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Doesn't UP sound alittle more Positive....then DOWN? Maybe that is what they were trying to do with the "word" TOWN!! Of course....if you are talking about....everyone's seemingly favorite subject TAXES...well, that is a totally different animal all together!!!
I like the name uptown, I think it's kind of hip! Anyway, I remember growing up as a youngster back in the 80's, l would listen to WPEG-FM 98, and they would often refer to downtown Charlotte as Uptown in their advertisements, so it's nothing new, it is kind of a historical reference.
PRW . . . The history of the city is over 250 years. So for something to have occurred in the last 20 years or so . . .yes, it is relatively new. Just b/c you are young, that doesn't mean it has always been this way.
I've heard two different reasons:
1. This area is/was called the Bible belt, the devil is "down" in h*l*, and God is up in Heaven....
2. The "uptown" area is on on a hill, obviously not very much of one.
Just thought I'd throw in the two things I've heard.
UPtown....DOWNtown....In Town or Out of Town....if you are North of the city....it could be Downtown...or if South of the city, it could be UPtown...as long as a person knows where they are going...or have been...I am sure the city will thank you for being there!!!
Since Charlotte basically spread to the south . . . people had to go "uptown" to get to the commercial district. Hence, "uptown."
Even if it was a PR move by the CoC or whomever...... this explanation atleast satisfies the "logic" behind it -- and I'm all for when things are logical!
Good so I won't sound crazy to keep referring to it that way
I still say downtown ... so don't let it bother you ... now we are hearing "Center City" ... so is ... what was downtown ... then uptown ... now Center City?
I am across the border ... as a kid we always made the trip on Thanksgiving Day 'downtown' Charlotte to see the Carrousel Parade. In those days ... the next day ... Friday ... was just that ... Friday ... no color designation as it's now called "Black Friday" the media, ad & marketing agencies have proved over the years they can brainwash us!
I have heard the real reason it's called Uptown was that when Charlotte was founded, they located the city on the highest point in the area, and then the town spread outwards...now, no, it's not very high up, but it was higher up than the areas around it, so the people would say they were going "Up to Town". I know in the late 80s, is when they started calling it Uptown, but many newcomers still refer to it as downtown...it takes time...as for Atlanta, I don't think they have anything called "Uptown"...they have Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, and Perimeter Center...each of those areas has it's own impressive skylines though, especially, the Midtown Atl skyline.
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...well, that is a totally different animal all together!!!
