ATLANTA has so much game. For anyone who grew up nearby (even outside the perimeter like me, places that are now “close in”)–the sheer scale of development, the amount of people moving here, the progression of arts, culture, music, and food scenes, the success of companies based here (Home Depot, for example) is just mind boggling.
And yet, for some reason, despite having the busiest airport in the world, despited having hosted the Olympics, despite being the home of CNN, Cee Lo Green, and Outkast (not to mention Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), Atlanta’s brand seems relatively overshadowed by other world cities. In 2014 it did crack the top 25 of a Guardian survey of global city brands (right between Mecca and Melbourne), but in general, people just don’t seem to put Atlanta in the same category as Chicago or Madrid.
