Atlanta’s ‘Mini-America’ museum, please hurry up
Monday, July 20th, 2009
The AJC had an excellent story this weekend about skyscrapers proposed during Atlanta’s boomtimes that have been delayed because of the economic collapse. Essentially, the story was about the “city that was never built.”
But there’s another story, one the liberal media dare not report. It’s not just the majestic skyscrapers along Peachtree that remain unbuilt. There’s an entire mini-country that remains unbuilt.
In Nov. 2007, the Atlanta Development Authority and Metro Chamber officials traveled to Europe to meet with business leaders about potential economic development opportunities. While in the Netherlands, they visited Madurodam, a miniature replica “country” that’s considered “all of Holland in one small city.” Much unlike Atlanta, it has functioning railways and, according to the photo above, what appear to be walkable streets.
Officials, thinking something similar might boost Atlanta’s tourism, said they’d scout potential locations in or around Atlanta and deliver details later.
But we never heard anything. And to be quite honest, the children are suffering, y’all. After the jump, the baffling story of Mini-America — and some details about the project.
