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<blockquote data-quote="Supersizethatorder-mutt" data-source="post: 260294" data-attributes="member: 435"><p>You think Tech has changed since 2004? Try the 60s....LOL It was not particularly safe to venture out after dark back then either, but it was because of the "ghetto" surrounding it, and I'm not talking about a minority ghetto. Tech was on the edge of the Techwood Housing Development on the south and slums on the west. Most of the people in those areas were white, poor, and MEAN. O'Keefe HS was in its final years of existence, and the "O'Keefies" were nasty kids, not averse to causing trouble for Tech students, day or night. Fraternity life was probably the focus of most students, and I was a member of one for 2 years, before realizing it wasn't for me. Once I, or some of my friends, got cars, we were able to get away from the campus, and even back then there were some good and inexpensive restaurants to go to. There was definitely a lot more to do in Atlanta than there was in Athens. Back then Tech was pretty much still referred to as a factory, and it pretty much looked like one too. New, modern buildings and facilities started appearing on campus midway through my time there, but it was still not a very attractive campus. The changes on the Tech campus as well as in the surrounding areas are night-and-day different from what existed back then. And yet, in spite of all that, those of us who actually wanted to be there loved the place. I wouldn't exchange my 5 years at Tech (BS and MS) for anything in the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Supersizethatorder-mutt, post: 260294, member: 435"] You think Tech has changed since 2004? Try the 60s....LOL It was not particularly safe to venture out after dark back then either, but it was because of the "ghetto" surrounding it, and I'm not talking about a minority ghetto. Tech was on the edge of the Techwood Housing Development on the south and slums on the west. Most of the people in those areas were white, poor, and MEAN. O'Keefe HS was in its final years of existence, and the "O'Keefies" were nasty kids, not averse to causing trouble for Tech students, day or night. Fraternity life was probably the focus of most students, and I was a member of one for 2 years, before realizing it wasn't for me. Once I, or some of my friends, got cars, we were able to get away from the campus, and even back then there were some good and inexpensive restaurants to go to. There was definitely a lot more to do in Atlanta than there was in Athens. Back then Tech was pretty much still referred to as a factory, and it pretty much looked like one too. New, modern buildings and facilities started appearing on campus midway through my time there, but it was still not a very attractive campus. The changes on the Tech campus as well as in the surrounding areas are night-and-day different from what existed back then. And yet, in spite of all that, those of us who actually wanted to be there loved the place. I wouldn't exchange my 5 years at Tech (BS and MS) for anything in the world. [/QUOTE]
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