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Progress in Atlanta: Tear it down, build apartments

Photo of the lunch crowd at The Brickery in Sandy Springs. (Phil Skinner/AJC 2006 file)

Credit: Phil Skinner

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Photo of the lunch crowd at The Brickery in Sandy Springs. (Phil Skinner/AJC 2006 file)
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Jan 4, 2016

“It’s almost like they lost their dog. This is where their memories happened. Sunday night with the kids. Celebrations. We underestimated what this meant to their lifestyles, memories and life patterns.”

That's Bruce Alterman, who with his wife Sally ran the 24-year-old Brickery in Sandy Springs. The popular family spot -- a small, authentic piece of Atlanta -- closed just before Christmas, and even Alterman was a little surprised at the intensity of customers' reactions.

ExploreThe site is being razed to build hundreds of apartments.

Likewise Alfredo's on Cheshire Bridge Road; the popular Italian spot is shutting down this year after 41 years. Another bit of Atlanta authenticity, disappearing to make way for progress.

In its place? Apartments.

Outrage? Heartbreak? Nope. It's just Atlanta. Read today's Bill Torpy at Large.

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Bill Torpy, who writes about metro Atlanta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined the newspaper in 1990.

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