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Not much of a go to the mall guy anymore, but since we are in SE Cherokee - like 400 yds outside Roswell - it’s easier go to Northpoint in Alpharetta. Cobb traffic is much worse than N Fulton for whatever reason - even on weekends.In high school in the late '80s, me and some buddies would drive downtown to Hawks and Atlanta Knights games at the Omni and it was safe. Same at GA Tech. We were high school kids down there and no problems at all. Gwinnett, where we grew up was super safe. Post Olympics, around '98, ATL and Buckhead started going downhill. Lenox Square Mall was the hub of it deteriorating. I lived in Alpharetta after college and then upon my return from Cali in late '99 and it was nice and safe. Then the traffic came north and influx of Yankees moved into the 'burbs. My parents moved up to North GA mountains and I left ATL in '05 for Palm Beach. Still go back up every 2 weeks to Midtown for meetings, but it's sketchy some days, especially with these kids seeing all the "smash and grab" videos on social media and wanting to be thugs, so I'm careful to stay away from the stores on Peachtree or even at Phipps Plaza. How has Town Center Mall turned out near you? Cherokee is great. Way out. I still have property in Ball Ground at Hawks Ridge, but never had time to build. Maybe one day I'll return, but traffic is awful everywhere up there.
Ball Ground is pretty, but definitely different than my side of Cherokee. It would probably be a great spot to build a house. It’ll be a long time before that part of Cherokee is too crowded.
Speaking of going to Midtown, a very good friend is an atty (UF law of course!) and his office is at 10th and Peachtree. We used to meet regularly for lunch and usually just walk somewhere close to his office; not so much anymore.