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Old 04-06-2013, 08:03 AM
 
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I agree, although I don't think our hills are particularly noted for their druids!

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"Druid" is used to give a bucolic, forested connection and atmosphere. Worship of nature and the environment. Pagans in a tranquil forest. So, yes, it can be said that Atlanta's hills are very "druish." Atlanta is "the city in a forest," remember.


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Old 04-06-2013, 08:32 AM
 
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"Druid" is used to give a bucolic, forested connection and atmosphere. Worship of nature and the environment. Pagans in a tranquil forest. So, yes, it can be said that Atlanta's hills are very "druish." Atlanta is "the city in a forest," remember.
Was going to add something similar but would denote that the term "Druid" used by a late 19th century developer would have a slightly less 'new-agey-pagan-spiritual' vibe than one using the same term today.
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Old 04-06-2013, 08:51 AM
 
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What I'm trying to understand is why so many Atlanta neighborhoods wanting to break and to become their own cities. Atlanta is turning into ancient Greece and will be full of a bunch of city-states lol.
Well officially, there aren't any neighborhoods within the City of Atlanta that are breaking off; these are all unincorporated sections within (or at) the perimeter that are seeking to organize their own cities. It actually isn't that uncommon (See Southern California, LA Area). The rate at which these cities are growing, and the politics behind it however, is quite unique.

It's just that sunbelt cities tend to be larger and have wider swaths of suburban territory within the city limits. It might be a different name and different local government, most people tend to just associate closer in parts of the metro area with the city itself.
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Old 04-06-2013, 10:54 AM
 
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"Druid" is used to give a bucolic, forested connection and atmosphere. Worship of nature and the environment. Pagans in a tranquil forest. So, yes, it can be said that Atlanta's hills are very "druish." Atlanta is "the city in a forest," remember.


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Oh, for Pete's sake, I know what druids are and that developers pick names like that to give their projects an air of old celtic forests, bucolic life, etc.

I'm simply making the point that if we're criticizing names like Lakeside and Lavista, they are really no more "made up" or "inauthentic" than Druid Hills or Briarcliff. They're all pretty common names for towns and subdivisions.
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Old 04-06-2013, 12:06 PM
 
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What I'm trying to understand is why so many Atlanta neighborhoods wanting to break and to become their own cities. Atlanta is turning into ancient Greece and will be full of a bunch of city-states lol.
Well, I guess these are not technically Atlanta.

But to your point, much of it has to do with schools. Although currently new school systems can't be formed, that will likely change soon - and then the dominos will start falling. Given the choice, no area with another option will want to be part of Dekalb county schools or Atlanta city schools. There will be independent cities popping up all over the place. I think right now, many of these potential cities are just getting the process primed so they can act quickly when he time comes.
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Old 04-06-2013, 02:06 PM
 
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Was going to add something similar but would denote that the term "Druid" used by a late 19th century developer would have a slightly less 'new-agey-pagan-spiritual' vibe than one using the same term today.

Yes--which is why I emphasized the nature, environment, and forest components in my post.
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Old 04-06-2013, 02:07 PM
 
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I'm simply making the point that if we're criticizing names like Lakeside and Lavista, they are really no more "made up" or "inauthentic" than Druid Hills or Briarcliff. They're all pretty common names for towns and subdivisions.

No.
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Old 04-06-2013, 02:08 PM
 
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Yes--which is why I emphasized the nature, environment, and forest components in my post.
You know I agree with everything you post!
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Old 04-06-2013, 04:29 PM
 
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No.
Actually, yes.

As I mentioned above, if you run them through the place names website you'll find Druid Hillses in North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee and Nebraska.

And Briarcliffs in Alabama, Arkansas, Looziana, Missouri, North and South Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Virginyuh, Warshington and Ohio.

Lakeside returns Arkansas, Arizoney, CA, FL, Massachusetts, Maryland, etc.

Was Druid Hills in use in the Atlanta area before Lakeside? Sure. But both names were pulled out of the air by real estate developers because they happened to be fairly popular at the time. There's no history of druid activity in the Ponce de Leon area.

While I personally like all of those names I lean slightly to Druid Hills since I grew up here and have long known that it was where rich people lived in beautiful mansions. However I also learned that it was not named for local druids not too long after I figured out that my daddy was the tooth fairy.

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Old 04-06-2013, 10:55 PM
 
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Well, I guess these are not technically Atlanta.

But to your point, much of it has to do with schools. Although currently new school systems can't be formed, that will likely change soon - and then the dominos will start falling. Given the choice, no area with another option will want to be part of Dekalb county schools or Atlanta city schools. There will be independent cities popping up all over the place. I think right now, many of these potential cities are just getting the process primed so they can act quickly when he time comes.
If Druid Hills area were annexed to Atlanta, it would have essentially the same effect as starting its own school system--it would be cut off from Dekalb County, and be completely surrounded by excelent city of Atlanta elementary schools. Not saying it's right, but it would be a very "insulated" school zone.
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