Georgia Power is converting Plant McDonough-Atkinson from a coal-fueled electric generator to a natural gas-fired generator. The two coal units, 1 and 2, have been retired.
They ruled out imploding it so they are taking it down chunk by chunk.
IT WAS TALL. Can you imagine working on that little balcony?
Bank of America Plaza spire 1040 ft
SunTrust Plaza atenna 902 ft
Plant McDonough-Atkinson stack 835 ft
One Atlantic Center 820 ft
191 Peachtree Tower 770 ft
Westin Peachtree Plaza roof 723 ft
Georgia Pacific Tower 697 ft
But it sits on low ground, on the north bank of the Chattahooche. The elevation at its base is about 780' above sea level. In contrast, the base of 191 Peachtree is about 1,080' above sea level.
There's almost no place where you can see it from top to bottom. I took this picture from Paul Avenue.
Unless you live in Smyna, or commute on South Cobb, or drive the NW section of I-285, you might have never seen it.
It illudes. It appears suddenly, a Zen View. It pokes up from the landscape inaccessible and alone.
Does it look safe up there? I'll bet it's noisy, demolishing concrete and steel, ahh but the view.
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