Speechless Sunday – A My Midtown Mojo Feature
What is that phrase, a picture is worth a thousand words? Indeed. Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve taken more of a “note” of the area around me, and try to capture it in pictures. I can now walk past some places and say, “I remember when that was (fill in the blank)” and I have the picture to prove it!
So today, we will start a new feature at MyMidtownMojo called, Speechless Sunday. Now, speechless implies that nothing is said. So, most of the time, don’t expect any words from me, just a picture of a moment in time captured.
Here’s our first one….
Metropolis Midtown Atlanta is probably best known as the building that started it all in Midtown Atlanta condominium construction. When first proposed, one tower was to be apartments and one condominiums. The first tower sold so quickly that the developers quickly converted, and sold the second tower as condos as well.
In today’s economy, I don’t know WHO would NOT be looking to save a dollar or two. Ok, I suppose there are a couple out there somewhere.
The day that I made a quick visit, the line at the Membership Counter was longer than the checkout lines! But their checkout system moves you out quickly! Like the other COSTCO stores in the Atlanta area, this location will have speciality departments featuring fresh meat, produce and deli, bakery, one-hour photo, pharmacy, tire center, hearing aid center and a food court.
TOWN Brookhaven is starting to come to life, altho she’s got a ways to go! I noticed a new Moe’s is under construction and a couple other businesses are starting to open in the VAST amount of retail space available here.
The other big arrivals will be a Publix Supermarket and LA Fitness that are scheduled to open in 2011. This picture would be that building, and I’m going to guess that we will have covered parking on the lower level, and the LA Fitness will occupy the lower space, and Publix the upper space. I’ll bring you an update as things develop.
When I first started writing my blog back in 2007, I saw all these picture on posts. Some of them you could tell were “stock” photos, or they were cartoon in nature. And I read where you should have your camera with you all the time, you never know when you might find a great picture that could be the source of a blog!
So, now I do just that. I’ve built up such a library of pictures that I honestly have a hard time keeping track of them and where they are filed. It’s not uncommon for me to spend 20-30 minutes looking for a certain picture I KNOW I have! I’m doing it partly because 
Atlanta’s Backstreet, one of only 3 places in the U.S that was a 24-Hour club (oh I remember it well and miss it as well….)
And lastly, here is a “time wharp” of two pictures that really tell it all!
