I'm not sure how much the depressed condition of downtown Atlanta results
from the current recession. My impression was that the downtown is mostly
a stage-set for conventioneers. A couple of dozen high-rises, at least
half of them hotels. A big "Merchandise Mart" for trade shows. A Macys
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Looking at Atlanta the US is currently in a severe recession. At the
economics meetings there, I stayed at a hotel that was several blocks from
where the sessions were and was able to scan the economic scene. It's
depressed. There were lots of stores that were closed, while two major
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