Farmville (Danville, Leesburg, Chatham: home, rent, lease)

[Sunset_Va]

Spent a short while in Farmville Sunday, a pleasant surprise . From what little I saw, a nice downtown , and very clean.

Rode up Rt. 15 almost to Sprouses Corner, the scenery is very pretty, and wish I could have stayed longer visiting. Turned around and went back to Farmville, to head home.

I just hope the accelerated growth in Farmville is being watched and checked by the powers to be, and even though progress is good for most people, its not always good for everyone.

Just remembering Farmville from the 70's when I was a more frequent visitor.

[WillV]

Yes, Farmville has changed quite a bit since the 70s. Longwood (like all major state universities) is expanding, maybe too rapidly. But fundementally, the Town appears to be adjusting well, and some of the recent project (as you can see) have improved the Town's look and feel, for the better.

[Sunset_Va]

I walked around downtown (main drag) and just noticed not many empty stores there, like in downtown Danville, or Chatham, and most of all it was clean, at least what I saw. Even coming in from Rt. 460, the area was really attractive.

Farmville must be the "hub" of the area, there are lots of smaller towns in the 25 mile radius, all of them have their own personality. I used to not care for that area , but now, I think its really nice, you just have to do some exploring and see a little more than just places through the windshield.

Wonder if there is a need for a good bicycle/cycling shop there??

[Waterboy526]

My wife grew up in Farmville and her parents still live there (I'm from NoVA) and I can tell you from the first time I was there in 1999 to present day it's changed quite a bit. I always still thought it was a rural town, coming from NoVA...but it really does have a lot going for it for being a small town. I would say that compared to other small towns in Southside VA that it does quite well. Most of that has to do with the University and It's growing. I think it's went from about 3k students in 1999 to closer to 4500k now. Most Colleges/Universities in VA and lots of places for that matter are growing very fast to keep up with the explosion of new students.

[Sunset_Va]

Most Colleges/Universities in VA and lots of places for that matter are growing very fast to keep up with the explosion of new students.

And thank you for posting, when I read your statement , I mentally wondered, with tution sky high these days, how can kids even go to colleges anymore? But I am sure Longwoods tution rates are lower per se.

Since the high school diploma has been supplanted by a B.A. or B.S. degree from a college, instead of making college more affordable to graduates, its gotten much more expensive. From what I hear, anyone finishing college now, has debts galore , just from obtaining that knowledge and training.

But getting back to Farmville and area, I am going to return soon, to spend some more time there and go further north on Rt. 15.

Only dark spot on my visit , and guess I am to blame, is having coffee and a dessert at a restaurant in Farmville that cost me $9 ....I should have asked the price, but didnt figure big city prices had set in there..lol

[Waterboy526]

Originally Posted by Sunset_Va

And thank you for posting, when I read your statement , I mentally wondered, with tution sky high these days, how can kids even go to colleges anymore? But I am sure Longwoods tution rates are lower per se.

Since the high school diploma has been supplanted by a B.A. or B.S. degree from a college, instead of making college more affordable to graduates, its gotten much more expensive. From what I hear, anyone finishing college now, has debts galore , just from obtaining that knowledge and training.

But getting back to Farmville and area, I am going to return soon, to spend some more time there and go further north on Rt. 15.

Only dark spot on my visit , and guess I am to blame, is having coffee and a dessert at a restaurant in Farmville that cost me $9 ....I should have asked the price, but didnt figure big city prices had set in there..lol

My wife and I lived in Leesburg (before we moved to NC) and we used to make the 3 hour drive south on rt. 15 the whole way. It was a pretty drive, but can get old after a while...lol Now we have a roughly 2 hour drive north on rt. 50/15 to get to Farmville and it's a pleasent drive.