What if you moved to Atlanta and suddenly couldn’t understand the conversation around you?
Not because people were speaking a different language, but because they were speaking Atlanta.
Over the years, Atlantans have developed a remarkable habit of renaming the places, landmarks, institutions, and traditions that shape daily life. Some of those names are so deeply woven into the city’s culture that many residents use them without ever stopping to think about where they came from.
In this video we explore the city’s unique talent for creating its own vocabulary and discover what those names reveal about Atlanta’s history, identity, and sense of belonging.
Because in Atlanta, the official name is often just the beginning of the story…as you will see on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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