On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 11:58 PM, denstar <[email protected]> wrote:
> I like that attitude: "we may be in debt, but it's worth it".

No - actually more like we aren't in debt at all.  As I said in my
email I wasn't aware of any debt, and I investigated a little further
and it looks like there isn't any debt.  The games in Atlanta broke
even.

http://tinyurl.com/yjpr3t8

In exchange, we got some great sports venues, including Turner Field
where the Braves still play, massively improved freeway
infrastructure, the village complex became dormitories for Georgia
State University and Georgia Tech (which sorely needed it).  We also
got Centennial Olympic Park which still is a centerpiece in downtown
Atlanta and the center of massive redevelopment since then.

I also remember that Atlanta was among the first cities to receive
digital cell phone service in 1996 to correspond with the games.  Not
that I care about that anymore, but at the time it was kinda neat.

I dunno - I think we made out pretty good.  And I dunno if you have
ever lived in a city during the Olympic Games, but it's definitely an
experience of a lifetime .

-Cameron

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