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اتوار 19 دسمبر 2004Sunday, December 19, 2004

Atlantan Not!

I thought I lived in Atlanta, but it turns out I do not. I was under the impression that this area of DeKalb county was part of the city of Atlanta. But according to this map of Atlanta neighborhoods, I am outside the municipal boundaries of Atlanta. The Census Bureau lists the “Place” we live in as North Druid Hills CDP instead of “Atlanta city.” Our mailing address obviously says Atlanta.

This is no big deal but it is embarrassing. While we moved to this neighborhood last month, I have lived in Atlanta for many years now. In fact, I have lived longer in Atlanta than any other place except my birthplace Wah Cantt.

The question is whether my neighborhood would be classified as suburban.

Posted by Zack at December 19, 2004 11:34 AM in Miscellaneous

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mmm North Druid Hills. I wouldn’t complain with a name like that, works better than “po-dunk sticks”

Posted by: Leila (20 comments) at December 21, 2004 7:45 PM

Bureaucratic decisions are similar all over the world, education or advancement in science make no difference.

Wah Cantt was in district Attock when you were born but practically every thing made it part of not only Rawalpindi District but Rawalpindi Tehsil. That is why, when Rawalpindi Tehsil was declared as “Islamabad”, Wah Cantt became part of Islamabad. (Later, this decision was changed because it did not suit personal interests of authoritative bureaucrats). However, postal system kept Wah Cantt as part of District Attock till late. Thus, all mail sent to Wah Cantt through Post Office was first sent to Attock city from where it was redirected to Wah Cantt. So, a letter from Rawalpindi / Islamabad used to travel 120 KM (80 KM to Attock passing through Wah Cantt, then back to Wah Cantt traveling 40 KM). Wah Cantt is 40 KM from Rawalpindi / Islamabad.

Posted by: Ajmal (288 comments) at December 21, 2004 10:13 PM

Leila: I am not complaining. It is a nice area and is in the city even if it is not within municipal boundaries. The name though is misleading. There are no hills here.

Dad: I don’t think this is as crazy as that Wah thing.

Posted by: Zack [TypeKey Profile Page] (1734 comments) at December 22, 2004 11:19 PM

Oh no, does this mean that we’ll all have to remove you from our Atlanta blogrolls? Just kidding. :)

Posted by: Titus Barik (2 comments) at December 23, 2004 10:31 AM

Titus: Sure, if you promise to remove yourself as well. ;-)

Posted by: Zack [TypeKey Profile Page] (1734 comments) at December 27, 2004 12:11 AM

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