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On Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:46:47 -0400, Governor Swill
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On Sun, 31 Jul wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jul Leon wrote:
On 7/29/2016 Swingman wrote:
Don't normally re-post in entirety, nor cross post, BUT, IMNSFHO this
deserves to be seen, taken to heart and disseminated far and wide.
Sadly, it might be too late for the country, but you hit the fark'n nail
on the head, Bubba!
It all started when we started living in air conditioned comfort every
day instead of when company was expected. That and color TV. ;~)


Air conditioning was what allowed the South to grow (good or bad).
Atlanta would still be a wide spot in the road without cheap AC. It
didn't take off until the '60s.


Atlanta was a regional city even before the Civil War. But you're
right about cheap ac and the city taking off in the sixties.


Sure, I was being a "tad" hyperbolic. The growth has been amazing,
though.

Metro population:
1950 - 1960 - 1970 - 1980 - 1990 - 2000 - 2010
1.0M 1.3M 1.8M 2.2M 3.0M 4.1M 5.3M
30% 38% 22% 44% 37% 29%

When I first moved there, the tallest building in town was 22 floors
and there weren't a dozen of what we'd call "skyscrapers".


I first moved here in '11 (three years earlier we moved 70mi down the
road)

Today, it's skyline rivals all but the very largest of cities.


It's not all in one place, making it look smaller than it is.