Cabbagetown

Cabbage town is one of Atlanta's oldest industrial settlements, built for the South's first cotton processing mill in 1881, the narrow streets of small Victorians were home to poor white families from Apallacia who worked in the factory.  Since the 1970s when the mill shut down, the neighborhood has been in transformation. The factory has been converted to condos, and artists have moved into the colorful row houses.  I walked the streets in the late afternoon, children were playing, dogs barking, neighbors gathering.  Outside tables at the few restaurants on the main street were filling up with locals.  The vibe was cool and tight knit.