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east-west line on a ridge?[edit]

I am not sure what the person means when they say Peachtree is not on a ridge. Going from anywhere to peachtree street is always "up".

--I believe the debate concerns the Eastern Continental Divide, which is not along Peachtree St., but actually nearer to Memorial Dr. to the east of downtown. Peachtree St. is on a minor ridge, dividing the drainages of Clear Creek to the east and Tanyard Creek to the west, but both creeks flow into the Chattahoochee and, from thence, into the Gulf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.145.178.197 (talk) 01:11, 10 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy disputed[edit]

Cassowary added the notice with the summary, "Old Peachtree Street Road Highway" almost certainly does not exist. what else is wrong?. That much seems obvious to me and a Google search supports it, so I removed that bit of information from the article and invited its original contributor, Ortolan88, to weigh in.

On a side note, this article is in real need of work and I'll see what I can do in the coming weeks. The article is a mess now but I'd like to see it get up to Good or even Featured status. — GT 11:53, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote this on my talk page shortly after posting the disputed notice:

In the unlikely event that anyone comes here looking for my contribution to the Talk:Peachtree Street page in relation to my dispute of that page, I apologise for not including it, but my ISP has an open proxy and I get randomly blocked and that happened while I was editing! But it's included in the edit log: Old Peachtree Street Road Highway almost certainly doesn't exist, at least not with the specification given. Knowing that that's inaccurate, I don't know how much else we can trust the rest of that page. I hope some Atlantan can help fix it! (13:29, 20 May 2006 (UTC))

(I'd also done a Google search to try and determine if it exists or not.)

—Felix the Cassowary 23:08, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I should have checked there first. Thanks for pointing out the (apparent) mistake. — GT 23:43, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The information about West Peachtree Street has been changed to be incorrect (or at least misleading). It is generally one block west of Peachtree, but in some places is as much as three (at 10th). They also cross, and there is a portion of West Peachtree that is actually east of Peachtree, north of 19th. Poochner 20:10, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Photos + sections[edit]

I added a couple of pictures and divided the article into sections. Consider the photos placeholders until better ones come along as I don't think they're the greatest. — GT 00:11, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

how many streets contain the word "peachtree" in the city of atlanta- in the perimeter?[edit]

how many streets contain the word "peachtree" in the city of atlanta- in the perimeter?

When I checked in the spring, it was in the low dozens. It's also common in the surrounding areas, as there is a Peachtree City to the SW, and a Peachtree Corners to the NE. Poochner 20:01, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Sinatra song[edit]

I found out that there is a Frank Sinatra song entitled "PeachTree Street," maybe it should be included somewhere!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.59.65.157 (talk) 19:06, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Major or minor road??[edit]

This article says that Peachtree Street is the most important north-south road in Atlanta. However, according to Google Earth, Peachtree Street is a minor road south of Fourteenth Street. Is whether a specified section of a road is a major or minor road often disputed?? Georgia guy (talk) 13:56, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In my search of the article, it appears that Peachtree is not called a "major" road, but the "main" road. It is main not in the amount of traffic it carries, but that it was the most important north-south road in the development of the city. So Google could call it "minor" because of it's traffic volume, but it is "main" as far as history. A Softer Answer (talk) 17:08, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And the reason for its low traffic, IMO, is because West Peachtree Street and Spring Street are the preferred roads by today's traffic. Is this right?? Georgia guy (talk) 17:12, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also Piedmont Ave and Courtland. I NEVER drive down Peachtree. I take the one way street near it.A Softer Answer (talk) 19:05, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Peachtree is definitely a minor street, there are just a lot of streets with the name. The article is kind of misleading in this way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trotterly (talk • contribs) 23:39, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Peach/Pitch[edit]

As to the origin of the name, the article indicates that there may be some dispute as to whether the aboriginal Creeks referred to this as Peach Tree or Pitch Tree. There can be little doubt as to the answer as according to Franklin Garrett peach trees are not native to the area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pdgillen (talk • contribs) 12:13, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]