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Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the state of Georgia in the United States.

With an estimated 2016 population of 472,522, it is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.

Atlanta was founded as a transportation hub at the intersection of two railroad lines in 1837. After being mostly burned to the ground during the American Civil War, the city rose from its ashes to become a national center of commerce and the unofficial capital of the "New South". During the 1960s, Atlanta became a major organizing center of the civil rights movement, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and many other locals playing major roles in the movement's leadership.

In the decades following, the city earned a reputation as "too busy to hate" for the relatively progressive views of its citizens and leaders compared to other cities in the "Deep South". During the modern era, Atlanta has attained international prominence as a major air transportation hub, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being by far the world's busiest airport since 1998. Atlanta is rated a "beta(+)" world city that exerts a moderate impact on global commerce, finance, research, technology, education, media, art, and entertainment. It ranks 18th among world cities and 7th in the nation with a gross domestic product of $320 billion.

Atlanta's economy is considered diverse, with dominant sectors that include logistics, professional and business services, media operations, and information technology. Atlanta has topographic features that include rolling hills and dense tree coverage, earning it the nickname of "the city in a forest." Revitalization of Atlanta's neighborhoods, initially spurred by the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, has intensified in the 21st century, altering the city's demographics, politics, and culture.

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This community vicinity has a major advantage for shopping , children daycare retirement independent family living , cleaners , small food stores , phone centers . Rapid transit thoroughfare .

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Atlanta has all the advantages of a big city, with some good old Southern manners and civility. The old city motto of, "A city too busy to hate," remains true. I live in Doraville, a fifteen mile straight shot down I-85 from downtown. So I get the best of small town living, a cosmopolitan international community on nearby Buford Highway, and downtown work/school/sports and concerts. I've lived in other cities, and each has their different charms, but I'm retired to Atlanta.

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I encountered good people and friends from 18yrs and older.

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I been an experienced caregiver for 10 yrs plus. I'd worked with dementia patients, Alzheimer's, hospice and memory loss patients in nursing home special unit 6 years that used special equipment for as special wheelchair, walker, hoyer lift etc. I'm am compassionate, caring, well organized and love to help others.

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