notable athletes to come from South Korea is actually an American born player that came to…