re: Neyland Stadium Entertainment District

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This is significantly better than dodging gunfire walking into Turner Field.

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Summerhill has never been that neighborhood. There were and still are issues but by major inner city neighborhood standards Summerhill has always been relatively mild, at least in my 58 years. The Braves and I arrived in Atlanta the same year and there is no doubt that Fulton County Stadium made the area safer than say Vine City or even Cabbage Town but the area has been relatively safe since the mid 60's. Compared to Conyers and Mayretta of course it seems dangerous but it really hasn't been notoriously unsafe in at least 50 years. I spent more time than most people who have never lived in Summerhill from 1984-1996 and compared to growing up in the West End and East Point Summerhill always seemed kind of like the suburbs. It is really nice today...