Bankhead AKA Hollowell AKA Veterans Mem.
Guys, In the last year I have spent litterally many hundreds of hours on the Hollowell section of old Bankhead - as well as the rest of it (all the way to Douglasville) DUe to work. I know it VERY well. You have two distict types of SW's on Hollowel. A) Lot Lizards that work the truck stops and B) local street ho's. The street Ho's are 999.999 black with about a 80% fat/ugly/insane/sick/crackhead, 15% local girls that are part timers trying to stretch the food stamps & welfare, 5% Pro Ho's with all the bells & whistles.
The lot lizards move via the truckers and were liable to be in Miami yesterday & Ohio tomorrow. Lot lizards are a lot like produce at a farmers market - that is ,seasonal & market prices. Here is where the pros :) get on their trusty CB radio & just call up room service. If your a white boy (like me) take some advise. Only cruise the T/A truckstop, the liquor store & the three gas stations on the corners of 285 ramps. park so you can see behind the (Shell?) station next to the truckstop. look up in the woods between the truck stop & the 285 N bound ramp... see all the people hiding back there? Remember, your best "cover" is a map. Cops don't want to help some lost asshole find their way back to alpharetta. Do not let a local lure you away from the freeway area. If you find something you just gotta have, take it to a Hoe-tell on FIB or at least go WEST on bankhead till your IN COBB & ACROSS THE RIVER. there ae some safe (nice) grocery store & fast food parking lots about 2 miles from the freeway in that direction. Your not in Disney land here folks... keep one in the chamber or better yet use a wheelgun (it can get to be a mess scrounging around the ground looking for all that brass)
Rake
More Re: FIB and a little info from Copp Co.
FIB ... I think we can put a fork in this one guys... I haven't seen anything but insane derelict junkies, their pimp/dealers, & cops the last several times I have cruised the place. I don't know why Hummers are so popular in Atlanta, we need Bradleys.
For a cheap thrill, there are two ga-ron-teed spots there. 1) the parking lot of the gas station (on FIB) across from club wax & 2) The X-stay up Wendell on the right (lock your doors, take the safety off your iron & drive around back). The place reminds me of "Thunderdome" in the MAd MAx movies.
The "pickings" seem to be getting better though in the I-75 /US41 north corrider though. I suggest the Delk/75 area ,though sections of 41 north of the big CHicken & around Kennesaw are showing promise. For Delk, be prepared to spend a little time & orient yourself to the "flow". Park in one of the restaurants where you can watch the Xstays, Racetrack, & path to the liquor store. Sorry, but I have yet to figure out the "good & "bad" hours here.