Friday, June 5, 2009
News SoVo's tour of Piedmont Park cruising trails
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Cruising, or the act of meeting people for casual and/or anonymous sex, has always been whispered about as Piedmont Park's most well-known after-hours recreational activity.
On May 28, however, the city was jostled by an early morning killing inside the city's most iconic greenspace, a crime Atlanta Police think might have been related to cruising. (Police are still searching for a suspect in the case.) Somewhat surprising: According to an email from the APD Zone 5 supervisor to Midtown residents, police found more than 12 people, most with nearby residential addresses, loitering in the park the night after the killing.
The Southern Voice has posted a video tour of the park's alleged cruising trails. Along its winding path, SoVo's unidentified cameraman discovers various objects — used condoms, crushed energy drinks, a copy of the redesigned AJC. Be sure to check out the excellent article about cruising in Piedmont Park written by SoVo's Dyana Bagby.
After the jump, a 1983 video of a Piedmont Park cruising spot that apparently no longer exists.
Just a quick warning: There's some graphic language and images described in the video. If you're not in the mood to walk down memory trail and learn about cruising, don't watch the video.
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