Interesting, I was born at Crawford Long in Atlanta in December, 1950. Grew up in Center Hill on North Center Hill Avenue, next to Rakestraws Store/Service Station. Went to Center Hill Elementary School. Living in Atlanta I remember the trolley lines and my mom taking me on the trolley to Sears and Roebuck and to Rich's. Atlanta was a good place to live then. We moved out in 1961 to Mableton where I lived until 1970 when I went into the Air Force. I retired to Douglasville in 1992. We have made a few trips back to the old home place. The house I grew up in had burned down and looks to have burned quite a while ago but was never rebuilt. Went to Maddox Park where we used to go swimming and saw too many drug deals going down. Checked and I didn't have enough ammo on me that day to hang around. The old Grove Theater is something else now and I think has been since the mid 1960s.I was born at Crawford W Long Hospital in Atlanta in 1950. Lived in Decatur not far from Emory and CDC for a long time. I used to ride the bus all over downtown Atlanta to see movies, most ending at night. Rialto, Lowes, in Buckhead, all over...even went to the Central Theater once or twice :0) to see the 60s version of skin flicks. Never had a problem, riding the bus, walking at night - nothing. I left in 1968 and didn't come back until 1976 when I mustered out and then I built in East Cobb on family land. Atlanta hasn't been 'safe' since 1973 when Maynard Jackson took office as mayor. Finally left that craphole metro area in 2002 when my whole family sold out in East Cobb and moved up to Pickens County. I just wish I'd done it sooner.. AFAIC, I didn't lose anything there and the only time I've been back is for an ODT trade/sell meetup...and then I'm strapped with my 45 and extra mags...
I've lost nothing I care to check on in Atlanta and probably won't be going back.