Evening Walk in Historic Virginia Highland, also called the *Rocky Horror Hike* - Fri, May 24 2013

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Evening Walk in Historic Virginia Highland, also called the *Rocky Horror Hike*


The Basics:
Event Type:Urban Hike
Event Location: Virginia Highland, Atlanta   Urban Hike: Evening Walk in Historic Virginia Highland, also called the *Rocky Horror Hike*  National Weather Service Forecast
Date(s) & Time:Fri, May 24 2013  9:30 pm >> Fri, May 24 2013 11:00 pm
Registration Opens: Sat, May 11 2013 9:30 pm
Registration Cut Off: Thu, May 23 2013 11:00 pm
Event Duration:1 Hours 30 Minutes
Difficulty Rating:D1: Easy
Distance:4 Miles
Pace:Moderate
Trip Leader(s):
Lemmy
Tom
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Member Cost:None

Participant Info:
Who's Invited: Members Only, 21 And Older Only
Maximum Group Size:16
Minimum Group Size:4
Number Registered So Far: 14 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)
Are Dogs Permitted: No

Itinerary:


Historic Virginia Highland is Atlanta's most popular neighborhood for shopping, dining and nightlife. Virginia Highland was developed in the early 1900's. It's known for nice bungalows and other historic houses from the 1910s-1930s. The neighborhood's name derives from the intersection of Virginia and Highland Avenues.

We will walk approximately four miles, starting and ending at the Plaza Theater on Ponce de Leon Avenue. The Plaza is Atlanta's oldest cinema, supporting independent film, and showing the famous "Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie every Friday at midnight.

We will walk through, respectively by, the John Howell Memorial Park (named after Virginia Highland resident and anti-freeway activist John Howell); the Orme Park; the Inman Middle school (named after Samuel Martin Inman who was a prominent cotton merchant and businessman in Atlanta); the Druid Hill Presbyterian Church, known for providing meals to homeless people on Sunday afternoon's.

A word about safety: Be "street smart", as you should be in any big city after dark. You should also know that, "Virginia-Highland serves as a model for other neighborhoods of Atlanta in implementing a comprehensive range of safety measures".

At around 11:00pm we will be back at the Plaza Theater, where the official AOC Urban Hike will come to an end. Some of us may grab a drink and a bite and watch the "interactive" Rocky Horror Picture Show movie afterwards. Whether you'll join us or call it a night after our hike .... is of course completely up to you.

If you have any questions please e-mail or call me at lemmy.aoc@gmail.com / 404.433.7428.

Lemmy


Required Items to Bring:

Appropriate Clothing for Weather
Head Lamps
Maybe some Water
Good Walking Shoes
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How to Get There:
Event Directions:

Coordinates for the GPSlers among you:
Latitude:      33.773593
Longitude: -84.352960

Directions from I75/I85

Take exit 248C toward GA-10 E/Freedom Pkwy/Carter Center
Merge onto GA-10 E/Freedom Pkwy
Turn right onto Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Destination will be on the right at 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE

Note: There should be enough parking, if not in front of the theater, then in the back.


Notes:

Link to Rocky Horror Picture Show movie at the Plaza:

 http://plazaatlanta.com/RHPS.ht ml

Approximate walking route on Friday, 5/24/2013:

 


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