Peach Drop
Atlanta police say they’re planning to monitor the massive crowds expected for the Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve from a new video center that can access thousands of public and private security cameras in the city. [1]
More than 180,000 people from throughout metro Atlanta and across the state are expected to crowd into the downtown area on New Year’s Eve to watch a parade, attend a football game and witness the Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta, welcoming in 2012. [2]
The Peach Drop is the name of the annual celebration on New Year’s Eve held at historic Underground Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. [3]
Entertainment Design Group project manager Gary Seputis uses his smartphone to time the 59-second drop during tests at the Peach Drop Tower at Underground Atlanta Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. [4]
The Peach drop event is free and open to the public. [5]
The peach waits for the New Year celebrations to begin at Underground Atlanta. [3]
ATLANTA — Thousands of revelers are expected to crowd Downtown Atlanta streets Wednesday night to ring in the New Year. [...] Bars, Clubs, Restaurants and Hotels all over Metro Atlanta are hosting New Year’s Eve celebrations. [5]
A separate HDTV broadcast on WSB-TV 2.1 briefly aired the Peach Drop in split screen with the Times Square Ball Drop during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, with the same done on WXIA-TV 11.1 with New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly. [3]
Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. [6]
Sources:
[1] Police To Use New Tools For Crowd Control At Peach Drop | WSAV TV
[2] Police plan for a safer Peach Drop | accessAtlanta
[3] New Year’s Eve at Underground - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Gallery | Atlanta Underground gets ready for Peach Drop 2011 …
[5] Atlanta to Welcome New Year with Peach Drop | 11alive.com
[6] Police to employ new tools for Peach Drop security - WTXL ABC 27