BT: Please tell me about Atlanta (Page 2)

Ahhh...you'd be within really short commuting distances from lots of great neighborhoods...Peidmont Park, Virginia Highlands, Buckhead, Little 5 Points.

And yes...hilly, but totally doable on a bike (I commuted by bike in that neighborhood for 5 years). Interestingly, Peidmont Hospital sits atop "Cardiac Hill", the toughest stretch of the Peachtree Road Race.

Piedmont Hospital is a good area.  You could get a place on Peachtree-Battle or Habersham Road (That's a joke.  It is the ritziest neighborhood in town).  PH is sort of midway between Buckhead and Midtown.  You could live either place.  I live near Piedmont Park in Midtown.  There are literally thousands of apartments and condos.  All price ranges.  Just stay north of Ponce.  You'll be fine.

Atlanta is somewhat hilly but nothing very steep or long.  It just isn't flat.  Similar to most of Pittsburgh, but there's nothing comparable to Mount Washington.

TW

Huh?...do you mean Northside Hospital...

Crap.

Never mind.

Edit: Still, it's a great part of town to live in for starters. Easily accessible via 285 and 400. I commuted to Norcross and it didn't suck too much.

If you are around Piedmont Hospital you are in a great area.  You could live close like on Collier or Northside Dr.  I run Collier a lot and it is perfect for commuting.  Given that location you could live in Marietta and have an easy commute down 75 too

In a helicopter, maybe. Are you thinking or Northside Hospital?

(see previous correction)

He could take 400 right into that area. Easy commute.

It's not a lot of miles, but traffic around Perimeter Mall is horrendous. Plus, it's OTP, and only squares live OTP...

Well if he's in Midtown he'll be surrounded by dirty hippies! And dirty stores!

What's OTP?

If he jumps on 400 at Abernathy he avoids the whole Perimeter Mall thing.

Hey, I resemble that remark...errr, meant to say, "better OTP than ITP with a bunch of libs and freaks!" 

Actually during my 20+ years in Atlanta, I've lived in several areas of Atlanta - Emory/Virginia-Highlands areas, Dunwoody/Sandy Springs, Buckhead, and now Alpharetta...it's all good and there are great people/great things to do/etc in all of them...

You're not down with OTP?

(Outside the Perimeter)

When we first moved to Atlanta, we lived in Dunwoody and then Roswell. After college, I lived in Vinings and then Druid Hills. And you're right...nice people everywhere. To me, it's extremely key to live as close as possible to where you work (wherever that may be), otherwise you'll spend half your life in your car.

BINGO...this or have extremely FLEXIBLE work hours...

Ah but that area IS the Perimeter. Hah!

Alpharetta, on the other hand, is like living in NC.

not anymore...when I lived in Buckhead a number of years ago, I played in a golf tourney @ White Columns...when I exited 400 - two things struck me...the smell (chicken coops) and the lack of civilization...the area was rural, rural, rural...

fast forward to today...it's Buckhead North...and during non-rush hour, it's a quick pop down to Buckhead, not too much further to the city, and the entire N. Georgia and beyond (including NC!) is easily accessible...

Traitor.