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I think NC has a lot to offer; mountains, the coast, Urban cities and rural areas, good schools and nice people. Why do you think people would get tired of that so quickly?
Oh sure the mountains , coast , decent schools is a plus but how much weight does it hold against other states? As I mentioned I would definitely prefer NC over alabama , virginia , wyoming , etc and im sure NC is better than alot of states. Maybe im just really fatigued from NC been here since 2005
Oh sure the mountains , coast , decent schools is a plus but how much weight does it hold against other states? As I mentioned I would definitely prefer NC over alabama , virginia , wyoming , etc and im sure NC is better than alot of states. Maybe im just really fatigued from NC been here since 2005
Maybe you need a vacation. Anywhere we call home gets tiring sometime.
I have lived in Charlotte now for 25 years and have seen a lot of change. It wasn’t a city I visited and said “I want to live here” but rather a good opportunity / promotion with my job that brought me here. Over the 25 years I have been here, there has always been an underlying “nag” of feeling the city lacks an identity and soul and over the past few years that nag has gotten more intense. I tend to feel it is the explosive growth that has occurred over the last several years that is amplifying the root of why I have the nag. As best as I can describe it, it seems Charlotte is sterile, generic and continues to struggle to identify itself. It seems to feel the way to develop an identity is to erase its past. The concept to tear down anything old and build new seems to be the approach it takes to become “something” but what that something is still eludes me. I have seen pictures of the old downtown Charlotte and it is such a shame that those gorgeous old buildings and store fronts are all gone and replaced with glass and marble. Integration of the new with the old is what helps a city maintain its connection with who it was as it evolves. It is a novelty now to find anything from the past. And increasingly I am finding friends who visit or business associates who are in town describe the city as a lot of new that lacks an identity and soul. As I am starting to look at retirement in the next several years, I am evaluating if Charlotte is included in the picture. I find myself more and more entertaining the idea of relocating to a city that seems to know who it is and that I can feel connected with. At this point I feel I am going through the work / life motions in a place where I am feeling more and more disconnected. Just curious if others may be experiencing a similar situation. Thanks!
Charlotte became a Big Suburb instead of a city. The generic cookie cutter housing developments took over and are still spreading like an infection wiping out all identification to what Charlotte could have been. I got out because of this very reason, I was hopping for a different path for Charlotte, I wish I didn't care about it, but I do. I wanted to Love Charlotte and I tried very hard too.
Just to be clear, Charlotte doesn’t knock down old buildings, developers do.
Yes, get the big developers out, but the City of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County allows it. I blame the Charlotte planing department for the lack of saying "NO" to crap developers.
How many generic Big Box shopping Centers does one city need?
I don't know why any of you need to defend Charlotte. It is a very beautiful city that is definately coming into it's own. However, it is a place where people of certain age groups from old northern cities tend to compare to the old, gritty environments they come from. They look down on it for being too new, too clean, or too suburban in most parts of it. But I'll take it!! To each their own, I guess.
It is funny, but a lot of sprawling/booming sunbelt cities receive a slew of negative labeling. At some point, hopefully, Charlotte folks will become insensitive and embrace it. The city should incorporate the no-identity into their "branding and marketing" campaign....have fun with it and it'll diffuse the talk/image much quicker.
I think they did; "Charlotte's Got a Lot!" Got a lotta What? Finish the damn statement, they can't.
^^Man, some of these folks really have a disdain for Charlotte, they lurk the forum like a pack of hyenas waiting to pounce on the next Charlotte "sucks" thread. And it's a full pack of 'em and rather amusing. I think somehow the place got into your "soul" for a place with no soul. It's akin to the Jerry Seinfeld show, a great show about nothing. What makes Charlotte great? uh, nothing, but it's a got a lot of something that makes it great.
I agree Big Aristotle. I am always amazed at the time and energy people spend on hating instead of just moving!
Another thing. I keep hearing complaints about Charlotte tearing down all the old buildings instead of renovating or reviving these properties. These people have obviously never renovated a property in their life. It doesn't make sense to rehab a property if it is cost prohibitive to do so. It also doesn't make financial sense to rehab a four story office building in a highly desirable area that allows high rises, etc. Some people are just plain stupid.
I agree Big Aristotle. I am always amazed at the time and energy people spend on hating instead of just moving!
Another thing. I keep hearing complaints about Charlotte tearing down all the old buildings instead of renovating or reviving these properties. These people have obviously never renovated a property in their life. It doesn't make sense to rehab a property if it is cost prohibitive to do so. It also doesn't make financial sense to rehab a four story office building in a highly desirable area that allows high rises, etc. Some people are just plain stupid.
But the issue is that Charlotte razed a lot of historic buildings when they were still in decent condition, and it's not like Uptown was fully built out and couldn't accommodate new development in other parts of Uptown. Now it's not like Charlotte is alone here, but for a city that didn't have as many historic buildings to begin with, a disproportionate amount were indeed destroyed. There's no way to sugar coat it; it was a big blunder but nothing can be done about it now. The criticism has merit.
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What I believe Happened Wrong in Charlotte
I blame the Charlotte planing department for the lack of saying "NO" to crap developers. 
