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by Darin Givens | Jan 6, 2026
Recently my son needed to get to an event at Atlantic Station and he was annoyed to find out that, despite the name, there’s no MARTA Station there! The shuttle and bus from Arts Center are great options, but I wonder how many young people and newcomers to Atlanta get tripped up by that ‘Station’ in the name of the place and expect rail to ...
Has anyone seen a writeup about the history of this glorious Frankenstein of a building at 691 Dobbs Ave, alongside the Eastside Beltline? I’d love to read about it.
I looked at the 1911 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map and at that time, the oldest part of the structure was being used by the Atlanta Milling Company, which milled grain into flour. You can see where a platform...
I want Atlanta to make this a goal: reduce the jarring contrast between being *on* the Beltline versus walking *to* the Beltline. Make our streets inviting for walking and cy...
If this guy from It’s a Wonderful Life lived near the Eastside Beltline today he’d be like:
“Thank you for the walking trail & the massive boost in resale value for my home; no, you can’t put rail on the Beltline & while you’re at it stop building new homes, I don’t want more people to live here.”
Darin Givens | December 27, 2025
It’s weird to look back at the 2012-14 proposals for a Multimodal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) in Atlanta’s Gulch, a project that sadly died away. This would have been a hub for a new commuter rail line plus existing MARTA rail and assorted bus services – something that had been in planning stages since the 1990s.
The rendering...
