When it comes to economic growth, Atlanta historically has been a divided city. As affluent neighborhoods were built up on Atlanta’s northern end, communities on the south side received little consideration from investors.
But now those southern areas of the city have something that is finally attracting developers’ attention, and it traces back to Atlanta’s history as a railroad town.
In neighborhoods like Pittsburgh and Mechanicsville, Michael Kahn, who is an editor for Curbed and regularly shares architecture commentary on “City Lights,” said there’s “a legacy of trades people and people working on the railroads.”
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