Does Atlanta 'FEEL' like a southern or east-coast city?

[ATLMidcity]

The city of Atlanta has grown tremendously over the past couple of decades.
So, I'm going to ask the question: Doe the city of Atlanta feel more like a southern city or does it feel more like a northern east-coast city.

If Atlanta was situated closer to coastal Georgia, there would be no question it aligns more with east coast cities like D.C, and Baltimore.

What do y'all think? Is Atlanta more southern or more east-coast: the VIBE..

[Username123]

It doesn’t feel like a typical example of either.

It’s a southern city with a lot of transplants, and that’s what it feels like to me.

[jayden]

To me, Atlanta (the city) doesn't feel like a southern city.

I feel like Atlanta has always pushed to rise above that label to be seen more in a cosmopolitan light. Then you have the transplants that amplify that. But it doesn't really feel like an east coast city because it's still relatively new.

[L41A]

It feels like ATLANTA.

It (or anything) doesn't have to fit a box. Be the best Atlanta. 'Don't make me over.'

[newuserbuckhead]

East Coast city really means Northeast City. Atlanta being on the coast or not wouldn't change the cultural alignment. It has little in common with the NEC. It has more in common with Nashville, Charlotte, Birmingham, etc. Heck, I'd argue it has about as much in common with Baltimore/DC as it does Houston or Dallas or Miami, little other than being American. CoA is still Southern, not as much as say Montgomery or Charleston, but more than DC/Baltimore.

[mohaas05]

Feels like both depending where you are in the metro. Some of the northern suburbs feel a lot like the ones I knew in the D.C. area. But much of the southern and western suburbs feel like sunbelt suburbs.

[atl2phx]

these binary A/B polls make no sense to me, atlanta is much more complex than this or that ������������♂️

[L41A]

Originally Posted by atl2phx

these binary A/B polls make no sense to me, atlanta is much more complex than this or that ������������♂️

Exactly

[skysoar]

Originally Posted by L41A

Exactly

As a visitor to Atlanta it embodied, a part of the great American cities NYC, Chicago, and L.A, but with a shadow of the Old South always present.

[jc251]

I'm going East Coast because of the flora. Atlanta has its own city feel, but its individual neighborhoods feel more like Asheville then most southern cities because of its elevation and tree composite. Now that Atlanta is pretty old, all the hardwoods have come back, and Atlanta is filled with mostly southern Appalachian trees, tulip poplar, white oak, scarlet oak, etc. Yeah you have your pines still, but less and less in established areas.
The south metro looks and feels very southern, but the north is definitely foothills similar to west of DC with the fall color to match. Nashville, Atlanta, and Charlotte almost make their own category.

[Tuckerman]

Having earlier lived in both Boston and Baltimore for some 20 years, I can add that Atlanta is not much like either city or any other NE city. Nonetheless, it does not feel "Southern" to me, perhaps because so much of the population is from elsewhere and has a large collection of "Northerners." Every city has its unique origin and development and ATL is no exception. What seems clear to me is that when you are in Atlanta you are not in Georgia .

[Labtec]

Feels a bit like the DMV area with a mix of the south.

[tinyslam]

There are not enough row houses to feel like a north east city.

[Samsonikk63]

Atlanta feels like a southern city but it LOOKS like an east coast city. The streets are smaller and always seem to be in bad shape, (typical east coast city) however when you go out just a little bit to say sandy springs where the streets and the intersections are bigger or wider and the streets are in much better shape it looks and feels more like a mid western city.

[Rail Claimore]

20 years ago, I would have said Atlanta is about 90% Southern and 10% East Coast.

Today it's about 60/40.

Having lived in Atlanta for 3 years and now living in DFW the past 3, it definitely feels more East Coast if you're coming from Texas or anywhere west.