Uptown Baby?

I graduated high school at North Springs H.S. in North Fulton County (sandy springs). Shortly after I did, the kids who lived up there started calling that side of town "uptown". This is ironic to me. They claimed it like it was their hood. What's funny is that there is a new entertainment district opening in Alpharetta by the name of what?... UPTOWN Entertainment District. Not a mimic of atlantic station it plans to serve as more. Alpharetta is quite an affluent area and its bringing an appeal to itself with this new development. On the site it calls the area "underserved" but its just because the noses up there have been smelling wine and have rejected other advances that could have brought more melanin to their scene. Eh.



whatever its not a race war for me. I'll be up there once it opens but I do wonder that since this new development would mean more jobs, would they consider building a marta station out there yet. still not one up there to this day and I assume they are worried about the southside bus riders coming to their neck of the woods, but when was the last time you saw someone steal a TV and get back on the train?

i wanna find out more but i'll have to wait till it gets closer to date to see more details on the vendors and merchants that will be able to take part in this venture. but maybe they would have chosen another name if they would have known that some of my high school homies were banging northside, screaming out UPTOWN!



Uptown Entertainment District: take a quick tour