Anyone left in Long Island? (Charlotte, Gastonia: transplants, sale, new home)

[marvinnative]

My gosh, is there ANYONE still in Long Island...LOL?

I'm thinking the way to revitalize some of our areas would be to create "planned" communities and name them after places in NY or NJ.
Build a Jewish community center and create a neighborhood around it.
Make sure to bring the bagels and deli, and don't forget the NY-style pizza!
I think nearly everyone in this forum is daily asking about all of these.
Maybe some developer/planner could do something with this idea....

[Swimmom32]

Hey Marvin, Now I like that IDEA...lol

[nyxmike]

Well, according to the last census there is still 7 million people on Long Island (that is including Brooklyn and Queens - more around 3 million if you just consider Nassau and Suffolk Counties), so yes.

It is not as bad on LI as people make it out to be...

PS - I like the idea of naming places after places in NY. The towns have much better names there - I mean Waxhaw, Marvin, Gastonia, Sherrills Ford? Weird - Weddington is a nice name though.

[nysparkle]

I'm still left here crying in my beer. My whole family except one sister has moved to GA or NC. Now my last NY sister is moving to GA.

My two grown kids are in NC.I will get to NC eventually. It better be sooner rather than later. I'm ready for Part two in my life.A new place to live with new adventures.

I feel like I'm making Southwest Airlines rich from all the flying my husband and I do. (sigh)

[marvinnative]

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[marvinnative]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

P.S. I like the idea of naming places after places in NY. The towns have much better names there - I mean Waxhaw, Marvin, Gastonia, Sherrills Ford? Weird - Weddington is a nice name though.

I guess the town names would mean more to you if you were from here:

Marvin From the Marvin United Methodist Church website: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/marvinnc/history.html
Marvin community (before it was a town) was named after the Marvin United Methodist Church, which was named in October, 1875 after a United Methodist Bishop named E.M. Marvin. When the Village incorporated on July 1, 1994, it took the community name.

Waxhaw
Waxhaw was named for a tribe of Indians -
From Museum of the Waxhaws website: http://www.perigee.net/~mwaxhaw/ (broken link)
"Long before European explorers came to the Americas, the Waxhaw Indians inhabited the area near Cane Creek in the Catawba River Valley. They were a small tribe of the Siouan language group. The origin of their name is not known for sure but it may mean 'People of the Cane,' in the common trade language used between native groups. Like most native populations in the area, they tended to congregate and build small settlements near the rivers, which provided food, transportation, and of course, water."

Weddington - From the Town of Weddington's website: http://www.townofweddington.com/history.cfm (broken link)
"The Town of Weddington started in the 1760's with the first massive migration of Northerners of European decent. The community began to emerge in 1824 when Reuben Boswell, a veteran of the Revolutionary War from Virginia, donated four acres to the Sandy Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church.

Reuben Boswell Weddington, Reuben Boswell's grandson, was born in 1826 and left a lasting legacy to the community, which now bears his name. In recognition of his generous contributions to the church and community, the church was renamed Weddington Methodist Church in 1899. The community took its name from the church. When the North Carolina General Assembly incorporated this area as a town in 1983, it became the Town of Weddington."

Maybe someone else can fill you in on Gastonia and Sherrill's Ford. I'm sure there is some historic reason behind their names...

[nyxmike]

I know the places are named for historical reasons, I just find some of them to not be very flattering.

[neoflex]

Not to rain on your parade, but I think that is a horrible idea. I too am moving from Long Island to NC but am not looking to make NC another LI. Why change anything. When my wife and I came here looking at the area as a possible new place to live we loved everything about it and is the reason why we are moving here. If everything started turning into LI, I can honestly say that we would reconsider our decision. Unlike a lot of people we are not moving here just so we can afford a beautiful home but more for the life style and quality of life that NC can provide. The feeling I have come up with from these forums about the natives attitudes of transplants and why they don't always welcome us with open arms is because there are so many who come down here and want to change the area. Yeah, opening up a NY style Deli or Pizzaria is not a bad idea but building clusters of neighborhoods or areas named after NY for all NYers to clump themselves together is backwards IMHO. Maybe if you are looking for that, than you should re-consider your move. I know for myself I would rather come down here and try to blend in and not necasserily change the area. I personally like the idea of friendly people and a little slower lifestyle. Also if you are moving down here just so you can afford a big beautiful new home and not for any other reason, than you will be unhappy with your decision. Now let me go put on my flame retardant suit because I know I am going to get flamed for this post.

[marvinnative]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

I know the places are named for historical reasons, I just find some of them to not be very flattering.

I suppose it was flattering for the Marvin's and Weddington's - and if there were still any members of the Waxhaw Indian Tribe, them, too.

Seriously, you are going to complain about the names of our towns, too?

Remind me, again, what is attracting folks here?

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by nyxmike

I know the places are named for historical reasons, I just find some of them to not be very flattering.

Oh, I see what you mean...after all names like Poughkeepsie, Sodus, North Elba, Depew and my personal favorite, Port JERVIS, are so much more flattering