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07-29-2009, 06:38 PM
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Silver Lake on Tryon Rd.
Does anyone have any opinions on Silver Lake. We drove by it today and the kids wanted to go, but I thought I would see if it's really worth it...
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07-29-2009, 07:23 PM
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Better go soon...it will not return next summer!
Vicki
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07-29-2009, 07:24 PM
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That place is awesome! What is happening with it after this summer??
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07-29-2009, 07:31 PM
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The owner sold the land to M/I Homes. They will be building townhouses. Across the lake is M/I's single family homes. The neighborhood is called Silver Lake.
They will get rid of the "toys" in the lake but will keep the lake, just not for swimming.
I recently sold a home in Silver Lake and that is what the onsite agent told us.
Vicki
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07-29-2009, 07:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VickiR
The owner sold the land to M/I Homes. They will be building townhouses. Across the lake is M/I's single family homes. The neighborhood is called Silver Lake.
They will get rid of the "toys" in the lake but will keep the lake, just not for swimming.
I recently sold a home in Silver Lake and that is what the onsite agent told us.
Vicki
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That's a shame. Now, they have to open an actual waterpark in Raleigh. LOL |
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07-29-2009, 07:36 PM
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Wow thats too bad...one of the downfalls of growth for sure. I always thought it looked like a kids dreamland!
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07-29-2009, 08:50 PM
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It has been there for a very long time. I can remember taking my kids when they were younger and there was NOTHING much around it.
I'm sure the seller got some good money for that land!
Vicki
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07-30-2009, 12:48 PM
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I wonder if this was pre-housing disaster or if it is still gonna happen.
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07-30-2009, 02:45 PM
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I remember when the lake was empty. The dam burst in Hurricane Fran and all the water ran out! I was living in Walnut Creek Apts at the time. Fortunately, my apt was above the floodline. I remember that some of the apts up the street at the intersection of Avent Ferry and Lake Dam did flood.
I'm glad I moved when I did (1997), before all that construction started. Too much traffic for me! It sure was close to work, though.
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07-30-2009, 03:42 PM
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Once they cleared the trees on the other side of the lake, it was all over. I remember going there every summer when I was a kid. It's a shame they're getting rid of it.
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