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Built Environment Description 3: Ponce City Market: Politics

Over the past few years, there’s been some debate over wether or not Ponce City Market and its surrounding attractions are successfully gentrifying the area and, if they are in fact gentrifying the area, wether or not it’s actually doing… Continue Reading →

Ponce City Market: Skyline Park

On the rooftop of Ponce City Market sits the Skyline Amusement Park, where you can pay $10 for a day of mini golf, midway games, and beer gardens. From the park, you can get an amazing view of the Atlanta… Continue Reading →

Ponce City Market: Apartments and Offices

The Offices in Ponce City Market have a very homie and comfortable look to them. There are lots of windows and lights which makes for a very open and comforting work space. The apartments at Ponce City Market are the… Continue Reading →

Ponce City Market: Gentrification Central

Ponce City Market sits directly in the middle of a group of gentrification agents like Historic Fourth Ward Park, the BeltLine, and a number of high cost apartments, and because these things are bringing a higher income population into the area,… Continue Reading →

Ponce City Market: Connection to BeltLine

Ponce City Market directly connects to one of the completed portions of the Atlanta BeltLine, and it’s because of this that the market has seen so much growth recently. Thanks to the BeltLine, people can bike or walk over to… Continue Reading →

Ponce City Market: Food Hall

One of the things that makes Ponce City Market such a popular spot for both local Atlantans and tourists is its food hall, which houses a large and diverse collection of local restaurants. The main hall is a large, open… Continue Reading →

Built Environment Description 2: Corner of Auburn and Boulevard: Culture

The Corner of Auburn and Boulevard is a place that’s rich with culture and cultural history. It sits directly on the boundary of Old Fourth Ward, and Boulevard acts as a divider between the quiet living areas of Old Fourth… Continue Reading →

Corner of Auburn and Boulevard: Locals

Sitting in front of the King Center was a woman and her son. After talking to them for a while, I learned that they were locals of Old Fourth Ward. While I was sitting next to them putting my camera… Continue Reading →

Corner of Auburn and Boulevard: Sounds

On the other side of Boulevard from the old homes, lies a big tree, which houses the most birds I’ve seen in Atlanta so far. When sitting on the corner of Auburn and Boulevard, it’s impossible not to hear all… Continue Reading →

Corner of Auburn and Boulevard: King Center

Another building that celebrates the culture of the area is the King Center, which is a memorial where the Center for Nonviolent Social Change still works to keep King’s vision of peace alive. The center itself is a multimillion dollar… Continue Reading →

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