GSU HIST 8630: THE AMERICAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT, FALL 08

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Just for fun post- a couple of amusing moments in the built environment

This McMansion subdivision is called "Cash Farms."

You might have to click on this image to see the larger one. The sign above this napper says "No Loitering."

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Hotel, Motel, Quality Inn

Along the interstate there are dozens of quick-rent, budget hotels in which people can decide to stay in. There is one, though, close to me which has closed down for the season for "renovations' but what exactly they can renovate, I'm not quite sure. It is the generic run-of-the-mill hotel that families and overnight visitors stay in all the time. There are the multiple buildings as well the the pool in the complex's center. The location of this Quality Inn gives it a perk.

The next location, the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead, is quite a difference from the Quality Inn described above. As everyone knows the clientele of the Ritz Carlton is of quite a different tier than that of the Quality Inn. In addition, this particular Ritz Carlton is in what is often coined the more "upper" part of Atlanta. So it is assumed that those that stay at this hotel are very well to do with money.

The last location is very different from the previous two. It is the Highland Inn located just off Ponce de Leon near the Virginia Highlands district of Atlanta. It is a small inn located between various establishments as well as residences. It has the look and feel of something one might see in a more secluded area and not in the middle of a metropolitan neighborhood. There is also a lounge underneath that patrons can visit but it is not solely for the use of those staying there. It has the look and feel of a bed and breakfast type lodging but in a very different locale.