20-07 Atlanta Freeways: Shelter In Car

Jim, writing as a former metro Atlanta resident of 20 years ('87-'07), this is one of my favorite videos of yours. I navigated those roads for a living 8 of those 20 years working as a courier and it is really incredible to still see the growth and changes happening at the same rate even all these years later. I lived at the former Manor apartments in Buckhead - corner of Lenox & Piedmont - from '03 to '06 and back then almost none of those high rises existed on the Buckhead skyline. It literally looks like it could be the skyline of another major city now....just mind boggling. When the GA 400 toll section first opened I used to fly up and down it in my bosses BMW whenever he would have me take it in for service.....he was one of the top lawyers in Atlanta. Oh, to be young again! I went on to x ray school at Grady and am still doing that to this day. Living in Minnesota now, but I miss the beauty of Atlanta and North Georgia so much......those lush, emerald green landscapes with the scenic, twisting roads through the hills. Have you ever done a video through the surface streets of Buckhead - like Mt. Paran, Moores Mill, W. Paces Ferry, Habersham, etc? That would be a beautiful video, especially on a day like the one in this posting. Anyway.....good times. Enjoy your work very much.

I always enjoy your Atlanta videos. One of the things about Atlanta is you can be driving in what appears to be a wooded rural area, then BAM.....there's a modern skyline in your face. Coming from a place like Houston where "stuff" is along our freeways, Atlanta looks like a forested oasis. Thanks again for you work and efforts.

Sigh. I so much miss Atlanta. What a beautiful photogenic city. I was there for the first time in 1996 for the Olympic Games and I was amazed by the urban scapes and the hospitality of the city. The amount of growth is shocking looks like a New York sister. Hopefully will visit Atlanta in 2021 to see and appreciate the city live..

Ugh sometimes I miss home, it's so weird with no traffic though & I haven't lost my ability to "know" when cars are coming over since no one uses signals still...I was laughing every time you post the 55 speed limit knowing no one is below 80 unless they're broken down...I'm going to share on my FB so the people in AL can learn how to properly use the left AND right lanes...everyone should learn how to drive in ATL...thanks for sharing it made me smile!!

Your hometown is really impressive. Freeways in Atlanta really does the job. Thanks for making another video of it.

Enjoyed "going for a drive" while sitting on my sofa 😅 Thank you for picking a beautiful day for this drive! Also interesting to see how many people really don't use their blinker when changing lanes lol

"Gwinnett Place" having seen better days is putting it mildly. I grew up in Gwinnett and I remember when the mall opened. I recall my sister and I begging my mom to take us to the mall on weeknights. Back then I could not imagine why one would not want to go to the mall everyday after getting home from work! LOL! Good video!

Love this, as a Georgia native who grew up in Atlanta, spending most of my time in DeKalb and Gwinnett. I'd love to see Langford Parkway, which was the best preserved bit of the original Atlanta freeway system when I left. Cheers from Costa Rica!

This video make me wanna cry 😭. I love Atlanta and I used to work at State Farm Insurance in Dunwoody. I stayed in Jonesboro off Tara Blvd and I would catch the Marta to East point station and then the redline all the way to Dunwoody station. I'm now back in Birmingham Alabama. Love what you are doing and keep up the great work 👍❤️ and thank you for the great memories ❤️😊

It's the little things that get appreciated in times like these. Thanks for keeping us entertained during the pandemic.

OMG thank you so much for this video. I"m from ATL but live now in Miami and it was good to see all the highways and new construction. Great information. I am happy with the video too. Glad you added some stats.

Some serious nostalgia watching this! I lived in Atlanta for 11 years and drove every mile of this tour many times. One reason I left was the traffic, so it was amazing to see it this light. You picked a beautiful day and the trees were so green! I live up north now and there is no green yet. I do miss the early spring. Thank you so much for this!

Opening music set the perfect mood. 😁👍

My favorite city of Atlanta. This traffic is way lighter than usual due to the corona virus. Stay safe,Jim.Stay safe,Atlanta.

3:12 I remember the Gwinnett Place Mall. It was the mall that was used as a production site for the Starcourt Mall from Stranger Things 3.

That view at 9:49 can’t be beat and perfect song choice! I really want to visit Atlanta now.

"Video Speed 2.85x, 3.16x, 4.00x" I see what you did there. Ending with the 4.20x for what might have been. And also, playing "Two-Lane Blacktop" while showing one of the widest stretches of freeway in Atlanta. I just love your sense of humor.

I was just saying the other day that I wish I could just ride around in a car and look out the window while someone else drove (living car-free for the first time ever in Philly due to no need for one with public transport but boy do I miss getting out for a drive). Your videos are just the ticket - thanks so much for all of your hard work to make these. I love seeing new/familiar places from the comfort of my couch. Keep it up!

One thing that made last year so surreal was how light Atlanta traffic was(at times) at the peak of most businesses operating from home or being temporarily closed. The area is still growing by leaps and bounds bc even Dawsonville could be considered a suburb now with all of the new subdivisions in areas that used to be just forests approaching the mountains.

The view at 31:23 made me fall in love with the area.