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I was only replying to the question about a city that is above average outside of the downtown area; that's why I mentioned Raleigh. Not meaning to actually compare Greenville to Raleigh- and we DID voluntarily move here from there. And I was speaking just about north Raleigh- yes there are scruffy areas and yes in Durham but I am not talking about Durham just as when I say Greenville I am not referring to Spartanburg.
Sorry, I wasn't meaning to criticize you or step on anyone's toes.
How is that better than Haywood and Woodruff Road. That's everywhere USA.
The Woodruff Road shopping centers have a 4.2 rating or higher on Google, and most of the negative comments are regarding Woodruff road traffic, not the shopping centers.
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compare Greenville, SC to Birmingham, AL (I consider a peer city):
DT Birmingham is much larger than Greenville but very gritty/rough in areas - not as refined/polished as Greenville - however, over the past 10 years, Birmingham DT improvements have been significant - the medical complex/UAB in DT Birmingham is absolutely enormous and compares nothing to anything in most, if not all, of SC
outside of DT Birmingham are cities/towns/suburbs that are superior to anything in Upstate SC - Mountain Brook, Vestavia, etc have no equal to anything in Upstate SC - Birmingham shopping venues are also superior - there is no comparison to The Summit to anything in Upstate SC
aesthetically, metro Birmingham is (much) more "mountainous" than immediate Greenville - the view of DT Birmingham from Vulcan Park is amazing - compare B'ham's topography to Tuscaloosa -Tuscaloosa just 45 min WSW of B'ham is flat as a pancake
I wouldn't want to live anywhere near downtown B'ham even in a nice neighborhood in some hills. I don't think most people would find downtown B'ham appealing.
A large hospital complex in the middle of downtown B'ham is one reason it is not appealing. I like Greenville's setup better with the hospital away from Main Street.
I would say Greenville suburban neighborhoods like Thornblade are the equal of those in Birmingham or good enough.
The Summit doesn't seem any better than the shopping options in Greenville. I recognize most of the store/ restaurant names and Greenville has most of them either in the burbs or downtown. Any chain stores in B'ham that Greenville doesn't have will probably coming be in the next few years. There's a new shopping center being built near Butler Road right now.
How is that better than Haywood and Woodruff Road. That's everywhere USA.
The Woodruff Road shopping centers have a 4.2 rating or higher on Google, and most of the negative comments are regarding Woodruff road traffic, not the shopping centers.
Hate Capital Boulevard in Raleigh and stayed away from it as much as possible. Guess we look at different things; except for when my kids had to be driven to the mall I rarely went there; have been to the one here about three times in the 5 years I have lived here. When mentioning the area outside of downtown Raleigh I was talking about the beautiful treed neighborhoods and shopping centers along Lead Mine Rd, Six Forks, and Falls of Neuse, as well as other roads in northwest Raleigh. Nothing in the northeast part is appealing. My hope is that in redeveloping some of the roads and shopping areas here they will plant some trees; that is something that is sorely missing here, and of course one of the aspects of Main St.that is so appealing.
If my life is at risk, I want to be taken to UAB hospital 11 times out of ten over Greenville. Birmingham's entertainment district isn't in one location like Greenville. There's Avondale/Lakeview, and close to the BJCC. The food scene in both is pretty great.
If my life is at risk, I want to be taken to UAB hospital 11 times out of ten over Greenville. Birmingham's entertainment district isn't in one location like Greenville. There's Avondale/Lakeview, and close to the BJCC. The food scene in both is pretty great.
Birmingham is larger, but it's in Alabama. No thanks.
In my opinion, there's not much difference between Alabama and South Carolina after living in both.
agree now - I am an AL native; 10+ years ago, I would have disagreed (SC>AL); but, AL (Birmingham metro mainly) has made significant strides in quality of life (metro B'ham has great infrastructure compared to Upstate SC); really SC is just AL with a lottery (with a few minor differences); honestly, both are great for raising a family
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It seems like the only residents who would be using Laurens Road a lot are those that live in the neighborhoods near Laurens like Verdae, Parkins Mill, Washington Road area, and Ashmore Bridge Road area near the center of Mauldin.
Laurens Road is the motor mile car dealership road. I can't think of any motor mile road in a metro that is heavily forested. Most people will use 385 to go to downtown and there are trees along 385.
If a person like trees and wants to be near the shopping areas and downtown, I would recommend living north of 385 around Pelham Road and Hudson Road and The Parkway. That is a very wooded area and you could some good vistas going over on the hill in both directions at the Haywood-Pelham interection and headed down Pelham to North Street. Coming from that area right after you cross 385, the Haywood Mall and Woodruff Road are right there.
Or live up in the Pebble Creek and State Park Road area. Or the Augusta Road area. Or around highway 14 / Roper Mountain Road.
If you live in the Pelham Road area, you can take Pelham to North Street and then take North Street to Park Avenue which runs by McPherson Park to Main Street. It is going to be hard to top that for trees along roads in an urban area.
I think Laurens is actually a pretty cool road because you can see the Blue Ridge and Paris Mountain in spots and the Pelham Road ridge. I've parked in the Pottery Barn parking lot during lunch because of the view which includes the airport field.
Not that long ago the Greenridge portion of Woodruff was a forested area and Verdae was forested across from the golf course. We had to sacrifice some trees for these shopping centers and people who want to live right next to them.
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