As Georgia's second (/third if you count Augusta-Richmond County) largest city with 186,000 residents, I expected a bit more. Most of Ohio's midsize cities surpass Columbus in building stock and urbanity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What brought you to Columbus, GA?  And what's the deal with the empty building?

interesting and ok. i get a downtown lima vibe.

 

i think it may lack urbanity because despite similar populations i see its 220 sq mi vs say dayton 56 sq mi.

 

 

Looks like a nice enough town, but I prefer OUR Columbus to be honest, but I'm from Our Columbus so I'm a bit biased!

Thanks!

What brought you to Columbus, GA? And what's the deal with the empty building?

 

You'll see in a later thread. I didn't get very close to that building because of all the activity, so I can't say.

What brought you to Columbus, GA? And what's the deal with the empty building?

 

You'll see in a later thread. I didn't get very close to that building because of all the activity, so I can't say.

 

SOA protest?

What brought you to Columbus, GA? And what's the deal with the empty building?

 

You'll see in a later thread. I didn't get very close to that building because of all the activity, so I can't say.

 

SOA protest?

 

Were you there?

That town gives me chills, and not in a good way.

I like the mid century mod skyscraper.  Is it a corporate office tower or a govt building?

Ugh.

Ugh.

 

My thoughts exacly!  "ugh" to the city*.

 

 

_{* (well really the South as a whole)  :P} 

Is it a corporate office tower or a govt building?

 

That building is the Muscogee County Courthouse and is the tallest structure downtown with 13 floors. Columbus only has one historic tower, a 10-story red brick hotel that has been surrounded by a mixture of odd towers, as you can see above.

 

The tallest building in Columbus is actually AFLAC's headquarters at 246 feet, but it isn't located downtown.

 

I do like the tower.

 

Why are really generic-looking signs charming in NYC but almost nowhere else? I don't know, but it's true.

What brought you to Columbus, GA? And what's the deal with the empty building?

 

You'll see in a later thread. I didn't get very close to that building because of all the activity, so I can't say.

 

SOA protest?

 

Were you there?

 

No, but a group from my school went.

I worked in Columbus for a few months.  Reminded me of a cross between Hamilton and Sydney Ohio. Beautiful region from the river downtown to Calloway Gardens... I enjoyed my short stint there...

That building is the Muscogee County Courthouse and is the tallest structure downtown with 13 floors. Columbus only has one historic tower, a 10-story red brick hotel that has been surrounded by a mixture of odd towers, as you can see above.

 

Grrrr, in your pics it looks cool and integrated into the city....but that overhead shot with all the parking and the access road...not so much.

That building is the Muscogee County Courthouse and is the tallest structure downtown with 13 floors. Columbus only has one historic tower, a 10-story red brick hotel that has been surrounded by a mixture of odd towers, as you can see above.

 

Grrrr, in your pics it looks cool and integrated into the city....but that overhead shot with all the parking and the access road...not so much.

 

Note that the Live Local shot is of the AFLAC headquarters outside of downtown, not the courthouse.

 

 

 

The smaller building in the center kind of reminds me of the Richland County Courthouse in Mansfield.....

I attended basic training at nearby Ft. Benning back in '84. 

 

They used to tell us that we would learn just enough hand -to- hand combat to go into Columbus and get our asses kicked.....

 

Oh, and Victory Drive was renamed VD drive, in honor of the hookers thereon.

I was curious about how the next largest Columbus looked like. Now I know.