The Tornado Struck East Atlanta Village Too…
March 21, 2008
This home is in EAV, not Cabbagetown (photos taken by Dave Coustan, a resident.)
Why has the Atlanta media completely ignored East Atlanta Village? I know the damage is not as extensive as it was in Cabbagetown, but indeed quite a few homes were hit by massive trees, debris flew around, and people were left homeless. I have a friend who had to move out of his home for a while because of the damage. Old trees came down across Glenwood Avenue (certainly the media has heard of Glenwood Avenue) and power lines were thrown all across the Village itself.
Could it be that East Atlanta Village is ignored because it is on the other side of I-20? I certainly hope not. Regardless, the neighborhood needs help too - and lots of it. I do know Hands On Atlanta has moved in to help, and certainly our Atlanta Councilwoman, Natilyn Archibong, has asked for assistance. But, the media has never truly gotten involved with this area, therefore, the majority of individuals in the greater Atlanta area have no idea how hard hit East Atlanta was. Sad, sad, sad.
A huge tree across Glenwood Avenue.
Look, another home hit in East Atlanta Village.
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Posted in Neighborhoods, Yadda Yadda by ashley
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March 21st, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Take that CNN!
March 21st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for bringing some exposure to this issue. It has implications outside of the media too — last I checked, for whatever reason Dekalb County(where East Atlanta sits) is currently not listed as one of the 29 counties covered in Sonny Perdue’s state emergency declaration, and the official GEMA damage maps list East Atlanta as having “no damage”. There’s a discussion of the issues involved and efforts to change this over on EAVBuzz.com.