Anyone else noticed the new minimalist look of Highland Ave. (at Virginia)? For some reason, city workers cut down all the trees last week. I assume there’s necessity behind that decision, but aesthetically it’s an unwelcome flashback to a time when Atlanta was bereft of much greenery:
UPDATE: My most reliable source on all things Atlanta, Bobby Bubbles, informed me that Bradford Pear trees don’t age well, hence the mass clearing. There is good news — the sidewaks will be enlarged, according to B squared, and fast-growing Japanese elms will be planted.
(Pic of Highland Ave., circa 1949, courtesy of Atlanta Time Machine)
I just noticed that today! I wsa trying to figure out why it was so bright and hot out, and I saw those sad little stumps left. I couldn’t find any more info. on it.
In the year that I’ve been loving in our ATL apartment, the Bradford Pear trees took out the power lines for our building and fallen branches blocked our driveaway.