neighborhood gateways 20120626
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A visual overview of some buildings and monuments at key location throughout Atlanta that serve to identify transitions from one area to another.TRANSCRIPT
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The line of houses at Boulevard & Carroll Street defines a boundary between Cabbagetown & the rest of the city.
A clear boundary helps a Neighborhood maintain a clearly identifiable character.
Buildings & Entry Monuments at Key junctures define the Bounds & offer Welcome.
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From www.atlantatimemachine.com
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The Oakland Cemetery wall at Boulevard defines a boundary between Cabbagetown, Grant Park, and the city of the departed. The smokestacks & tower of Cabbagetown identify that community beyond.
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From A Pattern Language
Sketch by Phillip Andrew Jessup
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Then, head far enough South on Boulevard — and see the real world, “foto verité”.
Can this really be a Gateway to the lost neighborhood of Grant Park?
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A double-wide is incompatible with the historic character of this century-old community. The metal sound wall is also inappropriate as a neighborhood boundary — screen it. Great place for a vertical garden!
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The old BBQ was formerly a take-out until it became “informally” used for inside dining, causing parking to spill over onto nearby residential lots. Cater instead to pedestrian traffic from the nearby neighborhood.
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This building, where Waldo Street ends at Glenwood Avenue, housed a Corner Grocery during the 1950’s where many neighborhood children walked for after-school ice cream cones (carry-out).
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This slide show is adapted from one that was used to illustrate some key design principles to neighbors and a local developer and to achieve common ground to allow the owner to develop his property without further delay.
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