SoVo’s tour of Piedmont Park cruising trails
June 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm by Scott Henry in NewsCruising, or the act of meeting people for casual and/or anonymous sex, has always been whispered about as Piedmont Park’s most well-known after-hours recreational activity.
On May 28, however, the city was jostled by an early morning killing inside the city’s most iconic greenspace, a crime Atlanta Police think might have been related to cruising. (Police are still searching for a suspect in the case.) Somewhat surprising: According to an email from the APD Zone 5 supervisor to Midtown residents, police found more than 12 people, most with nearby residential addresses, loitering in the park the night after the killing.
The Southern Voice has posted a video tour of the park’s alleged cruising trails. Along its winding path, SoVo’s unidentified cameraman discovers various objects — used condoms, crushed energy drinks, a copy of the redesigned AJC. Be sure to check out the excellent article about cruising in Piedmont Park written by SoVo’s Dyana Bagby.
After the jump, a 1983 video of a Piedmont Park cruising spot that apparently no longer exists.
Just a quick warning: There’s some graphic language and images described in the video. If you’re not in the mood to walk down memory trail and learn about cruising, don’t watch the video.
June 5th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
lol. good find on the 1983 trck trail video.
watching the guy re-enact the motion against the tree is classic.
i’m not sure i’d be touching those trees with bare hands.
July 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 am
Funny how the guy giving the your lights up a cigarette and throws it on the ground of the supposedly pristine park he is trying to protect.
Has he not seen those Smokey the Bear commercials?…